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Emily Mortimer Biography
Birth Name:Emily Kathleen Mortimer
Birth Place:London, England
Profession Actress, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack, Director
Fast Facts
- She won Best Supporting Female at the Independent Spirit Awards in 2003
- Was nominated for the 2004 Empire Award for best British actress
- Was nominated for the 2007 Satellite Award for best actress in a motion picture
- She graduated from the University of Oxford where she studied Russian
- Studied at Oxford University
- Got married to actor Alessandro Nivola
- Started out performing in school plays
- Quote: "I don't think I'd have been able to write a TV series on my own․ I wouldn't have had the nerve․ If I've learned anything from making Doll & Em, the show my best friend Dolly Wells and I created, it's that you get confidence from collaborating with people you love and admire․"
- In 2010, she became an American citizen
- She speaks fluent Russian
- Studied Russian
Awards
- 2003COFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
- 2003CFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2003Chlotrudis Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
- 2003DVDX Award-Best Supporting Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie: nominated
- 2003Independent Spirit Award-Best Supporting Female: winner
- 2003Golden Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical: nominated
- 2004Empire Award-Best British Actress: nominated
- 2004ALFS Award-British Supporting Actress of the Year: nominated
- 2005EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Actress: nominated
- 2005ALFS Award-British Actress of the Year: nominated
- 2007EDA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2007DFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2007Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical: nominated
- 2008COFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2009Saturn Award-Best Actress: nominated
- 2018CEC Award-Best Actress (Mejor Actriz): nominated
- 2018Goya-Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Protagonista): nominated
- 2018Audience Award-Narrative: winner
- 2019CinEuphoria-Best Ensemble - International Competition: nominated
- 2019Ensemble Cast Award-: winner
- 2020British Independent Film Festival Award-Legend of Cinema Award: winner
- 2021Chainsaw Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
- 2022BAFTA TV Award-Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2025IFJA Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2026Movies for Grownups Award-Best Screenwriter: nominated
- 2026Astra Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2026Critics Choice Award-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
- 2026Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Original: nominated