Emily Mortimer Biography

Emily Mortimer
Emily Mortimer
  • Born Dec. 1, 1971

Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer (born 1 December 1971) is an English actress and screenwriter. 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 roles in Match Point (2005), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Chaos Theory (2008), Harry Brown (2009), Shutter Island (2010), Hugo (2011), and the HBO series The Newsroom.\n', '

Mortimer was born in Hammersmith, London, England, to John Mortimer, and his second wife, Penelope (née Gollop). She has a younger sister, Rosie; two older half-siblings, Sally Silverman and Jeremy, by her father\'s first marriage to author Penelope Fletcher; and a half-brother, Ross Bentley, by her father\'s relationship with actress Wendy Craig.\n', '

Mortimer studied at St Paul\'s Girls\' School in west London where she appeared in several pupil productions. She then went on to Oxford University, where she read Russian at Lincoln College and performed in several plays. Before becoming an actress, Mortimer wrote a column for the Daily Telegraph and was screenwriter for an adaptation of Lorna Sage\'s memoir, Bad Blood.\n', '


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