Actress Samantha Morton

Samantha Morton
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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.
Place of birth
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Date of birth
13th May 1977
Movies that starred Samantha Morton (12 in total)
Decoding Annie Parker poster

Decoding Annie Parker [2014]

Annie Parker
John Carter poster

John Carter [2012]

Sola
Synecdoche, New York poster

Synecdoche, New York [2008]

Hazel
Control poster

Control [2007]

Debbie Curtis
Elizabeth: The Golden Age poster

Elizabeth: The Golden Age [2007]

Mary, Queen of Scots
River Queen poster

River Queen [2005]

Sarah O'Brien
Lassie poster

Lassie [2005]

Sarah Carraclough
Code 46 poster

Code 46 [2003]

Maria Gonzales
In America poster

In America [2003]

Sarah
Minority Report poster

Minority Report [2002]

Agatha
Jesus' Son poster

Jesus' Son [2000]

Michelle
Sweet and Lowdown poster

Sweet and Lowdown [1999]

Hattie
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