Daisy Edgar-Jones: I'm like my character in Sense and Sensibility - BBC News

Daisy Edgar-Jones says she personally aligns with Elinor from Sense and Sensibility, describing herself as head-driven and emotionally restrained, though she relishes Elinor’s journey toward a wilder, more passionate side in the new film. The period adaptation, directed by Georgia Oakley, centers on the Dashwood sisters navigating love, loss, and societal expectations, celebrating sisterhood while staying faithful to Austen’s classic themes.

Daisy Edgar-Jones: I'm like my character in Sense and Sensibility - BBC News # Daisy Edgar-Jones: I try and bury my emotion when it comes to love Image source, Getty Images By Noor Nanji Culture correspondent 25 minutes ago Daisy Edgar-Jones has been well cast in her new film. She plays Elinor, the rational elder sister in Sense and Sensibility, opposite the younger, more romantic sister Marianne. Speaking to the BBC, Edgar-Jones says that in her personal life, she really is like her character. "When it comes to love, I think I am very much more Elinor in every sort of way," she says. "I definitely lead a lot with my head and try and push aside, bury my emotion." But she notes that one of the joys of the film is seeing Elinor learn to enjoy a "wilder, passionate side" of herself. "And I feel like I learnt to do that too," she says. Best known for starring in hit TV series Normal People with Paul Mescal, Edgar-Jones, 28, is now taking on a lead role in the latest adaptation of Jane Austen's book. Ahead of its release, she’s been talking to me about whether we really need another Sense and Sensibility film (spoiler: yes. “The more the merrier, in my opinion.”) She also told me why young people today can still see themselves in Jane Austen's stories - and gave me her take on whether her friend and former co-star Mescal should be the next James Bond. Image source, Alex Bailey / 2026 FOCUS FEATURES LLC Image caption, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles in a scene from Sense and Sensibility The new film, directed by Georgia Oakley, follows the Dashwood sister…

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