
Cast
Samantha Morton
Acting
Cast
Samantha Morton
Known for
Acting
Born
1977-05-13
From
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also known as サマンサ・ジェーン・モートン
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Morton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

The Odyssey
as Circe

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
as Mary Lou Barebone

John Carter
as Sola

Minority Report
as Agatha

The Whale
as Mary

Anemone
as Nessa

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as Mary, Queen of Scots

2073
as Ghost

The Libertine
as Elizabeth Barry

Synecdoche, New York
as Hazel

Control
as Debbie Curtis

Cosmopolis
as Vija Kinsky

Lassie
as Sarah Carraclough

Code 46
as Maria Gonzales

She Said
as Zelda Perkins

Emma
as Harriet Smith

The Messenger
as Olivia Pitterson

Jane Eyre
as Jane Eyre

Miss Julie
as Kathleen

In America
as Sarah

The Entertainment System Is Down

Enduring Love
as Claire

Sweet and Lowdown
as Hattie

Morvern Callar
as Morvern Callar

Save the Cinema
as Liz Evans

River Queen
as Sarah O'Brien

Decoding Annie Parker
as Annie Parker

The Harvest
as Katherine

Two for Joy
as Aisha

Jesus' Son
as Michelle

Under the Skin
as Iris Kelly

Mister Lonely
as Marilyn Monroe

Citizens of Cosmopolis
as Self

The Daisy Chain
as Martha Conroy

Longford
as Myra Hindley

This Is the Sea
as Hazel Stokes

Cider with Rosie
as Annie Lee

Pandaemonium
as Sara Coleridge

Dreaming of Joseph Lees
as Eva

Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas
as Ruby

Eden
as Sam

Expired
as Claire Barney

The Last Yellow
as Jackie

The Future Lasts A Long Time
as May

Miliband of Brothers
as Self - Narrator

The Token King
as Vicky Hooper

Angels & Ghosts
as Amber Crick (voice)

Max & Ruby's Halloween
as Ruby (voice)

Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
as Self

Max & Ruby's Christmas
as Ruby (voice)
