Samantha Morton

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1977-05-13 (47 years old)

Place of Birth Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Also Known As Саманта Мортон, サマンサ・モートン, サマンサ・ジェーン・モートン

Samantha Morton

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.

Known For

Actor

Magik

as Lucia

Burning Girls

as Reverend Jack Brooks

2024
2023
The Burning Girls

as Reverend Jack Brooks

2022
The Whale

as Mary

2022
She Said

as Zelda Perkins

2022
Save the Cinema

as Liz Evans

2022
The Serpent Queen

as Catherine de Medici

2020
Dead Talk Live

as Self - Guest

2019
I Am...

as Kirsty

2018
Two for Joy

as Aisha

2017
Harlots

as Margaret Wells

2016
Rillington Place

as Ethel Christie

2016
2015
Cider with Rosie

as Annie Lee

2015
The Harvest

as Katherine

2015
2014
Miss Julie

as Kathleen

2014
Decoding Annie Parker

as Annie Parker

2013
Angels & Ghosts

as Amber Crick (voice)

2013
The Frame

as Vija Kinsky

2013
The Frame

as Maria Gonzales

2012
Cosmopolis

as Vija Kinsky

2012
John Carter

as Sola

2010
Miliband of Brothers

as Self - Narrator

2010
2009
The Messenger

as Olivia Pitterson

2008
The Daisy Chain

as Martha Conroy

2008
Mister Lonely

as Marilyn Monroe

2007
Control

as Debbie Curtis

2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age

as Mary, Queen of Scots

2007
Expired

as Claire Barney

2006
Longford

as Myra Hindley

2006
Free Jimmy

as Sonia (voice)

2005
Lassie

as Sarah Carraclough

2005
River Queen

as Sarah O'Brien

2004
Enduring Love

as Claire

2004
The Libertine

as Elizabeth Barry

2004
Max & Ruby's Christmas

as Ruby (voice)

2003
In America

as Sarah

2003
Code 46

as Maria Gonzales

2002
Morvern Callar

as Morvern Callar

2002
Minority Report

as Agatha [Pre-Cog Chamber]

2002
2002
Max and Ruby

as Ruby

2001
Eden

as Sam

2001
Pandaemonium

as Sara Coleridge

2000
Jesus' Son

as Michelle

1999
1999
The Last Yellow

as Jackie

1997
Under the Skin

as Iris Kelly

1997
This Is the Sea

as Hazel Stokes

1997
Jane Eyre

as Jane Eyre

1997
The View

as Self

1996
Emma

as Harriet Smith

1995
Band of Gold

as Tracy Richards

1995
Band of Gold

as Tracy Richards

1993
Cracker

as Joanne Barnes

1993
Peak Practice

as Abbey / Pauline Jones

1991
Soldier Soldier

as Clare Anderson

1953
The Oscars

as Self

Writer

2019
I Am...

as Story

2009
The Unloved

as Writer

Producer

2013
Her

as Associate Producer

Director

2009
The Unloved

as Director