Emily Mortimer

Acting

Emily Mortimer

Born October 6, 1971London, England, UK90 credits

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Emily Mortimer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

The Making of Jay Kelly
2025The Making of Jay Kelly
as Self - Candy / WriterMovie
Jay Kelly
2025Jay Kelly
as CandyMovie
Paddington in Peru
2024Paddington in Peru
as Mary BrownMovie
The New Look
2024The New Look
as Elsa LombardiTV
With/In Volume 2
2021With/In Volume 2
as (segment "Neighborhood Watch")Movie
Relic
2020Relic
as KayMovie
Good Posture
2019Good Posture
as Julia PriceMovie
Mary
2019Mary
as SarahMovie
Phil
2019Phil
as AliciaMovie
Lost Holiday
2019Lost Holiday
as NPR Commentary (voice)Movie
Mary Poppins Returns
2018Mary Poppins Returns
as Jane BanksMovie
Wig Shop
2017Wig Shop
as ChayaMovie
The Bookshop
2017The Bookshop
as Florence GreenMovie
The Party
2017The Party
as JinnyMovie
The Sense of an Ending
2017The Sense of an Ending
as Sarah FordMovie
Spectral
2016Spectral
as Fran MadisonMovie
10,000 Saints
201510,000 Saints
as Diane UrbanskiMovie
Ladygrey
2015Ladygrey
as OliveMovie
Rio, I Love You
2014Rio, I Love You
as Dorothy (segment "La Fortuna")Movie
The Newsroom
2012The Newsroom
as MacKenzie McHaleTV
Hugo
2011Hugo
as LisetteMovie
Our Idiot Brother
2011Our Idiot Brother
as Liz Rochlin ByngMovie
Cars 2
2011Cars 2
as Holley Shiftwell (voice)Movie
Leonie
2010Leonie
as LeonieMovie
Conan
2010Conan
as SelfTV
Shutter Island
2010Shutter Island
as Rachel 1Movie
Harry Brown
2009Harry Brown
as DI Alice FramptonMovie
City Island
2009City Island
as Molly CharlesworthMovie
Redbelt
2008Redbelt
as Laura BlackMovie
TransSiberian
2008TransSiberian
as JessieMovie
Chaos Theory
2007Chaos Theory
as Susan AllenMovie
30 Rock
200630 Rock
as PhoebeTV
R
2006Rabbit Fever
as SelfMovie
Paris Je T'aime
2006Paris Je T'aime
as Frances (Père-Lachaise)Movie
The Pink Panther
2006The Pink Panther
as NicoleMovie
Match Point
2005Match Point
as Chloe Hewett WiltonMovie
Dear Frankie
2004Dear Frankie
as LizzieMovie
A Foreign Affair
2004A Foreign Affair
as Angela BeckMovie
Bright Young Things
2003Bright Young Things
as Nina BlountMovie
Young Adam
2003Young Adam
as Cathie DimlyMovie
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
2002Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
as Lady Diana - Princess of WalesMovie
Lovely & Amazing
2002Lovely & Amazing
as Elizabebeth MarksMovie
The 51st State
2001The 51st State
as Dakota ParkerMovie
The Kid
2000The Kid
as AmyMovie
The Miracle Maker
2000The Miracle Maker
as Mary of Nazareth (voice)Movie
Love's Labour's Lost
2000Love's Labour's Lost
as KatherineMovie
Scream 3
2000Scream 3
as Angelina TylerMovie
Notting Hill
1999Notting Hill
as Perfect GirlMovie
Noah's Ark
1999Noah's Ark
as EstherTV
Cider with Rosie
1998Cider with Rosie
as Miss FlynnMovie
Elizabeth
1998Elizabeth
as Kat AshleyMovie
Coming Home
1998Coming Home
as Judith DunbarTV
Coming Home
1998Coming Home
as Judith DunbarMovie
The Saint
1997The Saint
as Woman on PlaneMovie
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murders
as Katherine LaceyTV
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996The Ghost and the Darkness
as Helena PattersonMovie
A Very Open Prison
1995A Very Open Prison
as Amanda EllisMovie
Sharpe's Sword
1995Sharpe's Sword
as LassMovie
The Glass Virgin
1995The Glass Virgin
as Annabella LagrangeTV
D
Dennis
DirectorMovie