Emily Mortimer is a British actress. She gained prominence with her performance in Nicole Holofcener's Lovely & Amazing (2001), which won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. She is also known for her voice performance in the English dub of Hayao Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle, and for her roles in Match Point (2005), The Pink Panther (2006), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Shutter Island (2010), and Mary Poppins Returns (2018). In television, she starred as Mackenzie McHale on HBO's The Newsroom (2012–2014), and marked her directorial debut with the miniseries The Pursuit of Love (2021). She also starred alongside Bruce Willis in The Kid in 2000.
Film Year Title Role Notes 1995 The Glass Virgin Annabella Lagrange 1996 The Ghost and the Darkness Helena PattersonThe Last of the High Kings Romy Thomas 1997 The Saint Woman on Plane 1998 Elizabeth Kat Ashley 1999 Notting Hill Will's "Perfect Girl"2000 Scream 3 Angelina TylerLove's Labour's Lost KatherineThe Miracle Maker Mary of Nazareth Voice roleDisney's The Kid Amy2001 Lovely & Amazing Elizabeth MarksThe 51st State Dakota Parker2003 A Foreign Affair Angela BeckThe Sleeping Dictionary CecilBright Young Things Nina BlountYoung Adam Cathie Dimly2004 Dear Frankie LizzieHowl's Moving Castle Young Sophie Voice role (English dub)2005 Match Point Chloe Hewett Wilton2006 Paris, je t'aime Frances Segment: "Père-Lachaise"The Pink Panther Nicole Durant2007 Lars and the Real Girl Karin2008 Transsiberian Jessie Chaos Theory Susan AllenRedbelt Laura Black2009 The Pink Panther 2 Nicole DurantHarry Brown DI Alice FramptonCity Island Molly Charlesworth2010 Shutter Island Rachel SolandoLeonie Leonie Gilmour2011 Cars 2 Holley Shiftwell Voice roleOur Idiot Brother LizHugo Lisette 2014 Rio, I Love You Dorothy Segment: "La Fortuna" 2015 Ten Thousand Saints Di Urbanski 2016 Spectral CIA Officer Fran Madison2017 The Sense of an Ending Sarah FordThe Party JinnyThe Bookshop Florence Green2018 Write When You Get Work Nan NobleTo Dust ProducerHead Full of Honey Sarah Mary Poppins Returns Jane Banks 2019Good Posture Julia Price Phil Alicia Mary Sarah 2020 Relic Kay 2021 With/In: Volume 2 Segment: "Neighborhood Watch" 2024 Paddington in Peru Mary Brown Replacing Sally Hawkins 2025 Jay Kelly Candy Also co-writer with Noah Baumbach 2026 Ladies First Sunny Black
Television Year Title Role Notes 1994 Under the Hammer Angela 1 episode Blue Heelers Kelly 1995 Sharpe's Sword Lass Television film The Glass Virgin Annabella Lagrange 3 episodes Screen Two Amanda Ellis 1 episode 1996 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Elvira Silent Witness Fran 2 episodes Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives Tilly 1 episode No Bananas Una Miniseries, 6 episodes 1997 Midsomer Murders Katherine Lacey Episode: "The Killings at Badger's Drift" A Dance to the Music of Time Polly Duport 1 episode Coming Home Judith Dunbar Television film 1998 Cider with Rosie Miss Flynn 1999 Noah's Ark Esther Miniseries, 3 episodes 2002 Jeffrey Archer: The Truth Diana, Princess of Wales Television film 2007 30 Rock Phoebe 3 episodes 2012–2014 The Newsroom Mackenzie McHale Main role, 25 episodes 2014–2015 Doll & Em Emily Main role, 12 episodes; also creator and writer 2020 Don't Look Deeper Sharon Main role, 14 episodes 2021 The Pursuit of Love The Bolter Miniseries, 3 episodes; also writer and director 2024 The New Look Elsa Lombardi 3 episodes2025Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de MenezesCressida Dick3 episodesFallout Recurring role (season 3)
Video games Year Title Role 2011 Cars 2: The Video GameHolley Shiftwell (voice) 2012 Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure 2013 Disney Infinity 2014 Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes, Cars: Fast as Lightning 2015 Disney Infinity 3.0
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