Girl with a Pearl Earring starred an actress.
Girl with a Pearl Earring (film) . Scarlett Johansson stars as Griet , a young 17th-century servant in the household of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer ( played by Colin Firth ) at the time he painted Girl with a Pearl Earring ( 1665 ) in the city of Delft in Holland . Other cast members include Tom Wilkinson , Cillian Murphy , and Judy Parfitt . Scarlett Johansson ( [ dʒoʊˈhænsən ] born November 22 , 1984 ) is an American actress , model , and singer .