Jennifer Ehle
Known for: Acting
Born: December 29, 1969
Place of birth: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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.
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Filmography
58 movies · 18 TV shows, newest first
6.5
The Vampire Lestat
2026
7.0
Our Hero, Balthazar
2026
6.0
In Transit
2025
5.9
East of Wall
2025
8.1
Lioness
2023
6.1
Dead Ringers
2023
8.3
1923
2022
7.2
She Said
2022
6.7
Suspicion
2022
5.4
John and the Hole
2021
6.4
Monster
2021
7.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
6.5
Saint Maud
2020
6.9
The Comey Rule
2020
4.0
Run This Town
2020
6.0
Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
2019
7.1
The Professor and the Madman
2019
5.3
The Wolf Hour
2019
6.9
Take Point
2018
5.8
Vox Lux
2018
6.9
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018
6.7
Fifty Shades Freed
2018
6.2
I Kill Giants
2017
3.9
Wetlands
2017
7.2
Detroit
2017
7.6
The Good Fight
2017
6.5
Fifty Shades Darker
2017
6.0
A Quiet Passion
2016
6.4
Little Men
2016
7.3
The Fundamentals of Caring
2016
6.0
Advantageous
2015
6.0
Spooks: The Greater Good
2015
6.3
A Little Chaos
2015
5.9
Fifty Shades of Grey
2015
6.8
Black or White
2015
5.8
The Forger
2014
5.9
RoboCop
2014
7.6
The Blacklist
2013
6.5
Love, Marilyn
2013
7.0
Zero Dark Thirty
2012
6.7
The Ides of March
2011
6.4
A Gifted Man
2011
6.7
Contagion
2011
6.8
The Adjustment Bureau
2011
7.7
The King's Speech
2010
6.2
The Greatest
2009
9.0
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
2009
6.3
Pride and Glory
2008
6.1
The Russell Girl
2008
4.8
Before the Rains
2007
5.4
Alpha Male
2006
5.8
The River King
2005
6.0
Possession
2002
6.0
Born Romantic
2000
5.2
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999
6.4
Sunshine
1999
5.4
This Year's Love
1999
6.0
Bedrooms and Hallways
1998
6.6
Wilde
1997
6.8
Melissa
1997
6.3
Paradise Road
1997
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
10.0
Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen
1995
8.2
Pride and Prejudice
1995
8.0
Beyond Reason
1995
8.5
Pleasure
1994
8.5
Self Catering
1994
6.1
Backbeat
1994
NR
The Maitlands
1993
7.1
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
1993
7.3
Rik Mayall Presents
1993
5.8
The Camomile Lawn
1992
6.5
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
6.3
Performance
1991
NR
Tony Awards
1956NR
Lone Wolf
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