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Samantha Morton

Acting 49 years old Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK ★ 3.7
Born: May 13, 1977

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 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

The Odyssey
The Odyssey Circe 2026
John Carter
John Carter Sola 2012
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Mary Lou Barebone 2016
Minority Report
Minority Report Agatha 2002
The Whale
The Whale Mary 2022

Filmography

Acting Credits (74)

The Odyssey
The Odyssey Circe 2026
Anemone
Anemone Nessa 2025
2073
2073 Ghost 2024
The Burning Girls
The Burning Girls Reverend Jack Brooks 2023
The Whale
The Whale Mary 2022
She Said
She Said Zelda Perkins 2022
The Serpent Queen
The Serpent Queen Catherine de Medici 2022
Tales of the Walking Dead
Tales of the Walking Dead Dee 2022
Save the Cinema
Save the Cinema Liz Evans 2022
Dead Talk Live
Dead Talk Live Self - Guest 2020
I Am...
I Am... Kirsty 2019
Two for Joy
Two for Joy Aisha 2018
Harlots
Harlots Margaret Wells 2017
Rillington Place
Rillington Place Ethel Christie 2016
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Mary Lou Barebone 2016
Artists in Love
Artists in Love Host 2016
The Last Panthers
The Last Panthers Naomi 2015
Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie Annie Lee 2015
The Harvest
The Harvest Katherine 2015
Miss Julie
Miss Julie Kathleen 2014
Decoding Annie Parker
Decoding Annie Parker Annie Parker 2014
Angels & Ghosts
Angels & Ghosts Amber Crick (voice) 2013
The Frame
The Frame Vija Kinsky 2013
The Frame
The Frame Maria Gonzales 2013
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Citizens of Cosmopolis Self 2012
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis Vija Kinsky 2012
John Carter
John Carter Sola 2012
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead Alpha 2010
Miliband of Brothers
Miliband of Brothers Self - Narrator 2010
The Messenger
The Messenger Olivia Pitterson 2009
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn Self 2009
The Daisy Chain
The Daisy Chain Martha Conroy 2008
Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York Hazel 2008
Mister Lonely
Mister Lonely Marilyn Monroe 2008
Control
Control Debbie Curtis 2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Mary, Queen of Scots 2007
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You? Self 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Expired
Expired Claire Barney 2007
Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas
Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas Ruby 2007
Longford
Longford Myra Hindley 2006
Lassie
Lassie Sarah Carraclough 2005
River Queen
River Queen Sarah O'Brien 2005
Max & Ruby's Halloween
Max & Ruby's Halloween Ruby (voice) 2005
Enduring Love
Enduring Love Claire 2004
The Libertine
The Libertine Elizabeth Barry 2004
Max & Ruby's Christmas
Max & Ruby's Christmas Ruby (voice) 2004
In America
In America Sarah 2003
Code 46
Code 46 Maria Gonzales 2003
Morvern Callar
Morvern Callar Morvern Callar 2002
Max & Ruby
Max & Ruby Ruby 2002
Minority Report
Minority Report Agatha 2002
V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton Self 2002
Eden
Eden Sam 2001
Pandaemonium
Pandaemonium Sara Coleridge 2001
Jesus' Son
Jesus' Son Michelle 2000
Sweet and Lowdown
Sweet and Lowdown Hattie 1999
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Dreaming of Joseph Lees Eva 1999
The Last Yellow
The Last Yellow Jackie 1999
Under the Skin
Under the Skin Iris Kelly 1997
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling Sophie Western 1997
This Is the Sea
This Is the Sea Hazel Stokes 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre Jane Eyre 1997
Emma
Emma Harriet Smith 1996
The Future Lasts A Long Time
The Future Lasts A Long Time May 1996
Band of Gold
Band of Gold Tracy Richards 1995
The Token King
The Token King Vicky Hooper 1993
Cracker
Cracker Joanne Barnes 1993
Peak Practice
Peak Practice Abbey / Pauline Jones 1993
Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier Clare Anderson 1991
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
The Entertainment System Is Down
The Entertainment System Is Down
Love and War
Love and War

Directing Credits (1)

Writing Credits (2)

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