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Emily Mortimer

Actor

Emily Mortimer

Born October 6, 1971 in London, England, UK61 films

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.

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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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Essential films

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Filmography

61 films as actor
  1. 2026Ladies FirstSunny Black
  2. 2025Jay KellyCandy
  3. 2024Paddington in PeruMary Brown
  4. 2022The Spirit of 1926Nettie
  5. 2021With/In Volume 2(segment "Neighborhood Watch")
  6. 2020RelicKay
  7. 2019Good PostureJulia Price
  8. 2019MarySarah
  9. 2019PhilAlicia
  10. 2019Lost HolidayNPR Commentary (voice)
  11. 2018Mary Poppins ReturnsJane Banks
  12. 2018Head Full of HoneySarah
  13. 2018One Cambodian Family Please for My PleasureHanka
  14. 2018Write When You Get WorkNan Noble
  15. 2017Wig ShopChaya
  16. 2017The BookshopFlorence Green
  17. 2017The PartyJinny
  18. 2017The Sense of an EndingSarah Ford
  19. 2016SpectralFran Madison
  20. 201510,000 SaintsDiane Urbanski
  21. 2015LadygreyOlive
  22. 2014Rio, I Love YouDorothy
  23. 2011HugoLisette
  24. 2011Our Idiot BrotherLiz Rochlin Byng
  25. 2011Cars 2Holley Shiftwell (voice)
  26. 2010LeonieLeonie
  27. 2010Shutter IslandRachel 1
  28. 2009Harry BrownDI Alice Frampton
  29. 2009City IslandMolly Charlesworth
  30. 2009The Pink Panther 2Nicole
  31. 2008Chaos TheorySusan Allen
  32. 2008RedbeltLaura Black
  33. 2008TransSiberianJessie
  34. 2007Lars and the Real GirlKarin
  35. 2006Paris Je T'aimeFrances (Père-Lachaise)
  36. 2006The Pink PantherNicole
  37. 2005Match PointChloe Hewett Wilton
  38. 2004Dear FrankieLizzie
  39. 2003Bright Young ThingsNina Blount
  40. 2003Young AdamCathie Dimly
  41. 2003A Foreign AffairAngela Beck
  42. 2003The Sleeping DictionaryCecil
  43. 2003Nobody Needs to KnowEmily
  44. 2002Jeffrey Archer: The TruthLady Diana - Princess of Wales
  45. 2002Lovely & AmazingElizabeth Marks
  46. 2001The 51st StateDakota Parker
  47. 2000The KidAmy
  48. 2000The Miracle MakerMary of Nazareth (voice)
  49. 2000Love's Labour's LostKatherine
  50. 2000Scream 3Angelina Tyler
  51. 1999Killing Joe
  52. 1999Notting HillPerfect Girl
  53. 1998Cider with RosieMiss Flynn
  54. 1998ElizabethKat Ashley
  55. 1998Coming HomeJudith Dunbar
  56. 1997The SaintWoman on Plane
  57. 1996The Last of the High KingsRomy Thomas
  58. 1996The Ghost and the DarknessHelena Patterson
  59. 1996Lord of MisruleEmma
  60. 1995A Very Open PrisonAmanda Ellis
  61. 1995Sharpe's SwordLass