
Jennifer Ehle
Known For
Acting
Born
1969-12-29 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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.
Most Known For

The Blacklist
as Madeline Pratt

The Good Fight
as Judge Ashley Burnett

Lioness
as Chief of Staff Mason

1923
as Sister Mary

Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Chief Meredith Bonner

Fifty Shades of Grey
as Carla

Fifty Shades Freed
as Carla

Pride and Prejudice
as Elizabeth Bennet

Interview with the Vampire
as Gabriella

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Empress Zita of Austria

Fifty Shades Darker
as Carla

RoboCop
as Liz Kline

Contagion
as Ally Hextall

Performance
as Phyllis Maitland

The Greatest
as Joan

She Said
as Laura Madden

Sunshine
as Valerie Sonnenschein

The King's Speech
as Myrtle Logue

The Adjustment Bureau
as Brooklyn Ice House Bartender

Wilde
as Constance Lloyd Wilde