Person
Jennifer Ehle
Acting · Born 1969-12-29 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Biography
Jennifer Ehle (born December 29, 1969) is an British-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.
Known for
The Blacklist
Madeline Pratt
Lioness
Chief of Staff Mason
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1923
Sister Mary
The Good Fight
Judge Ashley Burnett
The Vampire Lestat
Gabriella Vece
Fifty Shades Freed
Carla
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Chief Meredith Bonner
Fifty Shades of Grey
Carla
Performance
Phyllis Maitland
Filmography
- 2026The Vampire LestatGabriella Vece
- 2026Our Hero, BalthazarNicole
- 2025In TransitIlse
- 2025East of WallTracey Zimiga
- 2023LionessChief of Staff Mason
- 2023Dead RingersRebecca
- 20221923Sister Mary
- 2022She SaidLaura Madden
- 2022SuspicionAmy
- 2021John and the HoleAnna
- 2021MonsterKatherine O'Brien
- 2021Law & Order: Organized CrimeChief Meredith Bonner
- 2020Saint MaudAmanda
- 2020The Comey RulePatrice Comey
- 2020Run This TownJudith
- 2019Beneath the Blue Suburban SkiesTina
- 2019The Professor and the MadmanAda Murray
- 2019The Wolf HourMargot
- 2018Take PointL'agent Mackenzie
- 2018Vox LuxJosie
- 2018The Miseducation of Cameron PostDr. Lydia Marsh
- 2018Fifty Shades FreedCarla
- 2017I Kill GiantsMrs. Thorson
- 2017WetlandsKate
- 2017DetroitMorgue Doctor
- 2017The Good FightJudge Ashley Burnett
- 2017Fifty Shades DarkerCarla
- 2016A Quiet PassionVinnie Dickinson
- 2016Little MenKathy Jardine
- 2016The Fundamentals of CaringElsa Conklin
- 2015AdvantageousIsa Cryer
- 2015Spooks: The Greater GoodGeraldine Maltby
- 2015A Little ChaosMadame De Montespan
- 2015Fifty Shades of GreyCarla
- 2015Black or WhiteCarol
- 2014The ForgerKim
- 2014RoboCopLiz Kline
- 2013The BlacklistMadeline Pratt
- 2013Love, MarilynSelf
- 2012Zero Dark ThirtyJessica
- 2011The Ides of MarchCindy Morris
- 2011A Gifted ManAnna Lindberg
- 2011ContagionAlly Hextall
- 2011The Adjustment BureauBrooklyn Ice House Bartender
- 2010The King's SpeechMyrtle Logue
- 2009The GreatestJoan
- 2009Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"Self
- 2008Pride and GloryAbby Tierney
- 2008The Russell GirlLorainne Morrissey
- 2007Before the RainsLaura Moores
- 2006Alpha MaleAlice Ferris
- 2005The River KingBetsy Chase
- 2002PossessionChristabel LaMotte
- 2000Born RomanticThanks
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret ServiceEmpress Zita of Austria
- 1999SunshineValerie Sonnenschein
- 1999This Year's LoveSophie
- 1998Bedrooms and HallwaysSally
- 1997WildeConstance Lloyd Wilde
- 1997MelissaMelissa McKensie
- 1997Paradise RoadRosemary Leighton-Jones
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf
- 1995Pride and Prejudice: From Page to ScreenSelf
- 1995Pride and PrejudiceElizabeth Bennet
- 1995Beyond ReasonPenny McAllister
- 1994PleasureEmma Desneuves
- 1994Self CateringMeryl
- 1994BackbeatCynthia Powell
- 1993The MaitlandsPhyllis
- 1993Rik Mayall Presents: Micky LoveTasmin
- 1993Rik Mayall PresentsTasmin
- 1992The Camomile LawnCalypso
- 1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesEmpress Zita of Austria
- 1991PerformancePhyllis Maitland
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Winner
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