Samantha Morton

Celebrity

  • Birth Place: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/13/1977, Taurus
  • Profession: Actor; director
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Samantha Morton Fast Facts:
  • Dropped out of school at age 13 to study acting at the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham.
  • In her teens, she worked in television and performed with the Royal Court Theatre in London.
  • Landed breakthrough role playing a teenage prostitute in the television drama Band of Gold.
  • Made her film debut in 1997's This Is the Sea.
  • Garnered international acclaim with a provocative role in Under the Skin. Her performance caught the eye of Woody Allen, who cast her opposite Sean Penn in Sweet and Lowdown (1999).
  • Appeared in music videos for U2 and the Horrors.
  • Revealed that she suffered a stroke after the ceiling in her home collapsed on her in early 2006.
  • Made her directorial debut in 2009's The Unloved, which is loosely based on her childhood in foster care.
  • Samantha Morton Relationships:
  • Esme - Daughter
  • Edie - Daughter
  • Peter Morton - Father
  • Harry Holm - Fiancé
  • Pamela - Mother
  • Charlie Creed-Miles - Ex-significant Other
  • Samantha Morton Awards:
  • 2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2007 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2003 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1999 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
  • 2007 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Nominee
  • 2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
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