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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Samantha Jane Morton (born May 13, 1977) is an English actress. She is known for her work in independent films with dark and tragic themes, in particular period dramas. She has received 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…
Known for
- The Odyssey — Circe2026
- Anemone — Nessa2025
- 2073 — Ghost2024
- The Burning Girls — Reverend Jack Brooks2023
- She Said — Zelda Perkins2022
- Save the Cinema — Liz Evans2022
- The Whale — Mary2022
- The Serpent Queen — Catherine de Medici2022
- Tales of the Walking Dead — Dee2022
- Dead Talk Live — Self - Guest2020
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Key facts
- Born
- Samantha Jane Morton , ( 1977-05-13 ) 13 May 1977 (age 49) , Nottingham , England
- Occupations
- Actress musician
- Years active
- 1991–present
- Partner
- Harry Holm (2005–present)
- Children
- 3, including Esmé Creed-Miles
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samantha
- Family name
- Morton
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Nottingham
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Eye colour
- blue
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Image
- Samantha Morton Edinburgh International Film Festival.png
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Derbyshire
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- Commons category
- Samantha Morton
- date of birth
- 1977-05-13
- nominated for
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
- unmarried partner
- Charlie Creed-Miles
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- social media followers
- 46319
- name in native language
- Samantha Morton
- birth name
- Samantha Jane Morton
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Encyclopedic overview
Samantha Jane Morton OBE (born 13 May 1977) is an English actress and musician. Known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas with dark and tragic themes, her accolades include two BAFTAs (including the BAFTA Fellowship) and a Golden Globe Award, with nominations for two Academy Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
A native of Nottingham and former member of the Central Junior Television Workshop, Morton started her career on British television in the early 1990s and gained recognition for acting in the ITV series Band of Gold (1995–96) and the BBC miniseries The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (1997). After her feature film debut in 1996, she appeared in the films Jane Eyre (1997), and Under the Skin (1997). For Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and Jim Sheridan's In America (2003), she received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively. Morton's performance in the 2006 television crime drama Longford earned her the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Samantha Morton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.