Person Details

Birthday: 1977-05-13 12:20:01

Aliases: No known aliases

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 13 May 1977) is an English actress and film director. She began her performing career with guest roles in television shows such as Soldier Soldier and Boon before making her film debut in the 1997 drama film This Is the Sea, playing the character of Hazel Stokes. After a string of roles in low-budget and television films, she landed the role of Hattie in 1999's Sweet and Lowdown, for which she received the attention from Hollywood, the critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Morton subsequently starred in 2002's Minority Report and Morvern Callar. She received her second Academy Award nomination for her performance as the young Irish mother coping with life in New York City, Sarah, in 2003's In America. Morton starred in 2004's Enduring Love and The Libertine and 2005's Lassie. She received won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Movie for her role as Myra Hindley in 2006's Longford. She appeared in the 2007 biographical films Control, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Mister Lonely, and she starred in 2008's Synecdoche, New York. Morton appeared in the 2009 critically acclaimed The Messenger. She made her directorial debut in the English television film The Unloved. 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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0

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)
Vija Kinsky
Maria Gonzales
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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