Emily Mortimer

Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer is an English actress and filmmaker. She began acting in stage productions and has since appeared in several film and television roles. In 2003, she won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in Lovely and Amazing. She is also known for playing Mackenzie McHale in the HBO series The Newsroom (2012–2014). She created and wrote the series Doll & Em (2014–2015) and wrote and directed the miniseries The Pursuit of Love (2021), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress.

6 October 1971

Born on the same birth date (6 October 1971): Alan Stubbs • Phil Bennett (racing driver) • Takis Gonias

Born on the same birth day (6 October): Cees Veerman (musician) • Fannie Lou Hamer • Joseph Lowery • Levon Aronian • Lonnie Johnson (inventor) • Merzak Allouache • Nicolas Peyrac • Pizzi (Portuguese footballer) • Richie Benaud • Seema Kennedy • Settimia Caccini • Stefan Postma • Willy Merkl

Born in the same month (October 1971): Jim Butcher • Jim Serdaris • Lauri Pilter • Leslie Grossman • Nick Oliveri • Pedro Martínez • Phil Bennett (racing driver) • Wayne Bartrim