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Samantha Morton is an acclaimed English actress known for her work in independent films with dark and tragic themes. She has received numerous accolades, including a 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. Samantha Morton has had a diverse and successful acting career, appearing in both television and film productions.
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Samantha Jane Mortonis an English actress. She is known for her work in independent film with dark and tragic themes, in particular period dramas. She is the recipient of 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 Goldand the BBC miniseries The History of Tom Jones: a Foundlingshe received 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-present).
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Samantha Morton is known for her work in independent films with dark and tragic themes, particularly period dramas. She is the recipient of 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.
Samantha Morton was born in 1977.
Samantha Morton’s early film roles include Emma (1996), Jane Eyre (1997), and Under the Skin (1997).
Samantha Morton has 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).
Some other notable film credits for Samantha Morton 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).
Samantha Morton has starred in various television programmes, such as The Last Panthers (2015), Rillington Place (2016), Harlots (2017–2019), The Walking Dead (2019–2020), and The Serpent Queen (2022–present).
Samantha Morton’s directorial debut was the television film The Unloved (2009), which won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama.
4 Quotes by Samantha Morton
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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We’re all living blinkered lives, and we’re not seeing what’s going on and looking to change it. I’m not saying that everyone has to make a political statement, but we need to be more aware of what’s happening and why.
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Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance – but then they forget to direct you.
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You’ve got all these books on self help, getting to know yourself, doing the right thing, eating the so-called right foods, even down to what books you have on your shelves. People are encouraged to look to themselves first as opposed to being a part of society.
Samantha MortonBritish actress