50 Shades Of Grey Movie Cast: Jennifer Ehle Joins As Mother Of Anastasia Steele, A No-Nonsense Southern Woman Who Is Married To Her Fourth Husband

50 Shades of Grey movie cast: Jennifer Ehle signs on the play the mother of Anastasia Steele in the highly anticipated film adaptation of the famous book.

The 43-year-old actress is mostly known for her BAFTA winning role as Elizabeth Bennet in the successful 1995 miniseries "Pride and Prejudice." Now as part of the 50 shades of Grey movie cast, Jennifer Ehle is the third big name added to the flick along with Dakota Johnson and Charlie Hunnam.

The supporting role in Sam Taylor-Johnson's big screen adaptation of E.L. James' bestselling erotic novel "50 Shades of Grey," will see Jennifer Ehle portray a no-nonsense Southern woman who is married to her fourth husband, according to Deadline.com.

She will play the mother of Steele, who is being played by "Ben and Kate" star Dakota Johnson. Ehle will play the role of Johnson's mother as the Steele character deals with her very sexual relationship with "Sons of Anarchy" star Charlie Hunnam. His role as Chirstian Grey is one of a billionaire S&M.

Ehle has also appeared in supporting roles in such films as "Wilde," "Sunshine", "The King's Speech," "Contagion" "Zero Dark Thirty" and the upcoming "Robocop." Ehle also starred in the short-lived American television series "A Gifted Man."

The movie is set to be released in the summer of 2014. Expect more cast member to be announced as the weeks and months move on before filming starts. 

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