Samantha Jane Morton (born 13 May 1977) is an English actress and
director. She is known for her work in independent productions often
with dark themes and has received numerous accolades, including a
British Academy Television Award, a British Independent Film Award and
a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a
Primetime Emmy Award, and a British Academy Film Award.Morton was a
member of the Central Junior Television Workshop in her native
Nottingham, and later began her career in British television in 1991.
She guest-starred in Soldier Soldier and Cracker and had a bigger role
in the ITV series Band of Gold. She made the transition to film with
lead roles in the dramas Emma (1996), Jane Eyre (1997), and the
well-received Under the Skin (1997). Morton also starred alongside Max
Beesley in BBC's mini series production of 'Tom Jones, A Foundling' in
1997 to critical acclaim. The next year, Woody Allen cast Morton in
Sweet and Lowdown (1999), which earned her nominations for the Academy
Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting
Actress.Established as a prominent force on the independent film scene
by the early 2000s, Morton starred in Morvern Callar (2002), which
garnered her the BIFA Award for Best Actress, and she received her
second Academy Award nomination for her performance in In America
(2003), this time for Best Actress. Her role in the commercially
successful sci-fi thriller Minority Report (2002) was followed by
biographical portrayals of Myra Hindley in Longford (2006), Deborah
Curtis in Control (2007), and Mary, Queen of Scots in Elizabeth: The
Golden Age (2007). For her role in Longford, she won the Golden Globe
Award for Best Supporting Actress â€" Series, Miniseries or Television
Film.
director. She is known for her work in independent productions often
with dark themes and has received numerous accolades, including a
British Academy Television Award, a British Independent Film Award and
a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a
Primetime Emmy Award, and a British Academy Film Award.Morton was a
member of the Central Junior Television Workshop in her native
Nottingham, and later began her career in British television in 1991.
She guest-starred in Soldier Soldier and Cracker and had a bigger role
in the ITV series Band of Gold. She made the transition to film with
lead roles in the dramas Emma (1996), Jane Eyre (1997), and the
well-received Under the Skin (1997). Morton also starred alongside Max
Beesley in BBC's mini series production of 'Tom Jones, A Foundling' in
1997 to critical acclaim. The next year, Woody Allen cast Morton in
Sweet and Lowdown (1999), which earned her nominations for the Academy
Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting
Actress.Established as a prominent force on the independent film scene
by the early 2000s, Morton starred in Morvern Callar (2002), which
garnered her the BIFA Award for Best Actress, and she received her
second Academy Award nomination for her performance in In America
(2003), this time for Best Actress. Her role in the commercially
successful sci-fi thriller Minority Report (2002) was followed by
biographical portrayals of Myra Hindley in Longford (2006), Deborah
Curtis in Control (2007), and Mary, Queen of Scots in Elizabeth: The
Golden Age (2007). For her role in Longford, she won the Golden Globe
Award for Best Supporting Actress â€" Series, Miniseries or Television
Film.
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