Biography

Her mother is not Penelope Mortimer, the well-known novelist who wrote The Pumpkin Eater (1964) and co-wrote with then husband John Mortimer the screenplay for Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), but Mortimer's second wife, who, confusingly, was also called Penelope.

Daughter of John Mortimer and Penny Mortimer.

Younger sister of Emily Mortimer, and half-sister of Sally Silverman and Jeremy Mortimer.

Started out as a model, but has decided she prefers writing.

Has a son named John (born January 18, 2010).