Born
13 May 1977 (48)
Place of Birth
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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 19...
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.
The Odyssey
2026
Anemone
2025
2073
2024
The Whale
2022
She Said
2022
Save the Cinema
2022
Two for Joy
2018
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
Cider with Rosie
2015
The Harvest
2015
Miss Julie
2014
Decoding Annie Parker
2014
Angels & Ghosts
2013
Citizens of Cosmopolis
2012
Cosmopolis
2012
John Carter
2012
Miliband of Brothers
2010
The Messenger
2009
The Unloved
2009
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
The Daisy Chain
2008
Synecdoche, New York
2008
Mister Lonely
2008
Control
2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
Expired
2007
Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas
2007
Longford
2006
Lassie
2005
River Queen
2005
Max & Ruby's Halloween
2005
Enduring Love
2004
The Libertine
2004
Max & Ruby's Christmas
2004
In America
2003
Code 46
2003
Morvern Callar
2002
Minority Report
2002
Eden
2001
Pandaemonium
2001