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Emily Mortimer (born 1 December 1971) is an English actress. She began performing on stage, and has since appeared in several film and television roles, including 2000's Scream 3 and 2005's Match Point. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1102x732, 84 KB)Screenshot from the movie Formula 51 This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the studio which produced the film, and possibly also by any actors appearing... The 51st State is a 2001 film directed by Ronny Yu, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle and Emily Mortimer. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Alessandro Antine Nivola (born June 28, 1972) is an American actor, perhaps known for his roles in the films Best Laid Plans, Jurassic Park III, Face/Off, and the Goal! trilogy. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... â€œUKâ€ redirects here. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...

Biography

Early life

Mortimer was born in London, England to Penelope Gollop and dramatist John Clifford Mortimer, known for his Rumpole of the Bailey series. Her maternal grandfather was a pig farmer.^[1] She has a younger sister, Rosie, and a half brother, Ross Bentley. Mortimer studied at St Paul's Girls' School, where she appeared in several student productions. After St. Paul's, she moved on to Lincoln College, Oxford, where she read Russian, and performed in several plays. Before becoming an actress, Emily wrote a column for the Daily Telegraph, and was also screenwriter for a screen adaptation of Lorna Sage's novel, Bad Blood. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Sir John Clifford Mortimer QC (born 21 April 1923) is an English barrister turned prolific writer and dramatist. ... Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by British writer and barrister Sir John Mortimer, QC and starring Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients. ... St Pauls Girls School (or SPGS) is a major British independent school, located in Hammersmith, London. ... College name Lincoln College Named after Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln Established 1427 Sister college Downing College, Cambridge Rector Prof. ... This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ... Lorna Sage (born Hanmer, North Wales in 1943; died London in 2001), was a Welsh accademic, as well as an award winning Literary critic and author, known widely for her contribution to the consideration of womens writing. ... Look up bad blood in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Career

Mortimer performed in several plays while studying at Oxford University, and while acting in a student production she was spotted by a producer who later cast her in a supporting role in a television adaptation of Dame Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin (1995). Subsequent television roles included Sharpe's Sword. Her first film role was opposite Val Kilmer in 1996's The Ghost and the Darkness. Mortimer was then in the Irish coming-of-age story The Last of the High Kings, released later the same year. In 1998 she appeared as Kat Ashley in Elizabeth, and played Miss Flynn in the TV mini-series Cider with Rosie, which was adapted for television by her father. The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Dame Catherine Ann Cookson DBE (27 June 1906 â€“ 11 June 1998) was an English author. ... Sharpes Sword is a 1995 British television drama, part of a series screened on the ITV network that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. ... Val Edward Kilmer[1] (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 Oscar-winning film about the Tsavo maneaters, two lions who attacked the builders of the Uganda-Mombassa Railway in 1898, and the subsequent hunt to kill them. ... For other uses, see Coming of Age (disambiguation). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Katherine Ashley nÃ©e Champernowne (? - 1565) was governess to Elizabeth I and was a close friend in later life. ... Elizabeth is a 1998 movie about the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. ... â€œTVâ€ redirects here. ... Cider With Rosie is a 1959 book by Laurie Lee. ...

In 1999, she played three roles that raised her profile outside the UK: She was the ill-fated "Perfect Girl" dropped by Hugh Grant in Notting Hill, appeared as Esther in the American TV mini-series Noah's Ark, and was Angelina, the star of the film-within-a-film, in the upscale slasher flick Scream 3. Hugh John Mungo Grant[1] (born September 9, 1960) is a Golden Globe-winning English actor. ... For places named Notting Hill, see Notting Hill. ... A painting by the American Edward Hicks (1780â€“1849), showing the animals boarding Noahs Ark two by two. ... The original 1974 Black Christmas is considered the first authentic slasher. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 2000, Mortimer was cast as Katherine in Kenneth Branagh's musical adaptation of Love's Labour's Lost, where she met actor and future husband Alessandro Nivola. Mortimer changed her prim image in favor of a more provocative one when she appeared full-frontally nude in the 2001 film "Lovely and Amazing". She took on her biggest role in an American film to date, playing opposite Bruce Willis in The Kid. In 2002, she had a major role in The 51st State, starring opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Carlyle, and was a supporting character in John Woo's war drama Windtalkers. In 2004, she appeared in the movie Dear Frankie. In 2005, she played a major role in Woody Allen's Match Point, as well voicing young Sophie in the English-dubbed version of Howl's Moving Castle. Kenneth Charles Branagh (born December 10, 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated Northern Irish-born actor and film director. ... The 2000 movie Loves Labours Lost is an adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare as a romantic Hollywood musical starring Shakespearean veteran Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, and Nathan Lane. ... Alessandro Antine Nivola (born June 28, 1972) is an American actor, perhaps known for his roles in the films Best Laid Plans, Jurassic Park III, Face/Off, and the Goal! trilogy. ... Nudity in film is the appearance in motion pictures of people without clothing. ... Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955 in Idar-Oberstein, Germany) is an American actor and singer. ... Disneys The Kid is a movie starring Bruce Willis as Russel Duritz, Spencer Breslin as Rusty Duritz, co-starring Emily Mortimer as Amy, Lily Tomlin as Janet the Secretary, Chi McBride as Kenny (the wedding customer), and Jean Smart as Deirdre Lefever (the woman at the plane). ... The 51st State is a 2001 film directed by Ronny Yu, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle and Emily Mortimer. ... â€œSamuel Jacksonâ€ redirects here. ... Robert Carlyle OBE (born April 14, 1961) is a Scottish movie actor. ... For other uses, see John Woo (disambiguation). ... Windtalkers is a 2002 World War II film directed by John Woo. ... Dear Frankie is a 2004 film directed by Shona Auerbach. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart KÃ¶nigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Match Point is an Academy Award-nominated 2005 film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox and Penelope Wilton. ... Howls Moving Castle ) is an Academy Award-nominated Japanese animated fantasy film, based on Diana Wynne Jones novel of the same name, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. ...

She also appeared in The Pink Panther 2006, as the love interest of Inspector Clouseau (Steve Martin). This article is about the Pink Panther film series. ... The love interest is a stock character, an object of romantic admiration and attraction for the principal character(s), or heroes. ... Peter Sellers in one of a number of appearances as Inspector Clouseau Inspector Jacques Clouseau (later chief inspector) is a fictional detective in Blake Edwardss Pink Panther series. ... For the football player of the same name see Steve Martin (football player). ...

In the last three episodes of 30 Rock's first season, she played Phoebe, a love interest of Alec Baldwin's character Jack Donaghy. 30 Rock is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated NBC sitcom that debuted in the United States on October 11, 2006. ... This is a list of recurring minor characters on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. ... Alec Baldwin (born Alexander Rae Baldwin III on April 3, 1958 in Amityville, New York) is an Emmy & Academy Award-nominated, and a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor. ... John Francis Jack Donaghy is a fictional character in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. ...

Personal life

In 2000, Mortimer met American actor Alessandro Nivola, while both were starring in Love's Labour's Lost. The couple married on 3 January 2003, and had a Mexican punk band perform. Mortimer gave birth to the couple's son Samuel on 23 September 2003. Alessandro Antine Nivola (born June 28, 1972) is an American actor, perhaps known for his roles in the films Best Laid Plans, Jurassic Park III, Face/Off, and the Goal! trilogy. ... The 2000 movie Loves Labours Lost is an adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare as a romantic Hollywood musical starring Shakespearean veteran Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, and Nathan Lane. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Filmography

Sharpes Sword is a 1995 British television drama, part of a series screened on the ITV network that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 Oscar-winning film about the Tsavo maneaters, two lions who attacked the builders of the Uganda-Mombassa Railway in 1898, and the subsequent hunt to kill them. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Midsomer Murders is a popular British television series about murders that take place in the fictional English county of Midsomer. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Coming Home is a 1978 film which tells the story of a handicapped Vietnam War veterans difficulty in re-entering civilian life after his return from the war. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Cider With Rosie is a 1959 book by Laurie Lee. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Elizabeth is a 1998 movie about the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Notting Hill is a 1999 romantic comedy film set in the Notting Hill district of London, England, UK. The screenplay was written by Richard Curtis who had previously written Four Weddings and a Funeral. ... This article is about the year. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The cast of Kenneth Branaghs 2000 film version of Loves Labours Lost. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Disneys The Kid is a movie starring Bruce Willis as Russel Duritz, Spencer Breslin as Rusty Duritz, co-starring Emily Mortimer as Amy, Lily Tomlin as Janet the Secretary, Chi McBride as Kenny (the wedding customer), and Jean Smart as Deirdre Lefever (the woman at the plane). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Lovely and Amazing is a 2002 motion picture that tells a story of three sisters and their mother, who are insecure and unhappy. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The 51st State is a 2001 film directed by Ronny Yu, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle and Emily Mortimer. ... The 51st State is a 2001 film directed by Ronny Yu, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle and Emily Mortimer. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... â€œDiana Spencerâ€ redirects here. ... A Foreign Affair is a 1948 film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Marlene Dietrich and Jean Arthur. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sleeping Dictionary is a 2003 film by Guy Jenkin. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bright Young Things is a 2003 movie directed by Stephen Fry; the film represents the directorial debut for the British actor and presenter. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Young Adam is a 2003 film written and directed by David Mackenzie, based on the novel of the same name by Alexander Trocchi, which was first published in 1957. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dear Frankie is a 2004 film directed by Shona Auerbach. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Howls Moving Castle ) is an Academy Award-nominated Japanese animated fantasy film, based on Diana Wynne Jones novel of the same name, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Match Point is an Academy Award-nominated 2005 film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox and Penelope Wilton. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paris, je taime (Paris, I love you) is a 2006 film starring several famous (and less famous) American, British and French movie actors, including Nick Nolte, Elijah Wood, Bob Hoskins, Natalie Portman, GÃ©rard Depardieu, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Steve Buscemi and Gena Rowlands. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pink Panther is a 2006 comedy film. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 30 Rock is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated NBC sitcom that debuted in the United States on October 11, 2006. ... Corporate Crush is the nineteenth episode in the situation comedy series 30 Rock. ... Episode chronology Cleveland is the twentienth episode in the situation comedy series 30 Rock, which aired on April 19, 2007. ... Hiatus is expected to be the twenty-first episode and first season finale in the situation comedy series 30 Rock. ... Lars and the Real Girl is a 2007 comedy starring Ryan Gosling set to be released on October 12, 2007. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Redbelt is an upcoming action movie written and directed by David Mamet. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MGM has announced the production of a sequel to the 2006 box office hit The Pink Panther. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Number 13 is an upcoming American drama, mystery, and thriller film that is currently in pre-production. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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External links

Categories: 1971 births | Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford | British expatriates in the United States | English film actors | English television actors | Living people | Old Paulinas | People from London The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Match Point is an Academy Award-nominated 2005 film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox and Penelope Wilton. ... TV.com is a website belonging to the CNET Games and Entertainment family of websites. ...

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