Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle

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fictional character interpretation television character portrayal

Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle refers to the acclaimed portrayal by actress Jennifer Ehle of the witty and independent heroine Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice."

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Elizabeth Bennet 1
Elizabeth Bennet (1995 TV series character) 1
Elizabeth Bennet (Jennifer Ehle) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character interpretation ⓘ
television character portrayal ⓘ
adaptationType literary adaptation ⓘ
appearsIn Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) ⓘ
awardReceivedByActress BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress ⓘ
awardReceivedByActressYear 1996 ⓘ
basedOn Elizabeth Bennet ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Jane Austen ⓘ
basedOnWork Pride and Prejudice ⓘ
characterFamilyName Bennett ⓘ
surface form: Bennet
characterHomeRegion Hertfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterLoveInterest Fitzwilliam Darcy ⓘ
surface form: Mr. Darcy
characterSocialClass English gentry ⓘ
characterTrait independent ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ
strong-willed ⓘ
witty ⓘ
coStarsWith Alison Steadman ⓘ
Benjamin Whitrow ⓘ
Colin Firth ⓘ
Julia Sawalha ⓘ
Polly Maberly ⓘ
Susannah Harker ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
director Simon Langton ⓘ
episodeCount 6 ⓘ
fandom cult following among Austen fans ⓘ
genre period drama ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium television miniseries ⓘ
notableFor chemistry with Colin Firth’s Mr. Darcy ⓘ
faithful adaptation of Jane Austen’s heroine ⓘ
notedAs definitive screen portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet for many viewers ⓘ
originalNetwork BBC One ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 1995 ⓘ
portrayalEra 1990s television ⓘ
portrayalStyle emotionally nuanced ⓘ
witty and spirited ⓘ
portrayedBy Jennifer Ehle ⓘ
portrays Elizabeth Bennet ⓘ
productionCompany BBC ⓘ
productionType BBC television drama ⓘ
screenwriter Andrew Davies ⓘ
setInCountry England ⓘ
setInPeriod Regency era ⓘ
sourceMaterialPublicationYear 1813 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series) → characterPortrayedBy → Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle ⓘ
Mr. Bennet – Benjamin Whitrow → child → Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle ⓘ
subject surface form: Mr. Bennet (Benjamin Whitrow)
this entity surface form: Elizabeth Bennet (1995 TV series character)
Mr. Bennet – Benjamin Whitrow → notableSceneWith → Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle ⓘ
subject surface form: Mr. Bennet (Benjamin Whitrow)
this entity surface form: Elizabeth Bennet (Jennifer Ehle)
Lydia Bennet – Julia Sawalha → relatedCharacterPortrayal → Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle ⓘ
Jennifer Ehle → role → Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Elizabeth Bennet
Jane Bennet – Susannah Harker → siblingOf → Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle ⓘ