Jane Austen

Famous novelist, Jane Austen, was born this day in 1775 in Winchester, Hampshire.  Her novels have been turned into successful films such as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.  Here are a few women who have played in these films:

Kate Winslet - Sense and Sensibility 1995

Emma Thompson - Sense and Sensibility 1995

Gwyneth Paltrow - Emma 1996


Keira Knightley - Pride & Prejudice 2005

Rosamund Pike - Pride & Prejudice 2005

Judy Dench -Pride & Prejudice 2005




Lily James - Pride & Prejudice 2016



Kate Beckinsale - Love & Friendship 2016

and who can forget Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice:



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