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Emily Mortimer is a screenwriter, stage actor and television actor, born on October 6, 1971 in Finsbury Park, United Kingdom. That puts Emily Mortimer at 54 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Lincoln College. Listed accolades include Film Independent Spirit Awards (2003).
My Take
Emily Mortimer is one of those actors who makes you feel smarter just watching her — probably because she actually is, having studied Russian and modern languages at Oxford before deciding to charm the rest of us on screen instead. She's got this quietly devastating quality that I find completely magnetic: fragile on the surface, but with a real spine underneath. Her turn in Lovely and Amazing (2002) is what put her on my radar properly — raw and funny and achingly honest, the kind of performance that earns you a Spirit Award because nobody else in the room could have pulled it off quite like that. And then The Newsroom handed her the role of Mackenzie McHale, and suddenly the whole world got to see how well she holds her own in a room full of fast-talking idealists. British to her core, but effortlessly transatlantic — that's a rare, genuinely useful trick.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Emily Mortimer
- Name (Japanese)
- エミリー・モーティマー
- Reading
- えみりー・もーてぃまー
- Born
- October 6, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Finsbury Park, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / stage actor / television actor / journalist
2. Background
- University
- Lincoln College
Awards & achievements
- 2003 Film Independent Spirit Awards
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/emortimer/
- Xhttps://x.com/EMortimer
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily%20Mortimer
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230308
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Emily Mortimer born?
Born October 6, 1971 (age 54).
Where is Emily Mortimer from?
Emily Mortimer is from Finsbury Park, United Kingdom.
What does Emily Mortimer do?
Emily Mortimer works as actor, screenwriter, stage actor, television actor, journalist.
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