Cast & creator
Samantha Morton
Best known for The Odyssey, The Graham Norton Show, The View
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 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 (1995–1996) and the BBC miniseries The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (1997). Morton's 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 Allen's Sweet and Lowdown(1999) and the other for Best Actress for Jim Sheridan's 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 Channel 4 and HBO film Longford (2006), she received a 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 programmes, such as The Last Panthers (2015), Rillington Place (2016), Harlots (2017–2019), The Walking Dead (2019–2020), and The Serpent Queen (2022–2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Morton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: サマンサ・ジェーン・モートン
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television credits
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1953–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (79)
Showing 79 of 79 credits
The Odyssey
Circe
2026
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
The Walking Dead
Alpha
2010
Peak Practice
Abbey / Pauline Jones
1993
Max & Ruby
Ruby
2002
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
The Oscars
Self
1953
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Mary Lou Barebone
2016
Soldier Soldier
Clare Anderson
1991
Minority Report
Agatha
2002
The Whale
Mary
2022
Cracker
Joanne Barnes
1993
Her
Associate Producer
2013
John Carter
Sola
2012
Harlots
Margaret Wells
2017
The Serpent Queen
Catherine de Medici
2022
She Said
Zelda Perkins
2022
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Sophie Western
1997
Tales of the Walking Dead
Dee
2022
The Frame
Maria Gonzales
2013The Frame
Vija Kinsky
2013
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Mary, Queen of Scots
2007
I Am...
Kirsty
2019I Am...
Story
2019
Band of Gold
Tracy Richards
1995
Synecdoche, New York
Hazel
2008
Anemone
Nessa
2025
The Burning Girls
Reverend Jack Brooks
2023
The Last Panthers
Naomi
2015
Rillington Place
Ethel Christie
2016
Dead Talk Live
Self - Guest
2020
The Messenger
Olivia Pitterson
2009
The Unloved
Director
2009The Unloved
Writer
2009
The Libertine
Elizabeth Barry
2004The Vet
Amanda Mulholland
1995
Emma
Harriet Smith
1996
Sweet and Lowdown
Hattie
1999
Code 46
Maria Gonzales
2003
Enduring Love
Claire
2004
2073
Ghost
2024
Miss Julie
Kathleen
2014
Cosmopolis
Vija Kinsky
2012
Control
Debbie Curtis
2007
In America
Sarah
2003
Lassie
Sarah Carraclough
2005
The Entertainment System Is Down
Decoding Annie Parker
Annie Parker
2014
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Eva
1999
Morvern Callar
Morvern Callar
2002
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1997
Pandaemonium
Sara Coleridge
2001
River Queen
Sarah O'Brien
2005
Save the Cinema
Liz Evans
2022
Jesus' Son
Michelle
2000
This Is the Sea
Hazel Stokes
1997
Artists in Love
Host
2016
Cider with Rosie
Annie Lee
2015
The Harvest
Katherine
2015
Mister Lonely
Marilyn Monroe
2008
The Daisy Chain
Martha Conroy
2008
Max & Ruby's Halloween
Ruby (voice)
2005
Two for Joy
Aisha
2018Angels & Ghosts
Amber Crick (voice)
2013
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Self
2009
Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas
Ruby
2007Max & Ruby's Christmas
Ruby (voice)
2004Citizens of Cosmopolis
Self
2012
Expired
Claire Barney
2007
Longford
Myra Hindley
2006
The Future Lasts A Long Time
May
1996
Under the Skin
Iris Kelly
1997
The Token King
Vicky Hooper
1993
The Last Yellow
Jackie
1999Love and War
Miliband of Brothers
Self - Narrator
2010
Eden
Sam
2001