Samantha Morton
Acting
Born: May 13, 1977 (age 49) · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
The Walking Dead
2010
Her
2013
Minority Report
2002
John Carter
2012
The Whale
2022
Synecdoche, New York
2008
The Odyssey
2026
Cosmopolis
2012
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
Control
2007
She Said
2022
Photos (14)
Movies (43)
The Odyssey
Circe
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Mary Lou Barebone
The Whale
Mary
John Carter
Sola
Minority Report
Agatha
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Mary, Queen of Scots
She Said
Zelda Perkins
Anemone
Nessa
Synecdoche, New York
Hazel
Cosmopolis
Vija Kinsky
2073
Ghost
Code 46
Maria Gonzales
The Libertine
Elizabeth Barry
Emma
Harriet Smith
Lassie
Sarah Carraclough
The Messenger
Olivia Pitterson
Sweet and Lowdown
Hattie
Control
Debbie Curtis
In America
Sarah
Enduring Love
Claire
Miss Julie
Kathleen
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Jesus' Son
Michelle
Pandaemonium
Sara Coleridge
Morvern Callar
Morvern Callar
River Queen
Sarah O'Brien
Decoding Annie Parker
Annie Parker
Cider with Rosie
Annie Lee
Mister Lonely
Marilyn Monroe
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Eva
The Daisy Chain
Martha Conroy
Longford
Myra Hindley
Save the Cinema
Liz Evans
The Harvest
Katherine
This Is the Sea
Hazel Stokes
Two for Joy
Aisha
Under the Skin
Iris Kelly
Expired
Claire Barney
The Token King
Vicky Hooper
Eden
Sam
Max & Ruby's Halloween
Ruby (voice)
The Last Yellow
Jackie
The Future Lasts A Long Time
May
TV Shows (17)
The Walking Dead
Alpha · 38 eps
Peak Practice
Abbey / Pauline Jones · 1 eps
Max & Ruby
Ruby · 78 eps
Cracker
Joanne Barnes · 2 eps
Soldier Soldier
Clare Anderson · 4 eps
The Serpent Queen
Catherine de Medici · 16 eps
Harlots
Margaret Wells · 16 eps
Tales of the Walking Dead
Dee · 1 eps
The Frame
Maria Gonzales · 1 eps
The Frame
Vija Kinsky · 1 eps
The Last Panthers
Naomi · 6 eps
I Am...
Kirsty · 1 eps
Band of Gold
Tracy Richards · 12 eps
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Sophie Western · 5 eps
Rillington Place
Ethel Christie · 3 eps
The Burning Girls
Reverend Jack Brooks · 6 eps
Artists in Love
Host · 10 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
Would I Lie to You?
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
V Graham Norton
Self · 1 eps
Dead Talk Live
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Self
