Emily Mortimer: A Portrait of an Actress Who Defies Convention
Early Life and Formative Years Emily Mortimer was born into London’s intellectual aristocracy in 1971, the daughter of celebrated barrister and author John Mortimer and writer Penelope Mortimer. This literary household provided fertile ground for young Emily’s creative development, though acting wasn’t her initial ambition. She attended Oxford University, where she studied Russian literature, a…
