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Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton

Acting

May 13, 1977 (49 years old)
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Female
54 Movies
25 TV Shows

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Morton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

2010 8.1

as Alpha

Age 33 (now 49)
38 eps
Minority Report
Minority Report

Minority Report

2002 7.4

as Agatha

Age 25 (now 49)
John Carter
John Carter

John Carter

2012 6.4

as Sola

Age 34 (now 49)
Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008 7.5

as Hazel

Age 31 (now 49)
Control
Control

Control

2007 7.5

as Debbie Curtis

Age 30 (now 49)
The Whale
The Whale

The Whale

2022 7.8

as Mary

Age 45 (now 49)
In America
In America

In America

2003 7.2

as Sarah

Age 26 (now 49)
Sweet and Lowdown
Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown

1999 6.8

as Hattie

Age 22 (now 49)
The Libertine
The Libertine

The Libertine

2004 5.9

as Elizabeth Barry

Age 27 (now 49)
Code 46
Code 46

Code 46

2003 6.2

as Maria Gonzales

Age 26 (now 49)
Morvern Callar
Morvern Callar

Morvern Callar

2002 6.7

as Morvern Callar

Age 25 (now 49)
The Harvest
The Harvest

The Harvest

2015 6.0

as Katherine

Age 37 (now 49)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016 7.3

as Mary Lou Barebone

Age 39 (now 49)
2073
2073

2073

2024 6.7

as Ghost

Age 47 (now 49)
Lassie
Lassie

Lassie

2005 6.4

as Sarah Carraclough

Age 28 (now 49)
Mister Lonely
Mister Lonely

Mister Lonely

2008 6.6

as Marilyn Monroe

Age 30 (now 49)