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Jul 2020
1h 12m

Emily Mortimer

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Emily Mortimer (Lars and the Real Girl, Shutter Island, The Newsroom) is an English actress and screenwriter. Emily chats with the Armchair Expert about her newfound realization of her social anxiety, her mother's patronization and overcoming a lazy eye in her first big movie. Dax wonders what it's like working for Aaron Sorkin and Emily Is forced to define ... Show More
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