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Samantha Morton

Born · May 13, 1977 (48 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Bio

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). For her portrayal of Myra Hindley in the Channel 4 and HBO film Longford (2006), she received a 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 programmes, such as The Last Panthers (2015), Rillington Place (2016), Harlots (2017–2019), The Walking Dead (2019–2020), and The Serpent Queen (2022–2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Morton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

Minority Report

Minority Report

John Carter

John Carter

She Said

Zelda Perkins

2022

Cider with Rosie

Annie Lee

2015

The Harvest

Katherine

2015

Miss Julie

Kathleen

2014

Decoding Annie Parker

Annie Parker

2014

Cosmopolis

Vija Kinsky

2012

John Carter

Sola

2012

Miliband of Brothers

Self - Narrator

2010

The Messenger

Olivia Pitterson

2009

The Daisy Chain

Martha Conroy

2008

Synecdoche, New York

Hazel

2008

Mister Lonely

Marilyn Monroe

2008

Control

Debbie Curtis

2007

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Mary, Queen of Scots

2007

Expired

Claire Barney

2007

Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas

Ruby

2007

Longford

Myra Hindley

2006

Lassie

Sarah Carraclough

2005

River Queen

Sarah O'Brien

2005

Enduring Love

Claire

2004

The Libertine

Elizabeth Barry

2004

Max & Ruby's Christmas

Ruby (voice)

2004

In America

Sarah

2003

Code 46

Maria Gonzales

2003

Morvern Callar

Morvern Callar

2002

Minority Report

Agatha

2002

Eden

Sam

2001

Pandaemonium

Sara Coleridge

2001

Jesus' Son

Michelle

2000

Sweet and Lowdown

Hattie

1999

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

Eva

1999

Under the Skin

Iris Kelly

1997

This Is the Sea

Hazel Stokes

1997

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1997

Emma

Harriet Smith

1996

Magik

Lucia

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Mary Lou Barebone

2016

The Entertainment System Is Down

The Odyssey

2026

Anemone

2025

2073

Ghost

2024

The Burning Girls

Reverend Jack Brooks · (6 episodes)

2023

The Whale

Mary

2022

The Serpent Queen

Catherine de Medici · (16 episodes)

2022

Tales of the Walking Dead

Dee · (1 episode)

2022

Save the Cinema

Liz Evans

2022

Dead Talk Live

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

2020

I Am...

Kirsty · (1 episode)

2019

Two for Joy

Aisha

2018

Harlots

Margaret Wells · (16 episodes)

2017

Rillington Place

Ethel Christie · (3 episodes)

2016

Artists in Love

Host · (10 episodes)

2016

The Last Panthers

Naomi · (6 episodes)

2015

Angels & Ghosts

Amber Crick (voice)

2013

The Frame

Vija Kinsky · (1 episode)

2013

The Frame

Maria Gonzales · (1 episode)

2013

Citizens of Cosmopolis

Self

2012

The Walking Dead

Alpha · (38 episodes)

2010

Would I Lie to You?

Self · (1 episode)

2007

The Graham Norton Show

Self · (1 episode)

2007

V Graham Norton

Self · (1 episode)

2002

Max and Ruby

Ruby · (272 episodes)

2002

토끼네 집으로 오세요

(1 episode)

2002

The Last Yellow

Jackie

1999

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

Sophie Western · (5 episodes)

1997

The View

Self · (1 episode)

1997

The Future Lasts A Long Time

May

1996

Band of Gold

Tracy Richards · (18 episodes)

1995

Cracker

Joanne Barnes · (2 episodes)

1993

Peak Practice

Abbey / Pauline Jones · (1 episode)

1993

Soldier Soldier

Clare Anderson · (4 episodes)

1991

The Oscars

Self · (2 episodes)

1953