Jennifer's Ehle grandparents were both born in the Appalachian Mountains, where her grandmother's family had lived for four generations.
Thomas Burke: Jennifer Ehle’s emotionally anguished, verbally supple, and almost overpowering performance as the catalyst Gilda is a revelation. (Theatre review of 'Design For Living' on Broadway, March 2002)
Luisa F. Ribeiro: Jennifer Ehle beguiles modern scholars. (review of 'Possession').
James Berardinelli: Jennifer Ehle, a stage thespian with minimal film experience, is enchanting as Lizzie. With a countenance resembling that of a young Meryl Streep, and talent to match, she acts as much with her eyes and features as with the rest of her person. (from movie review of 'Pride and Prejudice', 1995)
She has acted in several Royal Shakespeare Company stage productions, including the parts of Lady Anne in King Richard III, Amanda in The Relapse, and Serafina in The Painter of Dishonour.
She is the daughter of the American novelist John Ehle, whose books include The Journey of August King and Winter People.
Jennifer went to eighteen different schools, including the North Carolina School of the Arts and several in England.
Jennifer is married to the American writer Michael Ryan, and they have one son, called George.
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