Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton

  • Birthday: 1977-05-13
  • Place of birth: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
  • Also know as: Саманта Мортон

Biography

Samantha Jane Morton (born May 13, 1977) is an English actress and director. Known for her work in independent cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as 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 HBO film Longford (2006) she received 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 programs, such as The Last Panthers (2015), Rillington Place (2016), Harlots (2017–2019), The Walking Dead (2019–2020), and The Serpent Queen (2022–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Morton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

In America

2003

As Sarah

Max & Ruby's Christmas

2004

As Ruby (voice)

Control

2007

As Debbie Curtis

River Queen

2005

As Sarah O'Brien

The Daisy Chain

2008

As Martha Conroy

Jane Eyre

1997

As Jane Eyre

This Is the Sea

1997

As Hazel Stokes

Morvern Callar

2002

As Morvern Callar

Expired

2007

As Claire Barney

Under the Skin

1997

As Iris Kelly

Eden

2001

As Sam

Decoding Annie Parker

2014

As Annie Parker

The Harvest

2015

As Katherine

Cider with Rosie

2015

As Annie Lee

Two for Joy

2018

As Aisha

Angels & Ghosts

2013

As Amber Crick (voice)

Save the Cinema

2022

As Liz Evans

Miliband of Brothers

2010

As Self - Narrator

Minority Report

2002

As Agatha [Pre-Cog Chamber]

Code 46

2003

As Maria Gonzales

Synecdoche, New York

2008

As Hazel

Jesus' Son

2000

As Michelle

Sweet and Lowdown

1999

As Hattie

Lassie

2005

As Sarah Carraclough

Mister Lonely

2008

As Marilyn Monroe

The Libertine

2004

As Elizabeth Barry

Emma

1996

As Harriet Smith

Enduring Love

2004

As Claire

Pandaemonium

2001

As Sara Coleridge

Longford

2006

As Myra Hindley

John Carter

2012

As Sola

Miss Julie

2014

As Kathleen

The Last Yellow

1999

As Jackie

Magik

0000

As Lucia

Band of Gold

1995

As Tracy Richards

The Messenger

2009

As Olivia Pitterson

Free Jimmy

2006

As Sonia (voice)

The Whale

2022

As Mary

She Said

2022

As Zelda Perkins

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007

As Mary, Queen of Scots

Cosmopolis

2012

As Vija Kinsky

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016

As Mary Lou Barebone

Production

The Unloved

2009

As Director

Her

2013

As Associate Producer

The Unloved

2009

As Writer

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