| Emily Mortimer Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 7½ in |
| Weight | 56 kg |
| Date of Birth | October 6, 1971 |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Spouse | Alessandro Nivola |
Emily Mortimer is an English actress, producer, and screenwriter whose notable film credits include Notting Hill (1999), Lovely and Amazing (2001), Match Point (2005), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), etc. She has more than 50k followers on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook each.
Born Name
Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer
Nick Name
Emily
Sun Sign
Libra
Born Place
Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom
Residence
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Nationality
Education
Emily attended St Paul’s Girls’ School in her hometown. She studied English Literature and Russian from Lincoln College at the University of Oxford from 1990 to 1994.
She trained as an actor at the Moscow Arts Theater Drama School in Russia.
Occupation
Actress, Screenwriter, Producer
Family
- Father – Sir John Mortimer (Writer, Lawyer)
- Mother – Penelope Mortimer (née Gollop)
- Siblings – Rosie Mortimer (Younger Sister), Ross Bentley (Older Half-Brother) (IT Consultant), Sally Silverman (Older Half-Sister), Jeremy Mortimer (Older Half-Brother) (Producer, Director)
- Others – Herbert Mortimer (Paternal Grandfather), Kathleen Smith (Paternal Grandmother), William Gollop (Maternal Grandfather), Anne Leigh (Maternal Grandmother)
Manager
Emily is represented by –
- Tavistock Wood Management (London)
- William Morris Endeavor (California)
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 7½ in or 171.5 cm
Weight
56 kg or 123.5 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Emily has dated –
- Paul Bettany (1997-1999)
- Alessandro Nivola (2000-Present) – Emily married her Love’s Labour’s Lost co-star Alessandro Nivola on January 3, 2003. Their son Samuel John Nivola was born on September 26, 2003, and their daughter May Rose Nivola on January 15, 2010.
Race / Ethnicity
White
She has English ancestry.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Hazel
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Husky voice
Brand Endorsements
Emily has endorsed –
- Immigrant Justice Corps
- Métier
- Amanda Lacey Skincare
- Grenson Shoes
- L. K. Bennett
Religion
Atheism
Emily Mortimer’s Favorite Things
- TV Show – Search Party
- Author – Charles Dickens
- Podcast – S-Town
- Books – Limonov by Emmanuel Carrere, Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Edie by Jean Stein, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, State of Wonder by Ann Patchett, The Amazing Bone by William Steig, Hons and Rebels by Jessica Mitford, Lectures on Russian Literature by Vladimir Nabokov, The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark
- Movies – Calamity Jane (1953), Saturday Night Fever (1977), The Big Lebowski (1998)
- Newsroom Films – Network (1976), Broadcast News (1987), It Happened One Night (1934), His Girl Friday (1940)
- Designers – Alberta Ferretti, Agnès B.
- Song To Sing – Honky Tonk Women by The Rolling Stones
- Role Of Herself – Elizabeth Marks in Lovely and Amazing
- Item At Home – A picture of the Rolling Stones performing on stage in 1969
- Hotels – Babylonstoren in South Africa, Coqui Coqui Coba in Mexico, La Colombe d’Or in France, Su Gologone in Italy
Source – OneGrandBooks.com, Variety, The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Architectural Digest, Condé Nast Traveller, YouTube
Emily Mortimer Facts
- Fellow actress Rachel Weisz was her classmate at St Paul’s Girls’ School.
- Apart from English, Emily is also fluent in Russian.
- Her dad John Mortimer had fathered a son with actress Wendy Craig during their brief affair in 1961. Emily’s family found out about the secret love child, Ross Bentley, only in 2004.
- She has dual citizenship of the United States and the United Kingdom.
Featured Image by Carlos Delgado / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0
