Jennifer Ehle
Birth Place: Winston-Salem, NC
a.k. payne Wins The 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize For FURLOUGH'S PARADISE (Mar 11, 2025)
EAST OF WALL, Starring Jennifer Ehle, Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics (Feb 14, 2025)
Finalists Revealed For The 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (Feb 4, 2025)
BIO
Jennifer Anne Ehle is an American actress. She gained fame for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 BBC miniseries Pride and Prejudice, for which she received the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress. She is also known for her performances on Broadway, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for The Real Thing in 2000, and Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Coast of Utopia in 2007.
Ehle also is known for her performances in films including The King's Speech (2010), Contagion (2011), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), A Little Chaos (2014), Little Men (2016), and She Said (2022). She has also appeared in various television programs, including NBC's The Blacklist (2014–2015), the Hulu limited series The Looming Tower (2016), the Showtime miniseries The Comey Rule (2020), and the CBS legal drama The Good Fight (2022).
Theatre roles include: LCT: Oslo, The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award). Broadway: Design for Living, The Real Thing (Tony, Theatre World awards). Off-Broadway: Mr. & Mrs. Fitch (Second Stage), Macbeth. West End: The Philadelphia Story, The Real Thing, Tartuffe. Royal National Theatre: Summerfolk. Royal Shakespeare Company: Richard III, Painter of Dishonor, The Relapse. Film includes The Professor and the Madman, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Monster, Wetlands, Little Men, A Quiet Passion, The Greater Good, Advantageous, Fifty Shades of Grey, A Little Chaos, Robocop, Zero Dark Thirty, Contagion, The King’s Speech, The Greatest, Before the Rains, Pride and Glory (2007), Michael Clayton, Possession, Sunshine, This Year’s Love, Bedrooms and Hallways, Wilde (BAFTA nom.), Paradise Road, Backbeat. TV includes “Fundamentals of Caring,” “The Blacklist,” “A Gifted Man,” “Pride and Prejudice” (BAFTAAward), “The Camomile Lawn.”
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STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 1994 ] Cynthia Powell
[ 1997 ] Constance Wilde
[ 1997 ] Rosemary Leighton-Jones
[ 1998 ] Sally
[ 1999 ] Sophie
[ 1999 ] Valerie Sonnenschein
[ 2002 ] Christabel LaMotte
[ 2005 ] Betsy Che
[ 2006 ] Alice Ferris
[ 2007 ] Laura Moores
[ 2008 ] Abby Tierney
[ 2009 ] Joan
[ 2010 ] Myrtle Logue
[ 2011 ] Brooklyn Ice House Bartender
[ 2011 ] Cindy Morris
[ 2011 ] Dr. Ally Hextall
[ 2012 ] Jessica
[ 2014 ] Carol Anderson
[ 2014 ] Kim
[ 2014 ] Liz Kline
[ 2014 ] Madame De Montespan
[ 2015 ] Carla
[ 2015 ] Geraldine Maltby
[ 2015 ] Isa Cryer
[ 2016 ] Elsa
[ 2016 ] Kathy Jardine
[ 2016 ] Vinnie Dickinson
[ 2017 ] Barbara's Mother
[ 2018 ] Agent Mackenzie
[ 2018 ] Carla
[ 2018 ] Dr. Lydia Marsh
[ 2018 ] Josie the Publicist
[ 2018 ] Maureen O Brien
[ 2019 ] Ada Murray
[ 2019 ] Amanda
[ 2019 ] Judith
[ 2019 ] Kate
[ 2019 ] Margot
[ 2019 ] Tina
[ 2021 ] Anna
[ 2022 ] Laura Madden
[ 2024 ] Tracey
[ 2025 ] Tracey
[ 2025 ] Nicole
[ 2025 ] Ilse
TV Shows
Anna Paul
Madeline Pratt
[ 2023-2024 ] Mason
Chief Meredith Bonner
[ 2022-2025 ] Gabriella
Awards and Nominations
Jennifer Ehle, Oslo
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Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia
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Jennifer EhleThe Real Thing
Jennifer Ehle, The Real Thing
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Jennifer Ehle, The Real Thing
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Jennifer Ehle, The Real Thing
Videos
VIDEO: Ben Platt and Nina Dobrev Talk Their New Movie RUN THIS TOWN
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2020-03-05 13:30:35
VIDEO: Natalie Portman Sings Sia's 'Wrapped Up' in Latest VOX LUX Trailer
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2018-11-28 12:25:12
VIDEO: Check Out the Trailer for THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST in Theaters August 3
by Macon Prickett - 2018-07-10 15:17:30
VIDEO: First Look - Jamie Dornan & Dakota Johnson Return for FIFTY SHADES FREED
by Caryn Robbins - 2018-01-02 10:34:06
VIDEO: The Final Chapter Begins! Trailer for FIFTY SHADES FREED
by Caryn Robbins - 2017-11-06 11:25:14
Tony Awards Close-Up: Will OSLO's Jennifer Ehle Negotiate a Third Tony Award?
by Nicole Rosky - 2017-05-16 14:06:05
Theater Talk: OSLO Nominees Arrive and DEAR EVAN HANSEN Creatives Return!
by Theater Talk - 2017-05-15 16:33:40
Tony Awards Close-Up: Peace, Politics & Passion- J.T. Rogers and Bartlett Sher Explain the Power of OSLO
by Nicole Rosky - 2017-05-11 14:00:54
TV: Richard Ridge Chats Up the Stars of Lincoln Center's OSLO on Opening Night
by TV - Opening Night Special - 2017-04-15 10:00:03
VIDEO: Check Out New, Sexy Extended Trailer for FIFTY SHADES DARKER
by Caryn Robbins - 2017-01-03 07:48:38
VIDEO: Can Love Survive? Second Trailer for FIFTY SHADES DARKER Is Here!
by Caryn Robbins - 2016-12-07 11:12:55
VIDEO: All-New FIFTY SHADES OF GREY 'A Look Inside' Featurette!
by Caryn Robbins - 2015-02-10 12:52:16
VIDEO: Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson Talk Steam 50 SHADES Scenes on 'Today'
by Caryn Robbins - 2015-02-06 10:34:28
STAGE TUBE: SNL's Vanessa Bayer Parodies FIFTY SHADES OF GREY's Elevator Scene
by Tyler Peterson - 2015-02-05 17:07:12
News
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2025
The 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been given to U.S. playwright a.k. payne for their play Furlough's Paradise. Awarded annually since 1978, the prestigious international Prize is the largest and oldest award recognizing women+ who have written works of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre.
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 14, 2025
Sony Pictures Classics has announced that they have acquired all rights worldwide to EAST OF WALL. Written and directed by Kate Beecroft, EAST OF WALL is about female resilience in a marginalized, neglected corner of the American West.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2025
The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced this year's finalists for the prestigious international playwriting award. Learn more about the finalists and the award here!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2025
The organizers of The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize have announced that the playwriting award will be presented at an invitation-only event on Monday, March 10 at Playwrights Horizons in New York City. Learn more here!
by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2024
The Fire Weeds, a new female-centric theatre company, will debut its inaugural production, OUTRAGED HEARTS, in NYC.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2023
Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Adrian Lukis, as he discusses Being Mr. Wickham, now playing as part of the Brits Off Broadway Season at 59E59.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 18, 2023
Black Theatre Coalition co-founders T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams, and Reginald “Reggie” Van Lee, along with Executive Director Olivia Jones, and Program Director Nik Whitcomb, has announced that Lanise Antoine Shelley has been chosen as the recipient of the 2023 American Express Directing Fellowship.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2023
RED BULL THEATER has announced that Robert Cuccioli (Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde - Tony Award nomination, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards; Les Miserables; Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark; Off-Broadway: The White Devil for Red Bull Theatre; Caesar & Cleopatra, Mrs. Warren's Profession - Gingold Group) has joined the cast for the next offering.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2023
RED BULL THEATER has announced the cast for the next offering of a new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings: the in-person and streaming presentation of Phèdre by Jean Racine.
by Michael Major - Dec 30, 2022
She Said is the latest addition to Peacock’s growing library of iconic films, including Ticket to Paradise, Bros, Nope, Mid-Century, The Silent Twins, Halloween Ends, Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Jurassic World Dominion, Vengeance, Brian and Charles and The Black Phone.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2022
Leopoldstadt marks the 19th production of a Tom Stoppard play to open on Broadway since Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opened 55 years ago. Stoppard has won four Best Play Tony Awards, more than any other playwright in history. What are the 18 other productions of Tom Stoppard plays to open on Broadway? Let's take a look back!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 17, 2022
Red Bull Theater has announced details of its 20th season, including two Off-Broadway productions; a new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings (offered both in-person and online), and much more.
by Grace Cutler - Jul 8, 2022
Due to ongoing Covid-related issues within the company, previews for Robert Icke’s adaptation of Oresteia at Park Avenue Armory will now begin on Wednesday, July 13. The previews originally scheduled for Monday, July 11 and Tuesday, July 12 are cancelled, and ticketholders have been notified.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 6, 2022
Due to Covid-related issues within the company, previews for Robert Icke’s adaptation of Oresteia at Park Avenue Armory will now begin on Monday, July 11. The previews originally scheduled for Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9 are cancelled.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2021
Have you ever wondered what happened to the lovable rogue at the end of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice? Well now's your chance to find out. From Thurs 30 Sept - Sat 2 Oct, the Original Theatre Company present Being Mr Wickham at the Belgrade Theatre.
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jun 24, 2021
In this enigmatic and unsettling meditation on adolescent angst, 13-year-old John (Charlie Shotwell) discovers an unfinished bunker while exploring the neighboring woods — a deep hole in the ground.
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2021
The film adaptation of J.T. Rogers' Tony Award-winning play Oslo, starring Ruth Wilson and Andrew Scott, has officially premiered on HBO Max.
by Matt Wolf - Apr 22, 2021
Can it really be more than a quarter-century since the BBC's Pride and Prejudice transfixed viewers, accelerating the shooting stars of Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth as Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, not to mention Adrian Lukis, in the choice supporting role of the caddish George Wickham? Since then, Lukis has appeared frequently onstage and screen and is returning to the stage in a solo play self-penned with author Catherine Curzon that argues the case for Jane Austen's celebrated rogue three decades on.
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 5, 2021
The debut film from writer-director Rose Glass, Saint Maud is a chilling and boldly original vision of faith, madness, and salvation in a fallen world.
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Dec 15, 2020
The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent work selected across the Feature Film, Short Film, Indie Series and New Frontier categories for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Jennifer Ehle has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Jennifer Ehle has not appeared in the West End.
Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Oslo, Ensemble (Obie Awards) for Oslo, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (The Lortels) for Oslo, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Oslo, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Coast of Utopia, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Coast of Utopia, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for The Real Thing , Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Real Thing , Performance (Theatre World Awards) for The Real Thing and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Real Thing.
Jennifer Ehle has won several prestigious awards, including the Ensemble Obie Award for Oslo, the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play at The Lortel Awards for Oslo, and the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for The Coast of Utopia. She also received the Theatre World Award for her performance in The Real Thing, as well as the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for The Real Thing.
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