Trivia

Fluent in Russian

Discovered an older half-brother, Ross Bentley, as a result of a past relationship between actress Wendy Craig and her father Sir John Mortimer. (September 17, 2004)

Educated at the prestigious St Paul's Girls School in London. Was in the same class as fellow actress Rachel Weisz.

Attended Moscow Arts Theatre School.

Was chosen to voice the young Sophie in the English language version of Howl's Moving Castle (2004) because the producers felt that her voice resembled that of the young Jean Simmons, who voiced the old Sophie.

Has become part of Martin Scorsese's acting company, working for him on three films.

Was originally cast to play the second killer, Angelina Tyler, in Scream 3 (2000). She filmed most of her scenes under the impression that she would be unmasked as a killer, until the last minute change to remove her character as the accomplice killer. Mortimer was genuinely surprised when she found out near the end of filming that she wouldn't be revealed as a killer.

A Mexican punk band played at her wedding to Alessandro Nivola.

Gave birth to her daughter May Nivola (May Rose Nivola), with husband Alessandro Nivola, in New York City, via Caesarean section (15 January 2010).

Studied English & Russian at Lincoln College, Oxford (1990-1994). Daughter of John Mortimer and Penny Mortimer.

Gave birth to her son, Sam Nivola (Samuel John Nivola), with husband Alessandro Nivola, at London's Portland Hospital, weighing in at 7lbs 10oz (26 September 2003).

Her younger sister Rosie Mortimer gave birth to her son John just three days after Emily gave birth to her daughter May.

Was three months pregnant with her daughter May when she completed filming on Shutter Island (2010).

Lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. USA (December 2012)

Attended St. Paul's Girls' School in London.

Auditioned for The Black Dahlia (2006).

Returned to work six months after giving birth to her daughter May in order to begin filming Our Idiot Brother (2011).

Has one younger sister, Rosie Mortimer.

Has two older half-siblings from her father's first marriage, Sally Silverman and Jeremy Mortimer.

Returned to work ten months after giving birth to her son Samuel in order to begin filming Match Point (2005).

The name of her mother, Penelope, was also the name of her father's first wife.