Samantha Morton
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
Credits
- 2024 · 2073 as
- 2023 · The Burning Girls as Reverend Jack Brooks
- 2022 · The Whale as Mary
- 2022 · She Said as Zelda Perkins
- 2022 · The Serpent Queen as Catherine de Medici
- 2022 · Tales of the Walking Dead as Dee
- 2022 · Save the Cinema as Liz Evans
- 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 · Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as Mary Lou Barebone
- 2016 · Artists in Love as Host
- 2015 · The Last Panthers as Naomi
- 2015 · Cider with Rosie as Annie Lee
- 2015 · The Harvest as Katherine
- 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 · Citizens of Cosmopolis as Self
- 2012 · Cosmopolis as Vija Kinsky
- 2012 · John Carter as Sola
- 2010 · The Walking Dead as Alpha
- 2010 · Miliband of Brothers as Self - Narrator
- 2009 · The Messenger as Olivia Pitterson
- 2008 · The Daisy Chain as Martha Conroy
- 2008 · Synecdoche, New York as Hazel
- 2008 · Mister Lonely as Marilyn Monroe
- 2007 · Control as Debbie Curtis
- 2007 · Elizabeth: The Golden Age as Mary, Queen of Scots
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Expired as Claire Barney
- 2007 · Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas as Ruby
- 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 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Max and Ruby as Ruby
- 2002 · 토끼네 집으로 오세요 as
- 2001 · Eden as Sam
- 2001 · Pandaemonium as Sara Coleridge
- 2000 · Jesus' Son as Michelle
- 1999 · Sweet and Lowdown as Hattie
- 1999 · Dreaming of Joseph Lees as Eva
- 1999 · The Last Yellow as Jackie
- 1997 · Under the Skin as Iris Kelly
- 1997 · The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Sophie Western
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Jane Eyre as Jane Eyre
- 1996 · Emma as Harriet Smith
- 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
- Future · Burning Girls as Reverend Jack Brooks
- 1996 · The Future Lasts A Long Time as May
- Future · The Entertainment System Is Down as
- 1997 · This Is the Sea as Hazel Stokes
- Future · Anemone as
- Future · Magik as Lucia
- 1995 · Band of Gold as Tracy Richards
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self