Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle
Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice
Born	December 29, 1969 (age 37) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Spouse(s)	Michael Ryan (2001-present)
Notable roles	Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice (1995) Christabel LaMotte in Possession (2002)

Jennifer Ehle (born December 29, 1969) is a stage and screen actress best known for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 mini-series Pride and Prejudice.

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Ehle was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA to English actress Rosemary Harris and American author John Ehle. She spent her childhood between the UK and America, attending 18 schools. She attended the North Carolina School of the Arts before moving to the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. In 1992, she was plucked from the latter by Peter Hall to star in the mini-series The Camomile Lawn. Four years later, her performance as Elizabeth Bennet gained her a BAFTA award. After a stint with the Royal Shakespeare Company, she had her first major film role in Paradise Road. Her success continued as she won critical acclaim and a Tony Award for her 2000 Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing. Her mother was also nominated for the same award that year (Best Performance by a Leading Actress) for her role in Waiting in the Wings. After a hiatus, she returned to the stage in 2005 in The Philadelphia Story at the Old Vic opposite Kevin Spacey. In June 2006 she starred as Lady Macbeth, opposite Liev Schreiber in The Public Theater's production of Macbeth, as part of the Shakespeare in the Park series.

Forthcoming films include Road to the Sky, an Indian-US co-production directed by Santosh Sivan and Pride and Glory with Edward Norton and Colin Farrell. Alpha Male, directed by Dan Wilde, has been released in the United Kingdom. From October 2006 until May 2007 she is in The Coast of Utopia by Tom Stoppard at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Ehle dated actors Toby Stephens, from The Camomile Lawn, and Colin Firth, Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. Ehle is now married to the writer Michael Ryan and they have a young son, George. They currently reside in upstate New York.

The Coast of Utopia [November 2006-May 2007:Vivian Beaumont Theater (Broadway)]--Trilogy: Voyage- Liubov Bakunin (opened November 2006),Shipwrecked- Natalie Herzen (opened December 2006), Salvage- Malwida von Meysenbug (opened February 2007)
Macbeth [June 2006: Shakespeare in the Park]- Lady Macbeth
The Philadelphia Story [May 3-July 23 2005: Old Vic] - Tracy Lord
Design for Living [February 2001: American Airlines Theatre/Roundabout Theatre Company (Broadway)] - Gilda
The Real Thing [March 29-August 2000: Barrymore Theater (Broadway)] - Annie
The Real Thing [January 13-March 18, 2000: Albery Theatre (Donmar in the West End)] - Annie
Summerfolk [September & October 1999: National Theatre] - Varvara Mikhailovna
The Real Thing [June & July 1999: Donmar Warehouse] - Annie
Richard III [1995-96: Royal Shakespeare Company] - Lady Anne
Painter of Dishonour [1995-96: Royal Shakespeare Company] - Serafina
The Relapse [1995-96: Royal Shakespeare Company] - Amanda
Breaking the Code [1992: Triumph Productions tour] - Pat Green
Tartuffe [1991: Peter Hall Company] - Elmire
1959 Pink Thunderbird [??: Edinburgh Festival]
Laundry and Bourbon [??: Edinburgh Festival]

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