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Samantha Morton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1977-05-13 (Age: 49)

Place of Birth

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Samantha Morton

Biography

Samantha Jane Morton (born 1977) is an English actress. She is known for her work in independent films with dark and tragic themes, in particular period dramas. She has received numerous accolades, including the BAFTA Fellowship, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Morton was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop in her native Nottingham and began her career in British television in 1991. She appeared in the ITV series Band of Gold (1995–1996) and the BBC miniseries The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (1997). Morton's early film roles include Emma (1996), Jane Eyre (1997), and Under the Skin (1997). She received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown(1999) and the other for Best Actress for Jim Sheridan's In America (2003). Other notable film credits include  Morvern Callar (2002),  Minority Report (2002), The Libertine (2004), Control(2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Synecdoche, New York (2008), The Messenger (2009), John Carter (2012), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), and The Whale (2022). For her portrayal of Myra Hindley in the Channel 4 and HBO film Longford (2006), she received a Primetime Emmy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award nominations. Morton made her directorial debut with the television film The Unloved (2009), which won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama. She has starred in various programmes, such as The Last Panthers (2015), Rillington Place (2016), Harlots (2017–2019), The Walking Dead (2019–2020), and The Serpent Queen (2022–2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Morton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (49)

⭐ 0 Role: Circe

The Odyssey

2026
⭐ 6.2 Role: Nessa

Anemone

2025
⭐ 6.7 Role: Ghost

2073

2024
⭐ 7.8 Role: Mary

The Whale

2022
⭐ 7.2 Role: Zelda Perkins

She Said

2022
⭐ 6.2 Role: Liz Evans

Save the Cinema

2022
⭐ 7.5 Role: Aisha

Two for Joy

2018
⭐ 7.3 Role: Mary Lou Barebone

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016
⭐ 5.4 Role: Annie Lee

Cider with Rosie

2015
⭐ 6.0 Role: Katherine

The Harvest

2015
⭐ 5.6 Role: Kathleen

Miss Julie

2014
⭐ 6.0 Role: Annie Parker

Decoding Annie Parker

2014
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⭐ 0 Role: Amber Crick (voice)

Angels & Ghosts

2013
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⭐ 6.1 Role: Self

Citizens of Cosmopolis

2012
⭐ 5.7 Role: Vija Kinsky

Cosmopolis

2012