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).
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Films (53)
L'Odyssée
2026 · Circe
Anémona
2025 · Nessa
2073
2024 · Ghost
La baleine
2022 · Mary
Elle a dit
2022 · Zelda Perkins
Salva el Teatro
2022 · Liz Evans
Two for Joy
2018 · Aisha
Les Animaux Fantastiques
2016 · Mary Lou Barebone
Cider with Rosie
2015 · Annie Lee
El Sustituto
2015 · Katherine
Mademoiselle Julie
2014 · Kathleen
Descifrando a Annie Parker
2014 · Annie Parker
Elle
2013 · Associate Producer
Angels & Ghosts
2013 · Amber Crick (voice)
Citizens of Cosmopolis
2012 · Self
Cosmopolis
2012 · Vija Kinsky
John Carter: Entre dos mundos
2012 · Sola
Miliband of Brothers
2010 · Self - Narrator
Le messager
2009 · Olivia Pitterson
The Unloved
2009 · Director, Writer
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009 · Self
Daisy
2008 · Martha Conroy
Nueva York en escena
2008 · Hazel
Mister Lonely
2008 · Marilyn Monroe
Contrôle
2007 · Debbie Curtis
Elizabeth : l'âge d'or
2007 · Mary, Queen of Scots
Expired
2007 · Claire Barney
Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas
2007 · Ruby
Longford
2006 · Myra Hindley
Lassie
2005 · Sarah Carraclough
River Queen
2005 · Sarah O'Brien
Max & Ruby's Halloween
2005 · Ruby (voice)
Enduring Love
2004 · Claire
Rochester, le dernier des libertins
2004 · Elizabeth Barry
Max & Ruby's Christmas
2004 · Ruby (voice)
Tierra de sueños
2003 · Sarah
Código 46
2003 · Maria Gonzales
Le voyage de Morvern Callar
2002 · Morvern Callar
Rapport minoritaire
2002 · Agatha
Eden
2001 · Sam
Pandaemonium
2001 · Sara Coleridge
Jesus' Son
2000 · Michelle
Accords et désaccords
1999 · Hattie
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
1999 · Eva
The Last Yellow
1999 · Jackie
Under the Skin
1997 · Iris Kelly
This Is the Sea
1997 · Hazel Stokes
Jane Eyre
1997 · Jane Eyre
Emma
1996 · Harriet Smith
The Future Lasts A Long Time
1996 · May
The Token King
1993 · Vicky Hooper
The Entertainment System Is Down
Love and War
Séries (25)
Les Incandescentes
2023 · Reverend Jack Brooks
The Serpent Queen
2022 · Catherine de Medici
Tales of the Walking Dead
2022 · Dee
Dead Talk Live
2020 · Self - Guest
I Am...
2019 · Kirsty, Story
Les Filles de joie
2017 · Margaret Wells
Rillington Place
2016 · Ethel Christie
Artists in Love
2016 · Host
Panthers
2015 · Naomi
The Frame
2013 · Maria Gonzales, Vija Kinsky
The Walking Dead
2010 · Alpha
Would I Lie to You?
2007 · Self
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
Max et Ruby
2002 · Ruby
V Graham Norton
2002 · Self
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997 · Sophie Western
La Vue
1997 · Self
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996 · Self - Nominee & Presenter
The Vet
1995 · Amanda Mulholland
Band of Gold
1995 · Tracy Richards
Cracker
1993 · Joanne Barnes
Peak Practice
1993 · Abbey / Pauline Jones
Soldier Soldier
1991 · Clare Anderson
Boon
1986 · Mandy
The Oscars
1953 · Self