Samantha Morton
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.
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Full Filmography
All Credits (66)
The Entertainment System Is Down
as Unknown
Anemone
as Nessa
2073
as Ghost
The Burning Girls
as Reverend Jack Brooks
The Whale
as Mary
She Said
as Zelda Perkins
The Serpent Queen
as Catherine de Medici
Tales of the Walking Dead
as Dee
Save the Cinema
as Liz Evans
Dead Talk Live
as Self - Guest
I Am...
as Kirsty
Two for Joy
as Aisha
Harlots
as Margaret Wells
Rillington Place
as Ethel Christie
Artists in Love
as Host
The Last Panthers
as Naomi
Cider with Rosie
as Annie Lee
The Harvest
as Katherine
Miss Julie
as Kathleen
Decoding Annie Parker
as Annie Parker
The Frame
as Maria Gonzales
The Frame
as Vija Kinsky
Cosmopolis
as Vija Kinsky
John Carter
as Sola
The Walking Dead
as Alpha
The Messenger
as Olivia Pitterson
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
as Self
The Daisy Chain
as Martha Conroy
Synecdoche, New York
as Hazel
Mister Lonely
as Marilyn Monroe
Control
as Debbie Curtis
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as Mary, Queen of Scots
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Expired
as Claire Barney
Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas
as Ruby
Longford
as Myra Hindley
Lassie
as Sarah Carraclough
River Queen
as Sarah O'Brien
Max & Ruby's Halloween
as Ruby (voice)
Enduring Love
as Claire
The Libertine
as Elizabeth Barry
In America
as Sarah
Code 46
as Maria Gonzales
Morvern Callar
as Morvern Callar
Max & Ruby
as Ruby
V Graham Norton
as Self
Eden
as Sam
Pandaemonium
as Sara Coleridge
Jesus' Son
as Michelle
Sweet and Lowdown
as Hattie
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
as Eva
The Last Yellow
as Jackie
Under the Skin
as Iris Kelly
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
as Sophie Western
This Is the Sea
as Hazel Stokes
The View
as Self
Jane Eyre
as Jane Eyre
Emma
as Harriet Smith
The Future Lasts A Long Time
as May
Band of Gold
as Tracy Richards
The Token King
as Vicky Hooper
Cracker
as Joanne Barnes
Peak Practice
as Abbey / Pauline Jones
Soldier Soldier
as Clare Anderson
The Oscars
as Self