Samantha Morton

Biography

Samantha Jane Morton (born May 13, 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.

Filmografi

The Odyssey2026 · CirceFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016 · Mary Lou BareboneMinority Report2002 · AgathaJohn Carter2012 · SolaThe Whale2022 · MaryElizabeth: The Golden Age2007 · Mary, Queen of ScotsShe Said2022 · Zelda PerkinsIn America2003 · SarahThe Libertine2004 · Elizabeth BarrySynecdoche, New York2008 · HazelAnemone2025 · NessaCode 462003 · Maria GonzalesEmma1996 · Harriet SmithLassie2005 · Sarah CarracloughJesus' Son2000 · MichelleSweet and Lowdown1999 · HattieControl2007 · Debbie CurtisCosmopolis2012 · Vija KinskyPandaemonium2001 · Sara Coleridge20732024 · GhostMiss Julie2014 · KathleenThe Messenger2009 · Olivia PittersonEnduring Love2004 · ClaireThis Is the Sea1997 · Hazel Stokes