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