Portrait of Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle

Acting

Biography

Jennifer Ehle (born December 29, 1969) is an American actress. She gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet in the BBC miniseries Pride and Prejudice (1995), a role that earned her the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. Ehle has also made a significant impact on stage, winning two Tony Awards for her performances in Tom Stoppard's plays The Real Thing (2000) and The Coast of Utopia (2007). Her film credits include notable roles in The King's Speech (2010), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and Fifty Shades of Grey (2015). Ehle has also appeared in various television series, such as The Looming Tower (2018) and The Good Fight (2022). Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she is the daughter of English actress Rosemary Harris and American author John Ehle, and she trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

Born: December 29, 1969

Place of Birth: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Filmography

2025
In Transit

as Ilse

2025
East of Wall

as Tracey Zimiga

2025
2023
Lioness

as Chief of Staff Mason

2023
Dead Ringers

as Rebecca

2022
1923

as Sister Mary

2022
She Said

as Laura Madden

2022
Suspicion

as Amy

2021
Monster

as Katherine O'Brien

2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime

as Chief Meredith Bonner

2020
Saint Maud

as Amanda

2020
The Comey Rule

as Patrice Comey

2020
Run This Town

as Judith

2019
The Wolf Hour

as Margot

2018
Take Point

as L'agent Mackenzie

2018
Vox Lux

as Josie

2018
2018
2017
I Kill Giants

as Mrs. Thorson

2017
Wetlands

as Kate

2017
Detroit

as Morgue Doctor

2017
The Good Fight

as Judge Ashley Burnett

2016
A Quiet Passion

as Vinnie Dickinson

2016
Little Men

as Kathy Jardine

2016
2015
Advantageous

as Isa Cryer

2015
Spooks: The Greater Good

as Geraldine Maltby

2015
A Little Chaos

as Madame De Montespan

2014
2014
2014
RoboCop

as Liz Kline

2013
The Blacklist

as Madeline Pratt

2013
2012
2011
The Ides of March

as Cindy Morris

2011
A Gifted Man

as Anna Lindberg

2011
Contagion

as Ally Hextall

2011
The Adjustment Bureau

as Brooklyn Ice House Bartender

2010
The King's Speech

as Myrtle Logue

2009
2008
Pride and Glory

as Abby Tierney

2008
The Russell Girl

as Lorainne Morrissey

2007
Before the Rains

as Laura Moores

2006
Alpha Male

as Alice Ferris

2005
The River King

as Betsy Chase

2002
Possession

as Christabel LaMotte

1999
Sunshine

as Valerie Sonnenschein

1999
1997
Wilde

as Constance Lloyd Wilde

1997
Melissa

as Melissa McKensie

1997
Paradise Road

as Rosemary Leighton-Jones

1995
Pride and Prejudice

as Elizabeth Bennet

1995
Beyond Reason

as Penny McAllister

1994
Pleasure

as Emma Desneuves

1994
1994
Backbeat

as Cynthia Powell

1993
The Maitlands

as Phyllis

1993
1992
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as Empress Zita of Austria

1991
Performance

as Phyllis Maitland

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee