Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Known For

The Spirit of 1926

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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Movies Featuring Emily Mortimer

The Making of Jay Kelly

The Making of Jay Kelly (2025)

as Self - Candy / Writer
With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 2 (2021)

as (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
Lost Holiday

Lost Holiday (2019)

as NPR Commentary (voice)
The Bookshop

The Bookshop (2017)

as Florence Green
Spectral

Spectral (2016)

as Fran Madison
10,000 Saints

10,000 Saints (2015)

as Diane Urbanski
Rio, I Love You

Rio, I Love You (2014)

as Dorothy (segment "La Fortuna")
Hugo

Hugo (2011)

as Lisette
Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother (2011)

as Liz Rochlin Byng
Cars 2

Cars 2 (2011)

as Holley Shiftwell (voice)
Harry Brown

Harry Brown (2009)

as DI Alice Frampton
City Island

City Island (2009)

as Molly Charlesworth
Redbelt

Redbelt (2008)

as Laura Black
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime (2006)

as Frances (Père-Lachaise)
Match Point

Match Point (2005)

as Chloe Hewett Wilton
Young Adam

Young Adam (2003)

as Cathie Dimly
Celebrity Naked Ambition

Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003)

as Self (archive footage)
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (2002)

as Lady Diana - Princess of Wales
Lovely & Amazing

Lovely & Amazing (2002)

as Elizabebeth Marks
The 51st State

The 51st State (2001)

as Dakota Parker
The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker (2000)

as Mary of Nazareth (voice)
Scream 3

Scream 3 (2000)

as Angelina Tyler
Notting Hill

Notting Hill (1999)

as Perfect Girl
Elizabeth

Elizabeth (1998)

as Kat Ashley
Coming Home

Coming Home (1998)

as Judith Dunbar
The Saint

The Saint (1997)

as Woman on Plane