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Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Acting1971London, England, UK

Biography

Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer (born 6 October 1971) is a British actress and filmmaker. She began acting in stage productions and has since appeared in several film and television roles. In 2003, she won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in Lovely and Amazing. She is also known for playing Mackenzie McHale in the HBO series The Newsroom (2012–2014). She co-created and co-wrote the series Doll & Em (2014–2015) and wrote and directed the miniseries The Pursuit of Love (2021), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She provided Sophie's voice in the English-language version of Howl's Moving Castle (2004). She starred in Scream 3 (2000), Match Point(2005), The Pink Panther (2006), The Pink Panther 2 (2009), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Chaos Theory (2008), Harry Brown (2009), Shutter Island (2010), Cars 2 (2011), Hugo(2011), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), and Relic(2020).

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Acting History

2025
2024
Paddington in Peru
as Mary Brown
The New Look
TVas Elsa Lombardi10 eps
2020
Relic
as Kay
Don't Look Deeper
as Sharon Carter
Don't Look Deeper
TVas Sharon14 eps
2019
Mary
as Sarah
Good Posture
as Julia Price
Lost Holiday
as NPR Commentary (voice)
To Dust
Producer
2018
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self2 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TVas Self1 eps
2017
The Bookshop
as Florence Green
Wig Shop
as Chaya
The Party
as Jinny
2016
Spectral
as Fran Madison
2014
Rio, I Love You
as Dorothy (segment "La Fortuna")
Doll & Em
TVas Em12 eps
Doll & Em
TVWriter5 eps
Doll & Em
TVCreator
2012
The Newsroom
TVas MacKenzie McHale25 eps
2011
Cars 2
as Holley Shiftwell (voice)
Hugo
as Lisette
Our Idiot Brother
as Liz Rochlin Byng
2010
Leonie
as Leonie
Shutter Island
as Rachel 1
Conan
TVas Self
2009
City Island
as Molly Charlesworth
Harry Brown
as DI Alice Frampton
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2008
TransSiberian
as Jessie
Redbelt
as Laura Black
2007
Chaos Theory
as Susan Allen
30 Rock
TVas Phoebe3 eps
2006
Paris Je T'aime
as Frances (Père-Lachaise)
2005
2004
Dear Frankie
as Lizzie
2003
Bright Young Things
as Nina Blount
Young Adam
as Cathie Dimly
2002
Lovely & Amazing
as Elizabebeth Marks
2001
The 51st State
as Dakota Parker
2000
The Kid
as Amy
Scream 3
as Angelina Tyler
The Miracle Maker
as Mary of Nazareth (voice)
1999
Notting Hill
as Perfect Girl
1998
Elizabeth
as Kat Ashley
Coming Home
as Judith Dunbar
1997
The Saint
as Woman on Plane
Midsomer Murders
TVas Katherine Lacey1 eps
A Dance to the Music of Time
TVas Polly Duport4 eps
1995
1993
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
10/6/1971(54 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK