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Jennifer Ehle

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Jennifer Ehle

Born December 29, 1969 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA54 films

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).

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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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The King's Speech posterFirst watchThe King's Speech20107.7as Myrtle LogueThe King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne.View film

Essential films

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Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. TBALone Wolf
  2. 2026Our Hero, BalthazarNicole
  3. 2025In TransitIlse
  4. 2025East of WallTracey Zimiga
  5. 2022She SaidLaura Madden
  6. 2021John and the HoleAnna
  7. 2021MonsterKatherine O'Brien
  8. 2020Saint MaudAmanda
  9. 2020Run This TownJudith
  10. 2019Beneath the Blue Suburban SkiesTina
  11. 2019The Professor and the MadmanAda Murray
  12. 2019The Wolf HourMargot
  13. 2018Take PointL'agent Mackenzie
  14. 2018Vox LuxJosie
  15. 2018The Miseducation of Cameron PostDr. Lydia Marsh
  16. 2018Fifty Shades FreedCarla
  17. 2017I Kill GiantsMrs. Thorson
  18. 2017WetlandsKate
  19. 2017DetroitMorgue Doctor
  20. 2017Fifty Shades DarkerCarla
  21. 2016A Quiet PassionVinnie Dickinson
  22. 2016Little MenKathy Jardine
  23. 2016The Fundamentals of CaringElsa Conklin
  24. 2015AdvantageousIsa Cryer
  25. 2015Spooks: The Greater GoodGeraldine Maltby
  26. 2015A Little ChaosMadame De Montespan
  27. 2015Fifty Shades of GreyCarla
  28. 2015Black or WhiteCarol
  29. 2014The ForgerKim
  30. 2014RoboCopLiz Kline
  31. 2012Zero Dark ThirtyJessica
  32. 2011The Ides of MarchCindy Morris
  33. 2011ContagionAlly Hextall
  34. 2011The Adjustment BureauBrooklyn Ice House Bartender
  35. 2010The King's SpeechMyrtle Logue
  36. 2009The GreatestJoan
  37. 2008Pride and GloryAbby Tierney
  38. 2008The Russell GirlLorainne Morrissey
  39. 2007Before the RainsLaura Moores
  40. 2006Alpha MaleAlice Ferris
  41. 2005The River KingBetsy Chase
  42. 2002PossessionChristabel LaMotte
  43. 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret ServiceEmpress Zita of Austria
  44. 1999SunshineValerie Sonnenschein
  45. 1999This Year's LoveSophie
  46. 1998Bedrooms and HallwaysSally
  47. 1997WildeConstance Lloyd Wilde
  48. 1997Paradise RoadRosemary Leighton-Jones
  49. 1995Beyond ReasonPenny McAllister
  50. 1994PleasureEmma Desneuves
  51. 1994Self CateringMeryl
  52. 1994BackbeatCynthia Powell
  53. 1993The MaitlandsPhyllis
  54. 1993Rik Mayall Presents: Micky LoveTasmin