Samantha Morton

Samantha Jane Morton born May 13 1977 is an English actress and director Known for her work in independent cinema she is the recipient of numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as 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 19951996 and the BBC miniseries The History of Tom Jones a Foundling 1997 Mortons 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 Allens Sweet and Lowdown 1999 and the other for Best Actress for Jim Sheridans 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 HBO film Longford 2006 she 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 programs such as The Last Panthers 2015 Rillington Place 2016 Harlots 20172019 The Walking Dead 20192020 and The Serpent Queen 2022present Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Morton licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia