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Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer was born Hammersmith London, England on December 1, 1971. 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 the role of Mackenzie McHale in the HBO series The Newsroom, and as the voice actress of Sophie in the English-language version of Howl's Moving Castle (2004). Mortimer also stars in Scream 3 (2000), Match Point (2005), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Chaos Theory (2008), Harry Brown (2009), Shutter Island (2010), Hugo (2011), and Mary Poppins Returns (2018).

She is also known for play MacKenzie McHale in HBO's Newsroom opposite Jeff Daniels, Sam Waterston, Olivia Munn and Dev Patel