felicity jones appeared in a 2014 british awardwinning romantic drama film
in 2014  her performance as jane hawking in the theory of everything also met with critical acclaim  garnering her nominations for the golden globe  sag  bafta and academy award for best actress
the theory of everything is a 2014 british biographical romantic drama film directed by james marsh and adapted by anthony mccarten from the memoir travelling to infinity  my life with stephen by jane wilde hawking  which deals with her relationship with her exhusband  theoretical physicist stephen hawking  his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis lrb als  also known as lou gehrig s disease or motor neurone disease rrb  and his success in physics
the film stars eddie redmayne and felicity jones with charlie cox  emily watson  simon mcburney  christian mckay  harry lloyd and david thewlis featured in supporting roles