Samantha Morton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 13, 1977 (age 49)
- Birthplace
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Biography
Samantha Jane Morton (born May 13, 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.
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Filmography
Love and War
Movie
The Entertainment System Is Down
Movie
The Odyssey
Movie · as Circe
Anemone
Movie · as Nessa
2073
Movie · as Ghost
The Burning Girls
TV · as Reverend Jack Brooks · 6 eps
She Said
Movie · as Zelda Perkins
Save the Cinema
Movie · as Liz Evans
The Whale
Movie · as Mary
The Serpent Queen
TV · as Catherine de Medici · 16 eps
Tales of the Walking Dead
TV · as Dee · 1 ep
Dead Talk Live
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
I Am...
TV · as Kirsty · 1 ep
Two for Joy
Movie · as Aisha
Harlots
TV · as Margaret Wells · 16 eps
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Movie · as Mary Lou Barebone
Artists in Love
TV · as Host · 10 eps
Rillington Place
TV · as Ethel Christie · 3 eps
The Harvest
Movie · as Katherine
Cider with Rosie
Movie · as Annie Lee
The Last Panthers
TV · as Naomi · 6 eps
Decoding Annie Parker
Movie · as Annie Parker
Miss Julie
Movie · as Kathleen
Angels & Ghosts
Movie · as Amber Crick (voice)
The Frame
TV · as Vija Kinsky, Maria Gonzales · 1 ep
Cosmopolis
Movie · as Vija Kinsky
John Carter
Movie · as Sola
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Movie · as Self
Miliband of Brothers
Movie · as Self - Narrator
The Walking Dead
TV · as Alpha · 38 eps
The Messenger
Movie · as Olivia Pitterson
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Movie · as Self
Synecdoche, New York
Movie · as Hazel
The Daisy Chain
Movie · as Martha Conroy
Mister Lonely
Movie · as Marilyn Monroe
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Movie · as Mary, Queen of Scots
Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas
Movie · as Ruby
Control
Movie · as Debbie Curtis
Expired
Movie · as Claire Barney
Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Longford
Movie · as Myra Hindley
River Queen
Movie · as Sarah O'Brien
Lassie
Movie · as Sarah Carraclough
Max & Ruby's Halloween
Movie · as Ruby (voice)
Max & Ruby's Christmas
Movie · as Ruby (voice)
Enduring Love
Movie · as Claire
The Libertine
Movie · as Elizabeth Barry
In America
Movie · as Sarah
Code 46
Movie · as Maria Gonzales
Minority Report
Movie · as Agatha
Morvern Callar
Movie · as Morvern Callar
Max & Ruby
TV · as Ruby · 78 eps
V Graham Norton
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pandaemonium
Movie · as Sara Coleridge
Eden
Movie · as Sam
Jesus' Son
Movie · as Michelle
Sweet and Lowdown
Movie · as Hattie
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Movie · as Eva
The Last Yellow
Movie · as Jackie
Jane Eyre
Movie · as Jane Eyre
This Is the Sea
Movie · as Hazel Stokes
Under the Skin
Movie · as Iris Kelly
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
TV · as Sophie Western · 5 eps
Emma
Movie · as Harriet Smith
The Future Lasts A Long Time
Movie · as May
Film Independent Spirit Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee & Presenter · 1 ep
Band of Gold
TV · as Tracy Richards · 12 eps
The Vet
TV · as Amanda Mulholland · 3 eps
The Token King
Movie · as Vicky Hooper
Cracker
TV · as Joanne Barnes · 2 eps
Peak Practice
TV · as Abbey / Pauline Jones · 1 ep
Soldier Soldier
TV · as Clare Anderson · 4 eps
Boon
TV · as Mandy · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps