When the actress Emily Mortimer was growing up, in London, her father, the dramatist Sir John Mortimer, would tell her tales of the Mitford sisters. The six aristocratic siblings were raised in ...

Angela Mortimer, who has died aged 93, defied illness and partial deafness to become one of the world’s top tennis players in the 1950s and early 1960s. She won three Grand Slam singles crowns ...

Taking over a role from another actor is stress-inducing no matter what, but doing so in films as beloved as the Paddington series comes with extra pressure. Such was the task facing Emily Mortimer ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Emily Mortimer grew up with the Mitfords, in a manner of speaking. In the white, 1930s house with ...

British actress Emily Mortimer stars opposite Jeff Daniels on Aaron Sorkin’s “The Newsroom” on HBO. Although she was initially approached about the role, she had an uphill battle to prove she could ...

‘The law supposes,” says Brownlow, the attorney, to the hapless Mr. Bumble in Oliver Twist, “that your wife acts under your direction.” Please take a breath before scrutinizing Mr. Bumble’s response: ...

A tunnel used to capture a medieval queen and her lover, who had seized power from the king of England, is reopening following restoration. Mortimer's Hole, at Nottingham Castle, was used by King ...