Samantha Morton

Morton in In America

Samantha Morton (born May 13, 1977), an Oscar-nominated English actress, was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England and began acting at an early age. By the age 13 she was working on such television programs as Cracker. She eventually starred in television productions like Jane Eyre and The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.

Morton made her feature film debut, in Under the Skin (1997), and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown in 1999. In 2002 she won the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress for her work in Morvern Callar, followed by a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for In America in 2003. Morton also received critical acclaim for her performance in Minority Report.

Morton played the Moors Murderess, Myra Hindley in a television film Longford for Channel 4 screened on October 26th 2006. Set between 1967 and 1997, the film depicts the relationship between the infamous child killer and Lord Longford, the politician who spent years campaigning for her release. Morton was severely criticised by the relatives of the children who were killed by Hindley and Ian Brady but she insisted, "It is my duty as a performer to raise issues...we're afraid to look at".[1]

She also appears in the controversial video for The Horrors' Sheena is a Parasite which has been banned from MTV. She has a daughter, Esme, with actor Charlie Creed-Miles. Morton is engaged to filmmaker Harry Holm, son of actor Ian Holm.

Filmography

• Golden Age (film) (2007)... Mary Queen of Scots - (awaiting release)
• Control (2006)... Deborah Curtis - (awaiting release)
• Longford (2006) (TV)...Myra Hyndley
• Free Jimmy (2006)... Sonia (voice)
• Lassie (2006)... Sarah Carraclough
• Farmers on E (2005)
• River Queen (2005)... Sarah O'Brien
• The Libertine. (2004)... Elizabeth Barry
• Enduring Love (2004)... Claire
• Code 46 (2003)... Maria Gonzales
• Morvern Callar (2002)... Morvern
• Max and Ruby (2002) (TV series)... Ruby
• In America (2003)... Sarah
• Minority Report (2002)... Agatha
• U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (2002) (V)... Mermaid (video "Electrical Storm")
• Eden (2001)... Sam
• Pandaemonium (2000)... Sara Coleridge
• The Last Yellow (1999)... Jackie
• Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999)... Eva
• Jesus' Son (1999)... Michelle
• Sweet and Lowdown (1999)... Hattie
• The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997) (mini series)... Sophia Western
• This Is the Sea (1997)... Hazel Stokes
• Under the Skin (1997)... Iris Kelly
• Jane Eyre (1997) (TV)... Jane Eyre
• Emma (1996) (TV)... Harriet Smith
• The Future Lasts a Long Time (1996)... May
• Band of Gold (1995) (mini series)... Tracy Richards
• The Token King (1993) (TV)... Vicky

External links

• Do You Like Me Now?
• The Samantha Morton Lowdown large fansite
• Samantha Morton at IMDb
• Control: The Ian Curtis Movie has the latest news on the 2006 film