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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
(1993) Abbey / Pauline JonesThe Walking Dead
(2010) AlphaThe Oscars
(1953) SelfThe Frame
(2013) Vija KinskyTales of the Walking Dead
(2022) DeeThe Whale
(2022) MaryCracker
(1993) Joanne BarnesFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(2016) Mary Lou BareboneActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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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
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2019 | Story | |
2009 | Writer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2013 | Associate Producer | |
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Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2009 | Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |