The Emily Mortimer Handbook - Everything you need to know about Emily Mortimer

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Emily Kathleen A. Mortimer (born 1 December 1971) is an English actress. She began performing on stage, and has since appeared in several film and television roles, including 30 Rock, Scream 3, Match Point, Lars and the Real Girl, Hugo, Cars 2, Shutter Island, Harry Brown and The Newsroom. She is recognised for her ability to play a wide range of characters, from drama to comedy, in successful independent and studio productions.

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• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 09 février 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781486464708
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 13 Mo

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Contents

Articles Emily Mortimer 30 Rock Alessandro Nivola Bright Young Things Catherine Cookson Chaos Theory (film) Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress City Island (film) Coming Home (TV serial) Corporate Crush Dear Frankie Detroit Film Critics Society Elizabeth (film) Finsbury Park, London Harry Brown (film) Howl's Moving Castle (film) Hugo (film) Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female Jack Donaghy Jeremy Mortimer John Mortimer Kat Ashley Lars and the Real Girl Leonie (film) Lincoln College, Oxford Love's Labour's Lost (2000 film) Martin Scorsese Notting Hill (film) Our Idiot Brother Paris, je t'aime Redbelt Saturn Award for Best Actress Sharpe's Sword (TV programme)

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Shutter Island (film) St Paul's Girls' School The 51st State The Ghost and the Darkness The Last of the High Kings The Newsroom (U.S. TV series) The Pink Panther (2006 film) The Pink Panther 2 The Sleeping Dictionary

References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

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Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Mortimer at the 2011 Tribeca Film FestivalVanity Fairparty

Born

Alma mater

Occupation

Years active

Spouse(s)

Children

Parents

Emily Kathleen A. Mortimer 1 December 1971 Finsbury Park, London, England, UK

Lincoln College, Oxford

Actress

1995–present

Alessandro Nivola (m. 2003)

Samuel Nivola May Nivola

John Mortimer (deceased) Penelope(nbeGollop)

[1] Emily Kathleen A. Mortimer(born 1 December 1971) is an English actress. She began performing on stage, and has since appeared in several film and television roles, including30 Rock,Scream 3,Match Point,Lars and the Real [2] Girl,Hugo,Cars 2,Shutter Island,Harry BrownandThe Newsroom. She is recognised for her ability to play a wide range of characters, from drama to comedy, in successful independent and studio productions.

Early life [3] Mortimer was born in Finsbury Park, London England, a daughter of Sir John Mortimer, QC (a lawyer and writer [4] who createdRumpole of the Bailey) and his second wife, Penelope (nbe Gollop). She has a younger sister, Rosie; two older half-siblings, Sally Silverman and Jeremy, by her father's first marriage, to author Penelope Fletcher; and a [5] half-brother, Ross Bentley, by her father's liaison with actress Wendy Craig. [6] Mortimer studied at St Paul's Girls' School in west London (she was in the year below actress Rachel Weisz), where she appeared in several pupil productions. She then went on to Oxford University, where she read Russian at Lincoln College and performed in several plays. Before becoming an actress, Mortimer wrote a column for theDaily Telegraph, and was also screenwriter for an adaptation of Lorna Sage's memoir,Bad Blood.

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Emily Mortimer

Career Mortimer performed in several plays while studying at Oxford University, and while acting in a student production she was spotted by a producer who later cast her in the lead in a television adaptation of Dame Catherine Cookson's [7] The Glass Virgin(1995). Subsequent television roles includedSharpe's SwordandComing Home. Her first film role was opposite Val Kilmer in 1996'sThe Ghost and the Darkness. Mortimer was then in the Irish coming-of-age storyThe Last of the High Kings, released later the same year. In the 1997 Midsomer Murders pilot episodeThe Killings at Badger's Drift, she appeared as Katherine Lacey. In 1998 she appeared as Kat Ashley inElizabeth, and played Miss Flynn in the TV mini-series Cider with Rosie, which was adapted for television by her father.

Mortimer at a film premiere in September 2007

In 1999, she played three roles that raised her profile outside the UK: She was the "Perfect Girl" dropped by Hugh Grant inNotting Hill, appeared as Esther in the American TV mini-seriesNoah's Ark, and was Angelina, the star of the film-within-a-film, in the upscale slasher flickScream 3.

In 2000, Mortimer was cast as Katherine in Kenneth Branagh's musical adaptation ofLove's Labour's Lost, where she met actor and future husband Alessandro Nivola. She took on her biggest role in an American film to date, playing opposite Bruce Willis inDisney's The Kid. In 2002, she had a major role inThe 51st State(also known asFormula 51), starring opposite Samuel L. [7] Jackson and Robert Carlyle.

In 2003, Mortimer appeared in Stephen Fry's filmBright Young Things. In 2004, Mortimer appeared in the filmDear Frankie. In 2005, she played a major role as the oblivious spouse of an adulterous Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Woody Allen's Match Point, as well as voicing young Sophie in the English-dubbed version of Howl's Moving Castle. In 2007 she played a supporting role inLars and the Real Mortimer at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival Girlas the supportive sister-in-law of Ryan Gosling's title character. She also appeared inThe Pink Pantherin 2006 and in its 2009 sequel, as the love interest of Inspector Clouseau (Steve Martin). In the last three episodes of30 Rock's first season, she played Phoebe, a love interest of Alec Baldwin's character, Jack Donaghy.

Mortimer played an aspiring actress opposite Andy Garcca inCity Island(2009) and a nurse in Martin Scorsese's 2010 filmShutter Island. She played Leonie Gilmour in the filmLeonie, released in the autumn of 2010. In 2011, she started work with the acclaimed screenwriter and producer Aaron Sorkin as Mackenzie McHale in HBO's The Newsroom. In January 2013 it was announced that Mortimer would be co-creating and starring in the comedy series Doll & Em [8] [9] for Sky Living , along with her long-term friend, actress and comedian Dolly Wells.

Personal life In 2000, Mortimer met American actor Alessandro Nivola, while both were starring inLove's Labour's Lost. The [10] couple married in the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, on 3 January 2003. A Mexican punk band performed at their [10] wedding. Mortimer gave birth to their son, Samuel John, in Westminster, London, on 23 September 2003. Their [11] second child, May Rose, was born on 15 January 2010. During the same year, Mortimer naturalised as an American citizen for "cynical reasons" in order to avoid paying inheritance tax in the event of anything happening to

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Nominated—DVD Exclusive Award for Best Supporting Actress in a DVD Premiere Film

Voice

1998

TV

TV

2003

Dakota Parker

The 51st State aka Formula 51

TV

Role

The Glass Virgin

Cecil

Bright Young Things

Heartstones (Ruth Rendell Mysteries)

Nominated—London Critics' Circle Film Award for British Actress of the Year

TV

1996

Year

1995

2004

Disney's The Kid

Nobody Needs to Know

A Foreign Affair

Emily

Nina Blount

Emily Mortimer

[12] [12] her husband. Mortimer is an atheist.

Elizabeth

Killing Joe

Cider with Rosie

2000

Coming Home

Howl's Moving Castle

Dear Frankie

Silent Witness

Annabella Lagrange

Elvira

Katherine

Angelina Tyler

Amy

Young Sophie

Lizzie

Love's Labour's Lost

Scream 3

Lass

Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger's Drift

1999

2001

1997

The Ghost and the Darkness

Helana Patterson

The Sleeping Dictionary

Young Adam

2002

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

Cathie Dimly

Elizabeth Marks

Diana, Princess of Wales

Angela Beck

Notting Hill

The Saint

Lovely and Amazing

Nominated—Empire Award for Best British Actress Nominated—European Film Award for Best Actress Nominated—London Critics' Circle Film Award for British Supporting Actress of the Year

Sharpe's Sword

Filmography

Film

Will's "Perfect Girl"

TV miniseries

Episodes "Long Days, Short Nights" parts 1 and 2

Notes

Kat Ashley

Fran

Miss Flynn

Katherine Lacey

Woman on Plane

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TV

TV

Judith Dunbar

Romy Thomas

The Last of the High Kings

Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress– Motion Picture

References

Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress

Shutter Island

Chaos Theory

Voice

Phoebe

Susan Allen

Holley Shiftwell

Rachel Solando

Voice (Season 6) (TV)

Paris, je t'aime

2006

Emily Mortimer

2007

Episodes "Corporate Crush", "Cleveland" and "Hiatus"

Match Point

30 Rock

2005

Chloe Hewett Wilton

SegmentPdre-Lachaise

2011

The Newsroom

Cars 2

Nominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Karin

Nicole Durant

TV

[1]Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005. [2] Merritt, Stephanie (20 January 2005). "Woman on the verge" (http:/ /www.guardian.co.uk/film/2001/dec/02/features.magazine). Guardian(London). . Retrieved 4 October 2010. [3] "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (http:/ /www.imdb.com/title/tt1221328/).Interview with Jay Leno. . Retrieved 17 March 2008. [4] Rumpole creator Sir John Mortimer dies, aged 85" (http:/ /www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1119184/ Rumpole-creator-Sir-John-Mortimer-dies-aged-85.html)Daily Mail, 16 January 2009] says her maiden name is Gallop. In this Guardian obituary for the first wife (http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/1999/oct/22/guardianobituaries1), the maiden name of the second wife is Gollop. TheDaily Mailarticle mentions that Sir John Mortimer had two children by his first marriage, which ended in 1972 (1971 per his Wikipedia article), and two by his second marriage. [5] Walker, Tim; Eden, Richard (13 September 2004). "Mortimer's joy at son with Wendy Craig" (http:/ /www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ 1471554/Mortimer's-joy-at-son-with-Wendy-Craig.html).Daily Telegraph(UK). . Retrieved 23 May 2009. [6]GQ magazine, September 2005, p212 [7] Woman on the verge (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2001/dec/02/features.magazine) The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2012 [8] http://skyliving.sky.com/sky-living-announces-new-series-of-programmes-including-comedy-show-doll-em [9] http://skyliving.sky.com/ [10] Marriages and Births England and Wales 1837–2006 (http://www.findmypast.co.uk/BirthsMarriagesDeaths.jsp) [11] "Emily Mortimer Says Son 'Mocks' Her English Accent" (http:/ /celebrity-babies.com/2009/10/17/ emily-mortimer-says-son-mocks-her-english-accent/). Celebrity-babies.com. . Retrieved 23 February 2011. [12] Barkham, Patrick (8 July 2010). "Emily Mortimer: 'Secrets are a part of all of our lives'" (http:/ /www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/jul/08/ emily-mortimer-keeping-in-family).The Guardian(UK). . Retrieved 1 August 2010.

Mackenzie McHale

TBA

Lisette

Liz

Jessie

Detective Inspector Alice Frampton

Leonie Gilmour

Nicole Durant

Laura Black

Molly Charlesworth

2010

Redbelt

City Island

Harry Brown

The Pink Panther 2

2009

Leonie

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2008

Transsiberian

Lars and the Real Girl

The Pink Panther

Frances

Our Idiot Brother

Hugo

2012-present

Robot Chicken

Emily Mortimer

External links

Emily Mortimer (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm607865/) at the Internet Movie Database Emily Mortimer (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/emily_mortimer) at Rotten Tomatoes

30 Rock

Genre

Created by

Starring

Composer(s)

Country of origin

Language(s)

No. of seasons

No. of episodes

Executive producer(s)

Producer(s)

Editor(s)

30 Rock

Comedy Satire

Tina Fey

Tina Fey Alec Baldwin Tracy Morgan Jane Krakowski Jack McBrayer Scott Adsit Judah Friedlander Katrina Bowden Keith Powell Lonny Ross John Lutz Kevin Brown Grizz Chapman Maulik Pancholy

Jeff Richmond

United States

English

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138 (List of episodes)

Production

Lorne Michaels Tina Fey Marci Klein David Miner Robert Carlock

Alec Baldwin Jerry Kupfer Don Scardino

Ken Eluto, A.C.E.

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30 Rock

Location(s)

Camera setup

Running time

Production company(s)

Original channel

Picture format

Original run

NBC Studios New York, New York

Single camera (123 episodes) Multiple camera (2 episodes)

22 minutes

Broadway Video Little Stranger, Inc. NBC Universal Television Studio (2006–2007) Universal Media Studios (2007–2011) Universal Television (2012–13)

Broadcast

NBC

480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)

October 11, 2006–January 31, 2013

External links

[1] Website

[2] Production website

30 Rockis an American television comedy series that ran on NBC from October 11, 2006 to January 31, 2013 and was created by Tina Fey. The series, which is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer forSaturday Night Live, takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy series depicted as airing on NBC. The series' name refers to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, the address of the GE Building, in which the NBC Studios [3] are located. This series is produced by Broadway Video and Little Stranger, Inc., in association with [4] NBCUniversal.

30 Rockepisodes are produced in a single camera setup (with the exception of the live episodes that were taped in [5] [6][7] [8] the multi-camera format), and are filmed in New York. The pilot episode premiered on October 11, 2006, and seven full seasons have aired since. The series' supporting cast includes Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Katrina Bowden, Keith Powell, Lonny Ross, John Lutz, [4] Kevin Brown, Grizz Chapman and Maulik Pancholy.

30 Rockhas been a critical success, winning several major awards (including Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2007, 2008, and 2009), and achieving the top ranking on myriad critics' year-end best [4] of 2006 and 2007 lists. On July 14, 2009, the series was nominated for 22 Primetime Emmy Awards, the most in a [9] [10] single year for a comedy series. Despite the acclaim, the series struggled in the ratings throughout its run, [11] something which Fey herself has made light of. In 2009, Comedy Central and WGN America bought the syndication rights to the show, which began airing on both [12] networks on September 19, 2011; the series also entered into local broadcast syndication on September 19, [13] 2011.

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30 Rock

Production

Conception In 2002, Fey was the head writer and a performer onSaturday Night Live(SNL). She pitched the show that became 30 Rockto NBC, originally as a sitcom about cable news. NBC Entertainment president Kevin Reilly felt that "Fey [14] was using the news setting as a fig leaf for her own experience and [he] encouraged her to write what she knew." The show was subsequently reworked to revolve around anSNL-style sketch show. After being presented to Reilly once more, the show was set to air during the 2005–2006 television season. Just before the deal went through, however, the show was nearly brushed aside by Anthony Lewis and Jack Melcher, two NBC executives who fought the idea, fearing that Fey's removal fromSNLwould result in a severe cut to the show's ratings. Eventually, Lewis gave in just a month before his retirement, and Melcher backed down. In May 2003, Fey signed a contract with NBC to remain in herSNLhead writer position until at least the 2004–2005 television season and to develop a prime-time [15] project to be produced by Broadway Video and NBC Universal. Filming was postponed due to Tina Fey's [16] pregnancy. During the 2004–2005 pilot season, a pilot was announced namedUntitled Tina Fey Project. The30 Rockpilot focused on the boss of a variety show who has to manage her relationships with the show's volatile star and its charismatic executive producer. The storyline evolved into one that dealt with a head writer of a variety show who [17] dealt with both the stars as well as the show's new network executive.30 Rockwas officially given the green light [18] to air May 15, 2006, along with a 13-episode order. The series underwent further changes during the months leading up to and following its debut. A May 2006 press release mentioned that sketches fromThe Girlie Showwould be made available in their entirety on NBC's broadband [19] website, DotComedy.com. The idea was to air the fictitiousTGS with Tracy Jordanaspect of theonline. This series was abandoned prior to its debut.

Filming Inside scenes for30 Rockare mostly filmed at Silvercup Studios in Long Island City, Queens, NYC (Studio 8H in 30 [6] Rock in Manhattan for two live episodes). In the episodes "Cleveland" and "Hiatus," Battery Park City, Manhattan [20] and Douglaston, Queens doubled for Cleveland, Ohio and Needmore, Pennsylvania, respectively. In the episode "Gavin Volure," stock footage of the Arkansas Governor's Mansion was used for exterior shots of the home of Steve [21] Martin's character. The title sequence is made up of photos and video of 30 Rockefeller Plaza and features the series regulars. The sequence ends with a time lapse of the building and then a title card reading '30 Rock'. The sequence has remained mostly the same throughout the series, although there have been changes to the photos of most of the actors.

Music [22] The series features a "jaunty" jazz score. Most of the incidental music melody is played by either clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, or strings, often as wildly varying renditions of the usual central theme. The music is composed by Fey's husband Jeff Richmond, who is also a producer for30 Rock. Richmond wrote the theme music, which was [23] nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music. Seven short, original songs [24][25][26][27][28] have been featured in episodes, five of which were performed by Jane Krakowski, another [29] [30] performed by Tina Fey and Jason Sudeikis, and another performed by Tracy Morgan. The show has also [31][32][33] covered three existing songs, including the song "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight and the Pips. The song had its lyrics altered to accommodate the character Kenneth being "misinformed about the time [of [33] the 11:45 train]." The song "Oh My" performed by The Gray Kid is heard throughout the episode "The Source [34] Awards", which was mixed with a piano arrangement composed by Richmond. "Kidney Now!", a rendition of the popular song, "We Are the World", is performed by various artists in the Season 3 finale. Other popular songs have

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