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Born:
1971-10-06

Birthplace:
London, England, UK

Credits:
89 Total Roles

Emily Mortimer

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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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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 The Making of Jay Kelly MOVIE Self - Candy / Writer
2025 Jay Kelly MOVIE Candy
2025 Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes TV Cressida Dick
2024 Paddington in Peru MOVIE Mary Brown
2024 The New Look TV Elsa Lombardi
2022 The Spirit of 1926 MOVIE Nettie
2022 Be My Guest with Ina Garten TV Self - Guest
2022 With/In Volume 2 MOVIE Self
2021 With/In Volume 2 MOVIE (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
2021 The Pursuit of Love TV The Bolter

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