Samantha Morton
Acting
Born: May 13, 1977
From: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| She Said | Zelda Perkins | 2022 | 7.187 |
| Cosmopolis | Vija Kinsky | 2012 | 5.672 |
| John Carter | Sola | 2012 | 6.359 |
| Miliband of Brothers | Self - Narrator | 2010 | — |
| The Messenger | Olivia Pitterson | 2009 | 6.763 |
| Synecdoche, New York | Hazel | 2008 | 7.546 |
| The Daisy Chain | Martha Conroy | 2008 | 5.2 |
| Mister Lonely | Marilyn Monroe | 2008 | 6.547 |
| Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Mary, Queen of Scots | 2007 | 6.7 |
| Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas | Ruby | 2007 | — |
| Control | Debbie Curtis | 2007 | 7.517 |
| Expired | Claire Barney | 2007 | 5.852 |
| Longford | Myra Hindley | 2006 | 6.5 |
| River Queen | Sarah O'Brien | 2005 | 5.689 |
| Lassie | Sarah Carraclough | 2005 | 6.438 |
| Max & Ruby's Christmas | Ruby (voice) | 2004 | 10.0 |
| Enduring Love | Claire | 2004 | 5.746 |
| In America | Sarah | 2003 | 7.148 |
| Code 46 | Maria Gonzales | 2003 | 6.179 |
| Minority Report | Agatha | 2002 | 7.353 |
| Morvern Callar | Morvern Callar | 2002 | 6.66 |
| Pandaemonium | Sara Coleridge | 2001 | 5.0 |
| Eden | Sam | 2001 | 3.083 |
| Jesus' Son | Michelle | 2000 | 6.23 |
| Sweet and Lowdown | Hattie | 1999 | 6.791 |
| Dreaming of Joseph Lees | Eva | 1999 | 6.4 |
| Jane Eyre | Jane Eyre | 1997 | 7.106 |
| This Is the Sea | Hazel Stokes | 1997 | 6.0 |
| Under the Skin | Iris Kelly | 1997 | 6.056 |
| Emma | Harriet Smith | 1996 | 6.61 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1977 |
| From | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, … |