United Kingdom, Oct. 17 -- Daisy Edgar-Jones has always "really understood" Elinor Dashwood.

The 28-year-old actress plays the fictional character in Sense and Sensibility, the new film adaptation of Jane Austen's 1811 novel, and Daisy admits that she's always felt an affinity with Elinor.

The actress - who first read Austen's novel as an adolescent - told Bustle: "When I read Elinor Dashwood in my teenage years, I always felt I really understood her. I really love characters like Elinor that are often overlooked or misunderstood."

Daisy took inspiration from the character and applied it to her own life.

She said: "There was a quote in the book that was kind of my North Star, which is that 'her feelings are strong, but she's learned h...