Jennifer Ehle

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Jennifer Ehle at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival

Jennifer Anne Ehle (born December 29, 1969 in Winston-Salem , North Carolina ) is an American actress .

life and career

Jennifer Ehle is the daughter of British actress Rosemary Harris and US author John Ehle . She was trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London .

Ehle was mainly through her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet in the BBC - film adaptation of Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice known (1995). For this role she received the BAFTA award, among other things . After that she shot more in the cinema , including the films Paradise Road (1997), Oscar Wilde (1997), A Touch of Sunshine (1999) and Obsessed (2002).

In addition to her work as an actress for film and television , Ehle is also a renowned stage actress , who received a Tony Award in 2001 for her role in Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing . In 2007 she received another Tony Award for the role of Malwida von Meysenbug in The Coast of Utopia . In 2010, she was next to Sean Bean the role of Catelyn Stark in the HBO - television series Game of Thrones play. After the pilot episode of the first season had been filmed, however, the role was re-cast with Michelle Fairley , which is why some scenes had to be re-shot.

Ehle has been married to the author Michael Ryan since November 29, 2001, with whom she has a son (* 2003) and a daughter (* 2009).

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Jennifer Ehle  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maureen Ryan: George RR Martin talks 'Game of Thrones' as the HBO show's 'Daenerys' departs . Chicago Tribune . April 29, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Biography in the IMDb
  3. ↑ Entry in the Guardian
personal data
SURNAME Ehle, Jennifer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ehle, Jennifer Anne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Winston-Salem , North Carolina , United States