Samantha Morton
Known for: Acting
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Morton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Film
The Odyssey
Circe
2026
Series
The Walking Dead
Alpha
2010
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Max & Ruby
Ruby
2002
Series
Peak Practice
Abbey / Pauline Jones
1993
Series
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
Film
The Whale
Mary
2022
Film
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Mary Lou Barebone
2016
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Minority Report
Agatha
2002
Series
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
Series
Soldier Soldier
Clare Anderson
1991
Film
She Said
Zelda Perkins
2022
Series
Cracker
Joanne Barnes
1993
Series
Harlots
Margaret Wells
2017
Film
John Carter
Sola
2012
Series
The Serpent Queen
Catherine de Medici
2022
Film
Synecdoche, New York
Hazel
2008
Series
Tales of the Walking Dead
Dee
2022
Film
Anemone
Nessa
2025
Series
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Sophie Western
1997
Film
Sweet and Lowdown
Hattie
1999
Series
Band of Gold
Tracy Richards
1995
Film
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Mary, Queen of Scots
2007
Series
The Frame
Maria Gonzales
2013
Series
The Frame
Vija Kinsky
2013
Series
The Burning Girls
Reverend Jack Brooks
2023
Film
2073
Ghost
2024
Film
Emma
Harriet Smith
1996
Series
Rillington Place
Ethel Christie
2016
Series
The Last Panthers
Naomi
2015
Series
I Am...
Kirsty
2019
Film
The Libertine
Elizabeth Barry
2004
The Vet
Amanda Mulholland
1995
Film
The Messenger
Olivia Pitterson
2009
Film
Lassie
Sarah Carraclough
2005
Film
Code 46
Maria Gonzales
2003
Film
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1997
Film
Cosmopolis
Vija Kinsky
2012
Film
Control
Debbie Curtis
2007
Film
Enduring Love
Claire
2004
Series
Artists in Love
Host
2016
Film
Miss Julie
Kathleen
2014
Film
Jesus' Son
Michelle
2000
Series
Dead Talk Live
Self - Guest
2020
Film
Morvern Callar
Morvern Callar
2002
Film
The Entertainment System Is Down
Film
In America
Sarah
2003
Film
River Queen
Sarah O'Brien
2005
Film
Mister Lonely
Marilyn Monroe
2008
Film
Cider with Rosie
Annie Lee
2015
Film
Decoding Annie Parker
Annie Parker
2014
Film
Save the Cinema
Liz Evans
2022
Film
This Is the Sea
Hazel Stokes
1997
Film
Two for Joy
Aisha
2018
Film
The Harvest
Katherine
2015
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Self
2012
Film
Longford
Myra Hindley
2006
Film
Pandaemonium
Sara Coleridge
2001
Film
The Daisy Chain
Martha Conroy
2008
Angels & Ghosts
Amber Crick (voice)
2013
Film
Eden
Sam
2001
Film
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Eva
1999
Film
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Self
2009
Film
Under the Skin
Iris Kelly
1997
Film
Expired
Claire Barney
2007
Film
Max & Ruby's Halloween
Ruby (voice)
2005
Film
The Token King
Vicky Hooper
1993
Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas
Ruby
2007
Film
The Future Lasts A Long Time
May
1996
Film
The Last Yellow
Jackie
1999
Love and War
Max & Ruby's Christmas
Ruby (voice)
2004
Miliband of Brothers
Self - Narrator
2010