Samantha Morton
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
as Lucia
as Reverend Jack Brooks
as Reverend Jack Brooks
as Mary
as Zelda Perkins
as Liz Evans
as Catherine de Medici
as Dee
as Self - Guest
as Kirsty
as Aisha
as Margaret Wells
as Mary Lou Barebone
as Ethel Christie
as Host
as Annie Lee
as Katherine
as Naomi
as Kathleen
as Annie Parker
as Amber Crick (voice)
as Maria Gonzales
as Vija Kinsky
as Self
as Vija Kinsky
as Sola
as Self - Narrator
as Alpha
as Olivia Pitterson
as Martha Conroy
as Hazel
as Marilyn Monroe
as Debbie Curtis
as Mary, Queen of Scots
as Claire Barney
as Self
as Self
as Myra Hindley
as Sonia (voice)
as Sarah Carraclough
as Sarah O'Brien
as Claire
as Elizabeth Barry
as Ruby (voice)
as Sarah
as Maria Gonzales
as Morvern Callar
as Agatha [Pre-Cog Chamber]
as Self
as Ruby
as Sam
as Sara Coleridge
as Michelle
as Hattie
as Eva
as Jackie
as Iris Kelly
as Hazel Stokes
as Jane Eyre
as Sophie Western
as Self
as Harriet Smith
as May
as Tracy Richards
as Tracy Richards
as Joanne Barnes
as Abbey / Pauline Jones
as Clare Anderson
as Self
Writer
as Story
as Writer
Producer
as Associate Producer
Director
as Director