Samantha Jane Morton\u00a0(born 1977)\u00a0is an English actress. She is known for her work in\u00a0independent films\u00a0with dark and tragic themes, in particular\u00a0period dramas. She has received numerous accolades, including the\u00a0BAFTA Fellowship, a\u00a0BAFTA Award, a\u00a0Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two\u00a0Academy Awards, a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award, and a\u00a0Screen Actors Guild Award.<\/p>\n
Morton was a member of the\u00a0Central Junior Television Workshop\u00a0in her native\u00a0Nottingham\u00a0and began her career in British television in 1991. She appeared in the\u00a0ITV\u00a0series\u00a0Band of Gold\u00a0(1995\u20131996) and the\u00a0BBC\u00a0miniseries\u00a0The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling\u00a0(1997). Morton’s early film roles include\u00a0Emma\u00a0(1996),\u00a0Jane Eyre\u00a0(1997), and\u00a0Under the Skin\u00a0(1997). She received two\u00a0Academy Award\u00a0nominations, one for\u00a0Best Supporting Actress\u00a0for\u00a0Woody Allen’s\u00a0Sweet and Lowdown(1999) and the other for\u00a0Best Actress\u00a0for\u00a0Jim Sheridan’s\u00a0In America\u00a0(2003). Other notable film credits include\u00a0\u00a0Morvern Callar\u00a0(2002),\u00a0\u00a0Minority Report\u00a0(2002),\u00a0The Libertine\u00a0(2004),\u00a0Control(2007),\u00a0Elizabeth: The Golden Age\u00a0(2007),\u00a0Synecdoche, New York\u00a0(2008),\u00a0The Messenger\u00a0(2009),\u00a0John Carter\u00a0(2012),\u00a0Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them\u00a0(2016), and\u00a0The Whale\u00a0(2022).<\/p>\n
For her portrayal of\u00a0Myra Hindley\u00a0in the\u00a0Channel 4\u00a0and\u00a0HBO\u00a0film\u00a0Longford\u00a0(2006), she received\u00a0a Primetime Emmy Award,\u00a0BAFTA Award, and\u00a0Golden Globe Award\u00a0nominations. Morton made her directorial debut with the television film\u00a0The Unloved\u00a0(2009), which won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama. She has starred in various programmes, such as\u00a0The Last Panthers\u00a0(2015),\u00a0Rillington Place\u00a0(2016),\u00a0Harlots\u00a0(2017\u20132019),\u00a0The Walking Dead\u00a0(2019\u20132020), and\u00a0The Serpent Queen\u00a0(2022\u20132024).<\/p>\n
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Samantha Jane Morton\u00a0(born 1977)\u00a0is an English actress. She is known for her work in\u00a0independent films\u00a0with dark and tragic themes, in particular\u00a0period dramas. She has received numerous accolades, including the\u00a0BAFTA Fellowship, a\u00a0BAFTA Award, a\u00a0Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two\u00a0Academy Awards, a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award, and a\u00a0Screen Actors Guild Award. Morton was a member of the\u00a0Central Junior […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-40881","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n