Penelope Gollop is the mother of actress Emily Mortimer who is known for playing Mackenzie McHale in the HBO series The Newsroom, and as the voice actress of Sophie in the English-language version of Howl’s Moving Castle (2004). Penelope is the wife of British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter, and author Sir John Clifford Mortimer.
Penelope Gollop: Bio Summary
Name | Penelope Gollop |
Date of birth | N/A |
Gender | Female |
Famous as | mother of Emily Mortimer |
Nationality | American |
Parents | N/A |
Siblings | N/A |
Spouse | John Mortimer |
Children | Emily Mortimer and Rosie Mortimer |
Penelope Gollop’s date of birth, age, and birthplace is not available. She has not let out any information about her parents, siblings, and other relatives. Much is unknown about her family history, her educational background, and qualifications.
Penelope Gollop has been given credit for her work in Head Full of Honey (2018), The Pursuit of Love (2021), and The Sunday Programme (1994) according to her IMDB. She met barrister, dramatist, screenwriter, and author John Mortimer married him, and became his second but last wife.
John Mortimer is known for writing for the theatre, films, beginning during World War II, when he wrote scripts for the Crown Film Unit. He has also written for television and radio. He wrote fiction and was a trial attorney for more than 3 decades. He is known for A Voyage Round My Father and Rumpole of the Bailey.
John Mortimer was a member of English PEN and a patron of the Burma Campaign UK, the London-based group campaigning for human rights and democracy in Burma, and president of the Royal Court Theatre, having been the chairman of its board in 1990–2000.
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Penelope Gollop and John Mortimer married after John had divorced journalist, biographer, and novelist Penelope Fletcher (Penelope Mortimer). John was the father of Jeremy Mortimer and Sally Silverman from his marriage to Penelope Fletcher.
Penelope Gollop and John Mortimer got married in 1972. They gave birth to two daughters, actress Emily Mortimer (1971), and writer Rosie Mortimer (1984). Emily is the wife of actor Alessandro Nivola. Rosie is the wife of musician, songwriter, and guitarist George Vjestica.
Emily Mortimer has starred in Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), Scream 3 (2000), Match Point (2005), The Pink Panther (2006) and its 2009 sequel, Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Chaos Theory (2008), Harry Brown (2009), Shutter Island (2010), Cars 2 (2011), Hugo (2011), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), and Relic (2020), among others.
John Mortimer also gave birth to a son named Ross Bentley, a product of an affair he had with actress Wendy Craig. Ross, born in 1961 was brought up by his mother Wendy, and her husband, Jack Bentley, the show business writer and musician.
Penelope Gollop and John Mortimer lived in the Buckinghamshire village of Turville Heath. The couple remained married until John passed away. John Mortimer suffered a stroke in October 2008 and died on 16 January 2009, aged 85.
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Where Is Penelope Gollop Now?
Penelope Gollop has stayed away from the spotlight as much as possible. She is living a low-key life and hardly appears in the news. Her current location is unknown. She is believed to be alive as there hasn’t been any news of her demise. It is unknown if she has been involved in any relationships or remarried after her husband passed away.
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