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Aliases: Саманта Мортон , サマンサ・モートン , サマンサ・ジェーン・モートン

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 42

TV Involvements: 19


Most Famous Work

Biography

Samantha Jane Morton (born May 13, 1977) is an English actress and director. Known for her work in independent cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as 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 HBO film Longford (2006) she received 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 programs, such as The Last Panthers (2015), Rillington Place (2016), Harlots (2017–2019), The Walking Dead (2019–2020), and The Serpent Queen (2022–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Morton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Peak Practice
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6

Peak Practice

(1993) Abbey / Pauline Jones
The Walking Dead
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8

The Walking Dead

(2010) Alpha
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
The Frame
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10

The Frame

(2013) Vija Kinsky
Tales of the Walking Dead
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7
The Whale
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8

The Whale

(2022) Mary
Cracker
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6

Cracker

(1993) Joanne Barnes
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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7

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

(2016) Mary Lou Barebone

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Reverend Jack Brooks
2022 Mary
Zelda Perkins
Catherine de' Medici
Dee
Liz Evans
2019 Kirsty
2018 Aisha
2017 Margaret Wells
2016 Ethel Christie
Mary Lou Barebone
Host
2015 Naomi
Annie Lee
Katherine
2014 Kathleen
Annie Parker
2013 Amber Crick (voice)
Maria Gonzales
Vija Kinsky
2012 Self
Vija Kinsky
Sola
2010 Alpha
Self - Narrator
2009 Olivia Pitterson
2008 Martha Conroy
Hazel
Marilyn Monroe
2007 Debbie Curtis
Mary, Queen of Scots
Self
Self
Claire Barney
Ruby
2006 Myra Hindley
Sonia (voice)
2005 Sarah Carraclough
Sarah O'Brien
2004 Claire
Elizabeth Barry
Ruby (voice)
2003 Sarah
Maria Gonzales
2002 Morvern Callar
Agatha [Pre-Cog Chamber]
Self
Ruby
2001 Sam
Sara Coleridge
1999 Hattie
Eva
Michelle
Jackie
1997 Iris Kelly
Sophie Western
Hazel Stokes
Self
Jane Eyre
1996 Harriet Smith
May
1995 Tracy Richards
Tracy Richards
1993 Joanne Barnes
Abbey / Pauline Jones
1953 Self
Lucia
Reverend Jack Brooks
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Story
2009 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2013 Associate Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2009 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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