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Emily Mortimer (born 1 December , 1971 in London , England ) is a British Actress who is as comfortable in historical dramas as in modern day thrillers and comedies. Her father is dramatist John Mortimer , best known for his '' Rumpole Of The Bailey '' series. Before becoming successful as an actress, Emily wrote a column for the '' Daily Telegraph '', and was also screenwriter for a screen adaptation of Lorna Sage 's novel, '' Bad Blood ''. Mortimer studied at St Paul's Girls' School , where she first developed an interest in acting, appearing in several student productions. After St. Paul's, she moved on to Lincoln College, Oxford , where she read Russian . Mortimer found time to perform in several plays while studying at Oxford , and while acting in a student production she was spotted by a producer who cast her in a supporting role in a Television adaptation of Dame Catherine Cookson 's The Glass Virgin (1995). Subsequent television roles included Sharpe's Sword. Her first film role was opposite Val Kilmer in 1996's '' The Ghost And The Darkness ''. Mortimer had a stronger role in the Irish Coming-of-age story, '' The Last Of The High Kings '', released later the same year, and in 1998, she played Miss Flynn in the TV mini-series '' Cider With Rosie '', which was adapted for television by her father. Also in 1998, Emily Mortimer appeared as in '' Notting Hill '', appeared as Esther in the American TV mini-series '' Noah's Ark '', and was Angelina, the star of the film-within-a-film, in the upscale Slasher flick '' Scream 3 ''. In 2000, Mortimer was cast as Katherine in Kenneth Branagh 's ill-fated musical adaptation of ''Love's Labour's Lost'' , but the experience had a happy ending for her – she met actor Alessandro Nivola , and the two soon fell in love and have been together ever since. That same year, Mortimer took on her biggest role in an American film to date, playing opposite Bruce Willis in '' The Kid '', and 2002 was another big year for her, with major roles in two major releases – '' The 51st State '', starring opposite Samuel L. Jackson , and a key supporting character in John Woo 's war drama '' Windtalkers ''. In 2004, she appeared in the movie '' Dear Frankie '', and in 2005, in Woody Allen 's " Match Point ", his first film set outside the U.S., for which she enjoyed early Oscar -buzz for her supporting role. She also played the role of Nicole in '' The Pink Panther '' (2006), who was Clouseau ( Steve Martin )'s love interest. EXTERNAL LINKS |