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.
Known For
She Said
Laura Madden
2022
Monster
Katherine O'Brien
2021
The Professor and the Madman
Ada Murray
2019
The Wolf Hour
Margot
2019
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Dr. Lydia Marsh
2018
Wetlands
Kate
2017
Fifty Shades Darker
Carla
2017
A Quiet Passion
Vinnie Dickinson
2016
Little Men
Kathy Jardine
2016
The Fundamentals of Caring
Elsa Conklin
2016
Advantageous
Isa Cryer
2015
Spooks: The Greater Good
Geraldine Maltby
2015
A Little Chaos
Madame De Montespan
2015
Fifty Shades of Grey
Carla
2015
The Forger
Kim
2014
Black or White
Carol
2014
RoboCop
Liz Kline
2014
Love, Marilyn
Self
2013
Zero Dark Thirty
Jessica
2012
The Ides of March
Cindy Morris
2011
Contagion
Ally Hextall
2011
The King's Speech
Myrtle Logue
2010
The Greatest
Joan
2009
Pride and Glory
Abby Tierney
2008
The Russell Girl
Lorainne Morrissey
2008
Before the Rains
Laura Moores
2007
Alpha Male
Alice Ferris
2006
The River King
Betsy Chase
2005
Possession
Christabel LaMotte
2002
Sunshine
Valerie Sonnenschein
1999
This Year's Love
Sophie
1999
Bedrooms and Hallways
Sally
1998
Wilde
Constance Lloyd Wilde
1997
Backbeat
Cynthia Powell
1994
The Maitlands
Phyllis
1993
In Transit
Ilse
East of Wall
Tracey Zimiga
2025
Our Hero, Balthazar
Nicole
2025
Lioness
Chief of Staff Mason · (7 episodes)
2023
Dead Ringers
Rebecca · (6 episodes)
2023
1923
Sister Mary · (4 episodes)
2022
Suspicion
Amy · (1 episode)
2022
John and the Hole
Anna
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Chief Meredith Bonner · (4 episodes)
2021
Saint Maud
Amanda
2020
The Comey Rule
Patrice Comey · (2 episodes)
2020
Run This Town
Judith
2020
Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
Tina
2019
Take Point
L'agent Mackenzie
2018
Vox Lux
Josie
2018
Fifty Shades Freed
Carla
2018
I Kill Giants
Mrs. Thorson
2017
Detroit
Morgue Doctor
2017
The Good Fight
Judge Ashley Burnett · (1 episode)
2017
The Blacklist
Madeline Pratt · (1 episode)
2013
A Gifted Man
Anna Lindberg · (16 episodes)
2011
The Adjustment Bureau
Brooklyn Ice House Bartender
2011
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
Self
2009
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Empress Zita of Austria
1999
Melissa
Melissa McKensie · (5 episodes)
1997
Paradise Road
Rosemary Leighton-Jones
1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen
Self
1995
Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth Bennet · (6 episodes)
1995
Beyond Reason
Penny McAllister
1995
Pleasure
Emma Desneuves
1994
Self Catering
Meryl
1994
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
Tasmin
1993
Lone Wolf
Rik Mayall Presents
Tasmin · (1 episode)
1993
The Camomile Lawn
Calypso · (5 episodes)
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Empress Zita of Austria · (1 episode)
1992
Performance
Phyllis Maitland · (1 episode)
1991
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · (2 episodes)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1956