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).
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Known For
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