Trivia

Had a relationship with Colin Firth whom she met while filming Pride and Prejudice (1995).

Filmed scenes for the pilot of Game of Thrones (2011) as the character 'Catelyn Stark', however once the series was picked up she dropped out due to family commitments and was subsequently replaced by Michelle Fairley who re-filmed all her scenes.

Last name is pronounced "EE-lee."

Won Broadway's 2000 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for a revival of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing." One of her competitors who did not win was her mother, Rosemary Harris.

Has won two Tony Awards: Best Actress in a Play in 2000 for "The Real Thing" and Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2007 for "The Coast of Utopia". Both of these plays were written by Tom Stoppard.

Has the unique achievement of being the only actress that has starred in two films directed by women, that went #1 at the US box office; Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).

Attended The Central School of Speech and Drama in London and graduated from UNCSA in Winston-Salem, NC in 1988.

Daughter of Rosemary Harris and John Ehle.

Her father was born in Asheville, North Carolina, of German and English ancestry. Her mother was born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. One of Jennifer's maternal great-grandmothers was Romanian.

When casting for his film Sunshine (1999), director István Szabó didn't know she was Rosemary Harris' daughter in real life.

Her real life mother, actress Rosemary Harris, played the elder versions of her character Valerie in István Szabó's Sunshine (1999) and Calypso, in The Camomile Lawn (1992).

Decided to join Twitter after her departure from Game of Thrones (2011). She asked the producers of HBO to release her from the contract, so she could spend more time with her family, to which the producers agreed. Ehle was grateful for the tolerance from HBO and remained supportive of the project. Hereby, she joined Twitter, in order to publicly promote the amicable split, the tolerance from HBO and "how amazing the show would be".

She played "Brini Glass", George Clooney's lawyer-colleague-girlfriend in Michael Clayton (2007), but her scenes ended up on the cutting room floor. She can be seen in the background (unfocused) for a few seconds near the end of the film.

Has a son, George, and a daughter, Talulah, with Michael Scott Ryan.

Won 2007 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Coast of Utopia.

Decided to star in Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) because she wanted to work with director Sam Taylor-Johnson.

Auditioned for the title character in Rachel Getting Married (2008), but lost the part to Rosemarie DeWitt. Director Jonathan Demme referred to her for the female lead in A Gifted Man (2011).

She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Actress for her performance in "The Real Thing" at the Donmar Warehouse and at the Albery Theatre.

In 2000 she won the Variety Cub Showbusiness Awards for Best Stage Actress for The Real Thing.

Jennifer and her mother, Rosemary Harris, are one of three sets of relatives to be nominated for a Tony Award in the same category in the same year. In 2000, both were nominated for Lead Actress in a Play: Rosemary for "Waiting in the Wings" and Jennifer for "The Real Thing"(Jennifer won).

In 1992, she won the Radio Times Awards for Best Newcomer for The Camomile Lawn (1992).

In 2000 she won a nomination at the Outer Critics Circle for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for The Real Thing.

2007: nominated Best Leading Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle for The Coast of Utopia.

In 1991, she won the Ian Charleson Award for "Tartuffe".

Currently starring in "The Philadelphia Story" with Kevin Spacey at London's Old Vic Theatre. (May 2005)

Currently preparing to play "Lady Macbeth" (opposite Liev Schreiber) in The Public Theater's production; performing in New York's Central Park. Most recently starred in "The Philadelphia Story" (June, 2005) with Kevin Spacey at London's Old Vic Theatre. (May 2006)

In 2000 she won the the Theatre World Award Best Actress in for The Real Thing.

Just started rehearsals for "The Coast of Utopia", a play by Tom Stoppard, at the Lincoln Theatre in New York. It previews from 8 October. (September 2006)