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Emily Mortimer

Acting Born Oct 6, 1971 London, England, UK 24 credits

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

Midsomer Murders

as Katherine Lacey

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Conan

as Self

Silent Witness

1996
Film

Ladies First

as Sunny Black
Film

Shutter Island

as Rachel 1
Film

Notting Hill

as Perfect Girl

Full filmography

  • Midsomer Murders (1997) as Katherine Lacey
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
  • The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
  • Conan (2010) as Self
  • Silent Witness (1996)
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
  • 30 Rock (2006) as Phoebe
  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
  • The Newsroom (2012) as MacKenzie McHale
  • Screen Two (1985) as Amanda Ellis
  • Cars 2 (2011) as Holley Shiftwell (voice)
  • Ladies First (2026) as Sunny Black
  • Shutter Island (2010) as Rachel 1
  • Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
  • Notting Hill (1999) as Perfect Girl
  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) as Self - Guest
  • Scream 3 (2000) as Angelina Tyler
  • The New Look (2024) as Elsa Lombardi
  • Match Point (2005) as Chloe Hewett Wilton
  • The Pink Panther (2006) as Nicole
  • Hugo (2011) as Lisette
  • Paddington in Peru (2024) as Mary Brown