Samantha Jane MortonΒ (born 1977)Β is an English actress. She is known for her work inΒ independent filmsΒ with dark and tragic themes, in particularΒ period dramas. She has received numerous accolades, including theΒ BAFTA Fellowship, aΒ BAFTA Award, aΒ Golden Globe Award, and nominations for twoΒ Academy Awards, aΒ Primetime Emmy Award, and aΒ Screen Actors Guild Award.
Morton was a member of theΒ Central Junior Television WorkshopΒ in her nativeΒ NottinghamΒ and began her career in British television in 1991. She appeared in theΒ ITVΒ seriesΒ Band of GoldΒ (1995β1996) and theΒ BBCΒ miniseriesΒ The History of Tom Jones: a FoundlingΒ (1997). Morton's early film roles includeΒ EmmaΒ (1996),Β Jane EyreΒ (1997), andΒ Under the SkinΒ (1997). She received twoΒ Academy AwardΒ nominations, one forΒ Best Supporting ActressΒ forΒ Woody Allen'sΒ Sweet and Lowdown(1999) and the other forΒ Best ActressΒ forΒ Jim Sheridan'sΒ In AmericaΒ (2003). Other notable film credits includeΒ Β Morvern CallarΒ (2002),Β Β Minority ReportΒ (2002),Β The LibertineΒ (2004),Β Control(2007),Β Elizabeth: The Golden AgeΒ (2007),Β Synecdoche, New YorkΒ (2008),Β The MessengerΒ (2009),Β John CarterΒ (2012),Β Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemΒ (2016), andΒ The WhaleΒ (2022).
For her portrayal ofΒ Myra HindleyΒ in theΒ Channel 4Β andΒ HBOΒ filmΒ LongfordΒ (2006), she receivedΒ a Primetime Emmy Award,Β BAFTA Award, andΒ Golden Globe AwardΒ nominations. Morton made her directorial debut with the television filmΒ The UnlovedΒ (2009), which won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama. She has starred in various programmes, such asΒ The Last PanthersΒ (2015),Β Rillington PlaceΒ (2016),Β HarlotsΒ (2017β2019),Β The Walking DeadΒ (2019β2020), andΒ The Serpent QueenΒ (2022β2024).
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