SAMANTHA MORTON
Name: Samantha Morton
Born: 13 May 1977 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Samantha Morton (born May 13, 1977) is an Academy Award-nominated English
actress.
Morton was born in Nottingham, England, the daughter of Pamela, a factory worker,
and Peter Morton. Her parents divorced in 1979. She attended West
Bridgford Comprehensive School and spent part of her childhood in care.
Morton has a daughter, Esme (born in 2000), with actor Charlie Creed-Miles.
Morton is engaged to filmmaker Harry Holm, son of actor Ian Holm. At age 30, she
gave birth to her second child. Daughter, Edie, was born January 4, 2008 in
London weighing 7 lbs, 8 oz.
Morton began her career as a child actor. At 13 she joined the Central Junior
Television Workshop. At 16 she moved to London and appeared in plays at the
Royal Court Theatre, also securing an early break as a guest star in an episode
of Cracker. Although she applied to institutions such as RADA, she received no
further formal training. She eventually starred in television productions
like Jane Eyre and The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.
Starring roles in Band of Gold (1995), and the film Under the Skin in 1997,
raised her profile in the UK. The latter impressed Woody Allen so much he cast
her in his film Sweet and Lowdown for which she would receive a nomination for
the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 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 played the Moors Murderess Myra Hindley in a television film Longford (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". Morton
received a 2007 Emmy nomination and won a Golden Globe for her performance in
the film, both for Best Supporting Actress.
Name: Samantha Morton
Born: 13 May 1977 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Samantha Morton (born May 13, 1977) is an Academy Award-nominated English
actress.
Morton was born in Nottingham, England, the daughter of Pamela, a factory worker,
and Peter Morton. Her parents divorced in 1979. She attended West
Bridgford Comprehensive School and spent part of her childhood in care.
Morton has a daughter, Esme (born in 2000), with actor Charlie Creed-Miles.
Morton is engaged to filmmaker Harry Holm, son of actor Ian Holm. At age 30, she
gave birth to her second child. Daughter, Edie, was born January 4, 2008 in
London weighing 7 lbs, 8 oz.
Morton began her career as a child actor. At 13 she joined the Central Junior
Television Workshop. At 16 she moved to London and appeared in plays at the
Royal Court Theatre, also securing an early break as a guest star in an episode
of Cracker. Although she applied to institutions such as RADA, she received no
further formal training. She eventually starred in television productions
like Jane Eyre and The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.
Starring roles in Band of Gold (1995), and the film Under the Skin in 1997,
raised her profile in the UK. The latter impressed Woody Allen so much he cast
her in his film Sweet and Lowdown for which she would receive a nomination for
the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 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 played the Moors Murderess Myra Hindley in a television film Longford (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". Morton
received a 2007 Emmy nomination and won a Golden Globe for her performance in
the film, both for Best Supporting Actress.