Samantha Morton
Samantha Jane Morton (born May 13, 1977 in Nottingham , Nottinghamshire ) is a British actress , film director , film producer , screenwriter and Golden Globe award winner.
life and career
Morton dropped out of school at the age of 13 and made her first television appearances that same year, but didn't get a bigger role in the miniseries Band of Gold until 1995 . In 1997 she played Jane Eyre in the film of the same name based on the book by Charlotte Brontë . In 2000 she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Woody Allen film Sweet and Lowdown and in 2004 for Best Actress in In America . In 2002, she acted as Agatha in the US - science fiction - thriller Minority Report . In 2004 she starred alongside Johnny Depp in The Libertine and in the same year alongside Daniel Craig in Enduring Love . Since 2019 she has played a leading role as alpha in the series The Walking Dead .
Morton made her debut as a film director in 2009 with the television drama The Unloved , produced for Channel 4 , for which she also co-wrote the script (with Tony Grisoni ). In 2012 she shot the video clip for the song The Last Goodbye for the band The Kills . In the same year she was appointed to the competition jury of the 69th Venice International Film Festival .
Morton was from 1999 to 2000 with the actor Charlie Creed-Miles , of whom she has a daughter, the actress Esme Creed-Miles (born February 5, 2000). She has been in a relationship with Harry Holm, son of actor Ian Holm , since 2005 and has two daughters with him (* 2008 and * 2012).
Filmography (selection)
- 1991: Soldier Soldier (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1991: Boon (TV series, episode 6x09 Cab Rank Cowboys )
- 1993: The Token King (TV movie)
- 1994: Peak Practice (TV series, episode 2x10 Abbey )
- 1994: Just in Case Fitz ( Cracker , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1995: The Vet (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1995–1996: Band of Gold (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 1996: The Future Lasts a Long Time (short film)
- 1996: Emma (TV movie)
- 1997: Jane Eyre (TV movie)
- 1997: Under the Skin
- 1997: This Is the Sea
- 1997: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (miniseries, all episodes)
- 1999: Sweet and Lowdown
- 1999: Jesus' Son
- 1999: Dreaming of Joseph Lees
- 1999: The Last Yellow
- 2000: Pandaemonium
- 2001: Eden
- 2002: Morvern Callar
- 2002: Minority Report
- 2002: In America
- 2002-2013: Max & Ruby ( Max and Ruby , TV series, voice for Ruby , 20 episodes)
- 2003: Code 46
- 2004: Enduring Love
- 2004: The Libertine
- 2005: River Queen
- 2005: Lassie Returns (Lassie)
- 2006: The Moor Murderess of Manchester ( Longford , TV movie)
- 2007: Expired
- 2007: Control
- 2007: Mister Lonely
- 2007: Elizabeth : The Golden Age
- 2008: Synecdoche, New York
- 2008: Evil Eye - She Just Wanna Play (The Daisy Chain)
- 2009: The Messenger - The Last Message (The Messenger)
- 2012: John Carter - Between Two Worlds (John Carter)
- 2012: Cosmopolis
- 2013: Decoding Annie Parker
- 2013: The Harvest
- 2014: Miss Julie (Miss Julie)
- 2015: The Last Panthers (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2016: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them)
- 2019-2020: The Walking Dead (TV series)
Web links
- Samantha Morton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Last Goodbye by Samantha Morton. Retrieved February 26, 2012 .
- ↑ a b biography in the IMDb , last accessed on February 10, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morton, Samantha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morton, Samantha Jane (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress, film director, film producer, screenwriter and Golden Globe winner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nottingham , Nottinghamshire , England, UK |