Emily Mortimer Biography

Birth Name : Emily Kathleen Mortimer 

Date of Birth : 1 December 1971, London, England, UK 

Height : 5' 8" (1.73 m)

Occupation : Actress 

English actress Emily Mortimer is the daughter of writer and barrister Sir John Mortimer and his second wife, Penelope. She was educated at St Paul's Girls' School in West London, and it was whilst there she began acting. Mortimer moved on from school to Lincoln College, Oxford University, where she studied English Literature and Russian, and spent two terms at the Moscow Arts Theater Drama School, studying acting. 

She began her career performing in several acclaimed stage productions, including The Lights at the Royal Court Theatre and The Merchant of Venice at Edinburgh's Lyceum Theatre. She went on to work in television and feature films with roles in Elizabeth, Notting Hill and the television mini-series Noah's Ark.

Prior to her emergence into the spotlight with films like "Lovely and Amazing" (2002) and "Match Point" (2005), actress Emily Mortimer made her way playing small and often unrewarding roles. Following the traditional actor's path, Mortimer studied her craft at school while honing her skills on stage and eventually made her onscreen debut. She first gained notice with a noticeable role as the governess to the Virgin Queen in "Elizabeth" (1998), which led to more substantial appearances in features like "Notting Hill" (1999) and "Scream 3" (2000). But it was her award-winning supporting turn in "Lovely and Amazing" (2002) that made both audiences and critics take notice. From there, she began to become a more consistent presence in major features, including "Match Point" (2005) and "The Pink Panther" (2006), making Mortimer one of the more promising young actresses to travel across the pond in some time.

Mortimer next co-starred in "The Pink Panther" (2006), an inexplicable remake starring Steve Martin as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau - a part once performed to perfection by the incomparable Peter Sellers. She took a turn to offbeat independent features with "Lars and the Real Girl" (2007), playing the loving wife of a man (Paul Schneider) whose brother (Ryan Gosling) forms a bond with a blow-up doll. After turns in less-heralded fare like "Number Thirteen" (2007), "Redbelt" (2008) and "Transiberian" (2008), as well as a three-episode run as the fragile, bird-boned love interest of TV exec Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) on the Emmy-winning sitcom, "30 Rock" (NBC, 2006- ), Mortimer reprised Inspector Clouseau's love interest, Nicole, in the ill-fated sequel "The Pink Panther 2" (2009).