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Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton

Birthday: 1977-05-13 | Place of Birth: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Save the Cinema

as    Liz Evans

2020
The Sandman

as    Urania Blackwell

2019
I Am ...

as    Kirsty

2018
Two for Joy

as    Aisha

2016
Rillington Place

as    Ethel Christie

2015
Cider with Rosie

as    Annie Lee

2015
The Harvest

as    Katherine

2015
The Last Panthers

as    Naomi

2014
Decoding Annie Parker

as    Annie Parker

2014
Miss Julie

as    Kathleen

2012
Citizens of Cosmopolis

as    Self

2012
John Carter

as    Sola

2012
Cosmopolis

as    Vija Kinsky

2009
The Messenger

as    Olivia Pitterson

2008
Mister Lonely

as    Marilyn Monroe

2008
The Daisy Chain

as    Martha Conroy

2007
Expired

as    Claire Barney

2007
Control

as    Debbie Curtis

2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age

as    Mary, Queen of Scots

2006
Free Jimmy

as    Sonia (voice)

2005
Lassie

as    Sarah Carraclough

2005
River Queen

as    Sarah O'Brien

2004
Enduring Love

as    Claire

2004
The Libertine

as    Elizabeth Barry

2004
Code 46

as    Maria Gonzales

2003
In America

as    Sarah

2002
Minority Report

as    Agatha [Pre-Cog Chamber]

2002
Max and Ruby

as    Ruby

1
Magik

as    Lucia