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Samantha Morton
Samantha Morton’s screen credits include Agatha in Minority Report, Mary Lou Barebone in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Mary, Queen of Scots in Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
Born May 13, 1977 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK3 movies on MoviHero
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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). …
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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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- 2026The OdysseyCirce
- 2025AnemoneNessa
- 20242073Ghost
- 2022The WhaleMary
- 2022She SaidZelda Perkins
- 2022Save the CinemaLiz Evans
- 2018Two for JoyAisha
- 2015Cider with RosieAnnie Lee
- 2015The HarvestKatherine
- 2014Miss JulieKathleen
- 2014Decoding Annie ParkerAnnie Parker
- 2013HerProducer
- 2013Angels & GhostsAmber Crick (voice)
- 2012Citizens of CosmopolisSelf
- 2012CosmopolisVija Kinsky
- 2012John CarterSola
- 2010Miliband of BrothersSelf - Narrator
- 2009The MessengerOlivia Pitterson
- 2009The UnlovedDirector · Writer
- 2009Shadow Play: The Making of Anton CorbijnSelf
- 2008The Daisy ChainMartha Conroy
- 2008Synecdoche, New YorkHazel
- 2008Mister LonelyMarilyn Monroe
- 2007ControlDebbie Curtis
- 2007ExpiredClaire Barney
- 2007Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny ChristmasRuby
- 2006LongfordMyra Hindley
- 2005LassieSarah Carraclough
- 2005River QueenSarah O'Brien
- 2005Max & Ruby's HalloweenRuby (voice)
- 2004Enduring LoveClaire
- 2004The LibertineElizabeth Barry
- 2004Max & Ruby's ChristmasRuby (voice)
- 2003In AmericaSarah
- 2003Code 46Maria Gonzales
- 2002Morvern CallarMorvern Callar
- 2001EdenSam
- 2001PandaemoniumSara Coleridge
- 2000Jesus' SonMichelle
- 1999Sweet and LowdownHattie
- 1999Dreaming of Joseph LeesEva
- 1999The Last YellowJackie
- 1997Under the SkinIris Kelly
- 1997This Is the SeaHazel Stokes
- 1997Jane EyreJane Eyre
- 1996EmmaHarriet Smith
- 1996The Future Lasts A Long TimeMay
- 1993The Token KingVicky Hooper
- Love and WarActor
- The Entertainment System Is DownActor
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