Acting credits
87
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Emily Mortimer
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 66Series: 24Crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 1246
IMDb ID: nm0607865
Known for: Acting
Born: October 6, 1971
Age: 54
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2025
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 6.42
Wikidata: Q230308
Also known as
Emily Kathleen Mortimer • Emily Kathleen A. Mortimer • Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer
Other jobs
Producer (2)Writer (2)Director (1)Thanks (1)
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
Movies
Movie credits linked with Emily Mortimer.
7.0
The Testament of Ann Lee
Thanks
2025 Movie
5.0
The Making of Jay Kelly
as Self - Candy / Writer
2025 Movie
6.1
Jay Kelly
as Candy
2025 Movie
6.8
Paddington in Peru
as Mary Brown
2024 Movie
The Spirit of 1926
as Nettie
2022 Movie
7.4
With/In Volume 2
2022 Movie
4.0
With/In Volume 2
as (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
2021 Movie
I Am A Town
Producer
2020 Movie
6.5
Don't Look Deeper
as Sharon Carter
2020 Movie
6.1
Relic
as Kay
2020 Movie
5.0
Good Posture
as Julia Price
2019 Movie
5.0
Mary
as Sarah
2019 Movie
4.9
Phil
as Alicia
2019 Movie
4.2
Lost Holiday
as NPR Commentary (voice)
2019 Movie
5.6
To Dust
Producer
2019 Movie
6.5
Mary Poppins Returns
as Jane Banks
2018 Movie
6.3
Head Full of Honey
as Sarah
2018 Movie
6.2
One Cambodian Family Please for My Pleasure
as Hanka
2018 Movie
3.9
Write When You Get Work
as Nan Noble
2018 Movie
10.0
Wig Shop
as Chaya
2017 Movie
6.5
The Bookshop
as Florence Green
2017 Movie
6.3
The Party
as Jinny
2017 Movie
6.4
The Sense of an Ending
as Sarah Ford
2017 Movie
6.5
Spectral
as Fran Madison
2016 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Emily Mortimer.
6.9
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
as Cressida Dick • 4 eps
2025 Series
7.5
The New Look
as Elsa Lombardi • 10 eps
2024 Series
7.7
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.6
The Pursuit of Love
as The Bolter • 3 eps
2021 Series
6.9
Don't Look Deeper
as Sharon • 14 eps
2020 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.4
Doll & Em
as Em • 12 eps
2014 Series
4.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.1
The Newsroom
as MacKenzie McHale • 25 eps
2012 Series
7.1
Conan
as Self • 2 eps
2010 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 2 eps
2007 Series
7.5
30 Rock
as Phoebe • 3 eps
2006 Series
6.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.0
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2001 Series
4.3
Noah's Ark
as Esther • 2 eps
1999 Series
Coming Home
as Judith Dunbar • 2 eps
1998 Series
4.3
A Dance to the Music of Time
as Polly Duport • 4 eps
1997 Series
7.5
Midsomer Murders
as Katherine Lacey • 1 eps
1997 Series
5.0
No Bananas
as Una • 10 eps
1996 Series
7.5
Silent Witness
2 eps
1996 Series
7.3
The Glass Virgin
as Annabella Lagrange • 3 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1988 Series