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Emily Mortimer
Born: 6th Oct 1971 London, England, UK
Dept: Acting
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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 89
Film: 65 (73%)
Television: 24 (27%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Horror, Animation, Music, Science Fiction, Documentary, Fantasy, War & Politics, War, News, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Reality, Action & Adventure
Filmography
2026
An arrogant but charismatic ladies' man finds his life of money, power and casual flings upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by wom ... view
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2025
From the immersive opening shot to the emotional final line, go behind the scenes with director Noah Baumbach, George Clooney, Adam Sandler and more. ... view
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Self - Candy / Writer
2025
Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron. ... view
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Candy
Apr 2025 (first aired)
London is rocked by terrorist attacks as armed police shoot dead an innocent man on his way to work. ... view
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Cressida Dick (4 ep.)
2024
Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling ad ... view
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Mary Brown
Feb 2024 (first aired)
The shocking story of how fashion icon Christian Dior and his contemporaries including Coco Chanel, Pierre Balmain, and Cristóbal Balenciaga navigate ... view
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Elsa Lombardi (10 ep.)
2022
In 1926 Janet ‘Nettie’ Harbison crafted what would become the most valuable bottle of wine or spirit ever sold at auction. ... view
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Nettie
Mar 2022 (first aired)
Ina Garten welcomes fun, interesting people into her home for food and conversation. ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
2022
An anthology film that centres around relationships, love and family. A man misses his flight and instead finds love in quarantine, a lonely therapist ... view
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2021
Giving creatives the chance to step outside the box while being confined to their own homes, the filmmakers behind With/In range from seasoned directo ... view
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(segment "Neighborhood Watch")
May 2021 (first aired)
Longing for love, obsessed with sex, Linda is on the hunt for the perfect lover. But finding Mr. Right is much harder than she thought. ... view
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The Bolter (3 ep.)
Jul 2020 (first aired)
In near-future California, high school senior Aisha learns a dark secret about herself. She goes from dreams of graduation and college...to suddenly r ... view
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Sharon (14 ep.)
2020
When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered ... view
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Kay
2019
A lazy and beautiful young woman uses men to make her life easier, until she pushes one too far, forcing her to discover that she can live a better li ... view
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Julia Price
2019
A struggling family buys an old ship at auction with high hopes of starting a charter business, only to discover her horrifying secrets on the isolate ... view
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Sarah
2019
A depressed dentist in mid-life crisis tries to learn why one of his happiest patients suddenly commits suicide, and a dark comedic adventure ensues. ... view
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Alicia
2019
Margaret Rockland is as depressed as the ubiquitous Christmas carols are cheerful when she returns to the Washington DC suburb of her childhood for a ... view
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NPR Commentary (voice)
2018
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures. ... view
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Jane Banks
2018
A young girl tries to help her grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, navigate his increasing forgetfulness, and ends up going on a remarka ... view
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Sarah
2018
In 1981, a Czechoslovakian woman sends a letter requesting that a Cambodian family leave their wartorn country and live with her in Fargo, North Dakot ... view
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Hanka
2018
Ruth Duffy is getting by on an assistant's salary at a pricey school for girls in Manhattan, managing to move beyond the trouble and loss of her teena ... view
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Nan Noble
2017
Chaya goes to Tippy's Wig Shop with the intentions of finding the woman who has been having an affair with her husband and meets Tippy, the owner of t ... view
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Chaya
2017
Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a pol ... view
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Florence Green
2017
Various individuals think they’re coming together for a party in a private home, but a series of revelations results in a huge crisis that throws th ... view
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Jinny
2017
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life. ... view
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Sarah Ford
2016
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city. ... view
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Fran Madison
Sep 2015 (first aired)
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclect ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2015
A sweeping multigenerational story set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hard ... view
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Diane Urbanski
2015
Estelle fights to maintain her sense of self while sleeping with Angus for money. ... view
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Olive
Original title: Rio, Eu Te Amo
2014
The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The story ... view
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Dorothy (segment "La Fortuna")
Feb 2014 (first aired)
Doll & Em is a British comedy series starring real-life friends Emily Mortimer (Em) and Dolly Wells (Doll), filmed in the style of a reality TV show. ... view
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Em (12 ep.)
Feb 2014 (first aired)
Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders, for ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Jun 2012 (first aired)
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom ... view
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MacKenzie McHale (25 ep.)
2011
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the statio ... view
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Lisette
2011
Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda ... view
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Liz Rochlin Byng
2011
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rock ... view
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Holley Shiftwell (voice)
2010
The true life story of Leonie Gilmour, whose life crossed continents, wars and cultures, embodied with courage and passion in search of art and freedo ... view
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Leonie
Nov 2010 (first aired)
A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien. ... view
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Self (2 ep.)
2010
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his ... view
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Rachel 1
2009
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice. ... view
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DI Alice Frampton
Jul 2009 (first aired)
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities. ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
2009
The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arriv ... view
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Molly Charlesworth
2009
When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign I ... view
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Nicole
2008
Martial artist Mike Terry lives by a strict code of no competitions, for he feels that such contests weaken fighters. After saving a famous action sta ... view
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Laura Black
2008
A TransSiberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious p ... view
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Jessie
2007
Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets ... view
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Susan Allen
2007
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a ... view
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Karin
Feb 2007 (first aired)
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and sha ... view
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Self (2 ep.)
Oct 2006 (first aired)
Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream. ... view
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Phoebe (3 ep.)
2006
The Rabbit is the world's belling-selling vibrator. In the past year alone, millions have been sold all over the globe. Now experts are warning the Ra ... view
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Self
Original title: Paris, je t'aime
2006
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, ... view
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Frances (Père-Lachaise)
2006
When the coach of the France football team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium at the end of a game, and his huge, expensive ring with the Pin ... view
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Nicole
2005
Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is ... view
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Chloe Hewett Wilton
Jan 2005 (first aired)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regul ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2004
Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish to ... view
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Lizzie
2004
Two brothers need household help after their Ma passes away. They decide to join a romance tour to Russia to find and bring home a traditionally minde ... view
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Angela Beck
2003
During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the a ... view
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Nina Blount
2003
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river ... view
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Cathie Dimly
2003
Documentary looking at how nudity has been used in the movies, sometimes shrewdly and other times without thought. ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2003
In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. The ... view
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Cecil
2003
Bound together by the voice of Lamont, a young black man pushed by the constant surveillance of his everyday life to discover the real power is off-sc ... view
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Emily
2002
A satirical look at the 'secret' TRUE life of Jeffrey Archer. The Truth, the whole truth and everything BUT the truth. ... view
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Lady Diana - Princess of Wales
2002
An intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they learn in keeping up with the hectic demands of their ... view
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Elizabebeth Marks
2001
An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of decei ... view
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Dakota Parker
Nov 2001 (first aired)
Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band. ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
2000
Powerful businessman Russ Duritz is self-absorbed and immersed in his work. But by the magic of the moon, he meets Rusty, a chubby, charming 8-year-ol ... view
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Amy
2000
A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life to spr ... view
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Mary of Nazareth (voice)
2000
A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and h ... view
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Katherine
2000
As bodies begin dropping around the Hollywood set of STAB 3, the third film based on the gruesome Woodsboro killings, Sidney and other survivors are o ... view
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Angelina Tyler
1999
Killing Joe is a 1999 short film directed by Mehdi Norowzian. In 1963, teenager Joe is fascinated by John F. Kennedy, whose initials he shares. The fi ... view
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1999
London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romanc ... view
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Perfect Girl
May 1999 (first aired)
In the Biblical story from Genesis, God floods the world as Noah rescues his family and the animals in a gigantic ark. ... view
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Esther (2 ep.)
1998
This adaptation of Laurie Lee's autobiographical novel follows a young man's maturation in the country town of Gloucestershire near the end of World W ... view
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Miss Flynn
1998
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the C ... view
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Kat Ashley
Apr 1998 (first aired)
Alone and without her parents, Judith Dunbar spends her school days in a boarding school. When her friend Loveday invites her to Gut Nancherrow one da ... view
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Judith Dunbar (2 ep.)
1998
Drama about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2. ... view
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Judith Dunbar
Oct 1997 (first aired)
A Dance to the Music of Time is a four-part adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel sequence that aired on Channel 4 in 1997. The series is a s ... view
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Polly Duport (4 ep.)
1997
Simon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on t ... view
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Woman on Plane
Mar 1997 (first aired)
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his ... view
Character:
Katherine Lacey (1 ep.)
1996
It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood ... view
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Romy Thomas
1996
Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects resu ... view
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Helena Patterson
1996
Comedy drama. Retired Lord Chancellor Bill Webster decides to sell his memoirs to a tabloid newspaper in order to save his crumbling Cornish house. Th ... view
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Emma
May 1996 (first aired)
This 10-episode television miniseries, set in England during World War II, tells the story of two families, the wealthy Hamiltons and the working-clas ... view
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Una (10 ep.)
Feb 1996 (first aired)
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible. ... view
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Unknown/various (2 ep.)
1995
The Home Secretary has his eye on the Prime Minister's job. But an experiment in the way the prisons are run leads to embarrassment - and escaped murd ... view
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Amanda Ellis
1995
Sharpe is tasked to protect the most important spy in Lord Wellington's network, but domestic issues, a traumatized young girl, and possible French sp ... view
Character:
Lass
Jan 1995 (first aired)
In 19th century England, wealthy young Annabella Lagrange lives a comfortable and secluded life on her family's country estate, where her parents own ... view
Character:
Annabella Lagrange (3 ep.)
Sep 1993 (first aired)
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Alon ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Sep 1988 (first aired)
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spo ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)