Emily Mortimer on cover of Boston Common

http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2008/06/19/late_show_with_the_celtics/

June 19, 2008

She's on board with Boston

Actress Emily Mortimer 's been traveling to Boston so frequently to film this year that she's fallen in love with Amtrak. "[The conductors] all know me by heart," says Mortimer, who filmed "Pink Panther 2" last fall and wraps work on Martin Scorsese's "Ashecliffe" next week. "That train from New York beats a million plane rides." The British actress was at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel last night celebrating the new Boston Common magazine. (She's on the cover, of course.) "Thank God for air brushing," Mortimer told us. "I don't look nearly that flawless. In real life, I have split ends, dirty fingernails, and wrinkles." Asked if she followed the Celtics/Lakers series as closely as her "Ashecliffe" costar Leonardo DiCaprio, Mortimer laughed. " 'Fraid not. I'm the least sporty person," she said. "I can tell you, though, that your Mr. Price, or Pierce . . . Is that it, Mr Pierce? Anyway, he's an extremely handsome, good-looking man." Among those attending last night's party were Sox owner John Henry, Shrine owner Ed Kane, director Sam Weisman, Jim and Alina Apteker, and Boston Common publisher Jason Binn.