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Samantha Jane Morton (born 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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Filmography (Movies)

The Odyssey

Character:

Release Date:15/07/2026

Anemone

Character:Nessa

Release Date:02/10/2025

2073

Character:Ghost

Release Date:27/12/2024

The Whale

Character:Mary

Release Date:09/12/2022

She Said

Character:Zelda Perkins

Release Date:17/11/2022

Save the Cinema

Character:Liz Evans

Release Date:14/01/2022

Two for Joy

Character:Aisha

Release Date:28/09/2018

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Character:Mary Lou Barebone

Release Date:16/11/2016

Cider with Rosie

Character:Annie Lee

Release Date:27/09/2015

The Harvest

Character:Katherine

Release Date:10/04/2015

Miss Julie

Character:Kathleen

Release Date:07/09/2014

Decoding Annie Parker

Character:Annie Parker

Release Date:02/05/2014

Angels & Ghosts

Character:Amber Crick (voice)

Release Date:01/12/2013

Citizens of Cosmopolis

Character:Self

Release Date:25/09/2012

Cosmopolis

Character:Vija Kinsky

Release Date:25/05/2012

John Carter

Character:Sola

Release Date:07/03/2012

Miliband of Brothers

Character:Self - Narrator

Release Date:24/09/2010

The Messenger

Character:Olivia Pitterson

Release Date:13/11/2009

Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn

Character:Self

Release Date:07/01/2009

The Daisy Chain

Character:Martha Conroy

Release Date:09/11/2008

Synecdoche, New York

Character:Hazel

Release Date:24/10/2008

Mister Lonely

Character:Marilyn Monroe

Release Date:02/02/2008

Control

Character:Debbie Curtis

Release Date:12/09/2007

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Character:Mary, Queen of Scots

Release Date:09/09/2007

Expired

Character:Claire Barney

Release Date:19/01/2007

Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas

Character:Ruby

Release Date:01/01/2007

Longford

Character:Myra Hindley

Release Date:26/10/2006

Lassie

Character:Sarah Carraclough

Release Date:16/12/2005

River Queen

Character:Sarah O'Brien

Release Date:12/09/2005

Max & Ruby's Halloween

Character:Ruby (voice)

Release Date:30/08/2005

Enduring Love

Character:Claire

Release Date:29/10/2004

The Libertine

Character:Elizabeth Barry

Release Date:16/09/2004

Max & Ruby's Christmas

Character:Ruby (voice)

Release Date:01/01/2004

In America

Character:Sarah

Release Date:22/09/2003

Code 46

Character:Maria Gonzales

Release Date:02/09/2003

Morvern Callar

Character:Morvern Callar

Release Date:01/11/2002

Minority Report

Character:Agatha

Release Date:20/06/2002

Eden

Character:Sam

Release Date:29/08/2001

Pandaemonium

Character:Sara Coleridge

Release Date:29/06/2001

Jesus' Son

Character:Michelle

Release Date:16/06/2000

Sweet and Lowdown

Character:Hattie

Release Date:03/12/1999

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

Character:Eva

Release Date:29/10/1999

The Last Yellow

Character:Jackie

Release Date:01/01/1999

Under the Skin

Character:Iris Kelly

Release Date:28/11/1997

This Is the Sea

Character:Hazel Stokes

Release Date:15/09/1997

Jane Eyre

Character:Jane Eyre

Release Date:09/03/1997

Emma

Character:Harriet Smith

Release Date:02/10/1996

The Future Lasts A Long Time

Character:May

Release Date:01/01/1996

The Token King

Character:Vicky Hooper

Release Date:10/11/1993

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