Jennifer Ehle Tony Awards Acceptance Speech 2007

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[dottis7]

You are right, she's not Elizabeth Bennett, she is the actress Jennifer Ehle who has played Elizabeth Bennett character in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. And she is the best "Elizabeth" ever played in the movie.

[unamuerte]

one of the finest actors around! =)

[lawomega1]

Absolutely fabulous actress ,and what a splendid cast in p & p as Lizzie,no one could

ever play the part so beautifully . Us guys dont really read Ladies books ,but I have and she acted just perfectly ,stunning is the word . ( lawomega1  from over the pond)

[MsDarcyfan]

@akjoda It's funny to watch her accept awards and use whatever accent is applicable for her location. Apparently this is pretty normal for kids who grew up like she did. I have heard Gwyneth Paltrow say her daughter talks with a British accent at school in London, but speaks with an American accent at home with the family or in the US. I'd say you have to be pretty intelligent to pull that off!

[halloweensorachan]

@Pattydole70 Actually smartass, Jennifer has said herself in multiple interviews that she feels her American accent is her 'natural' accent, the one that comes most naturally to her when speaking. Her nationality has nothing to do with it, since last time I checked, accent is not genetic. I'm 1/4 Irish but that doesn't mean I have 1/4 Irish accent.

[mimmar3891]

@Pattydole70 Not necessarily. She was born in North Carolina and lived there for awhile, so an American accent may actually be her "normal" one. But obviously an English accent is very natural for her as well, having lived there too. (I try to avoid referring to a British accent, because British actually encompasses a lot of different accents including Irish and Scottish.)

[Pattydole70]

@xwelshbeautyx I would be a terrible actress. I tried to do a Luton accent and my friends from there laughed so hard at me. I keep making faces when I tried to pronounce Sweet heart without to t or the h.LOL!

[wenglishsal]

@Pattydole70 ... YEP I agree with you Alison Steadman IS the most iconic 'Mrs Bennet'..

"...I have such pains in my head,flutterings about me, spasms in my body, that I can't get any rest night or day..."

she truly is a marvel and the scenes with Jennifer, Alison and Benjamin Whitrow 'Mr Bennet', are my favourite... hee hee :0)X

[Pattydole70]

@wenglishsal No problem. I only found out a few days ago that she was English and American. You are right she is always going to be my favorite Lizzy Bennet. I think that 1995 is my favorite Pride and Prejudice. Mrs. Bennet is a complete scream! LOL!

[wenglishsal]

@Pattydole70 ... Hee hee, thank you for the info, duly noted.. I also saw her in an interview on US Channel, after posting my original message, and she did both accents, she can drop into either at the drop of a hat it would seem, because of her duel parentage and living across both sides of the 'pond' What a beautiful and clever actress she is.

Jennifer will always be 'Lizzie Bennet' to me though, the P&P with the gorgeous Colin Firth 1998.. *sighs*

Best regards from Wales UK :0)x

[Pattydole70]

@wenglishsal She normally speaks with a British accent because she is also British.