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Acting

Samantha Morton

Career: Active from 1993 to 2025, busiest in 1997 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 46
top three billing

Average score: 65/100

Highest rated: Longford
87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

BAFTA Awards · BAFTA Fellowship
2024 · Won
Source: Wikidata
Golden Globe Awards · Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2007 · Won
Longford
Source: Wikidata
Academy Awards · Actress in a Leading Role
2004 · Nominated · 76th Academy Awards
In America
Source: Wikidata
Academy Awards · Actress in a Supporting Role
2000 · Nominated · 72nd Academy Awards
Sweet and Lowdown
Source: Wikidata

Characters

10

The characters Samantha Morton played, best-known titles first.

Samantha Morton as Alpha

Samantha Morton as Agatha

Samantha Morton as Mary Lou Barebone

Samantha Morton as Maria Gonzales

Samantha Morton as Margaret Wells

Samantha Morton as Catherine de Medici

Samantha Morton as Harriet Smith

Samantha Morton as Ethel Christie

Samantha Morton as Naomi

Samantha Morton as Annie Lee

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 56 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Samantha Morton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Adrenaline
3.5, average 4.8
Physical Comedy
1.2, average 2.4
Situational Comedy
1.6, average 2.7
Contemporary Realism
4.3, average 5.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 8
Social Commentary 8
Character Study 7
Psychological Thriller 4
Atmospheric 4
Biographical Drama 4
Political Intrigue 3
Witty Dialogue 3
Period Piece 3
Slow Burn 3
Period Drama 3
Literary Adaptation 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

9 titles · average score 66

The Odyssey

82

as Circe

Anemone

53

as Nessa

2073

49

as Ghost

The Burning Girls

66

TV show · as Reverend Jack Brooks

The Serpent Queen

82

TV show · as Catherine de Medici

The Whale

67

as Mary

Save the Cinema

62

as Liz Evans

She Said

75

as Zelda Perkins

Tales of the Walking Dead

58

TV show · as Dee

2010s

16 titles · average score 68

I Am...

76

TV show · as Kirsty

Two for Joy

81

as Aisha

Harlots

79

TV show · as Margaret Wells

Rillington Place

77

TV show · as Ethel Christie

The Harvest

62

as Katherine

The Last Panthers

70

TV show · as Naomi

Cider with Rosie

59

as Annie Lee

Miss Julie

53

as Kathleen

Decoding Annie Parker

57

as Annie Parker

Her

85

Associate Producer

John Carter

57

as Sola

The Walking Dead

79

TV show · as Alpha

2000s

24 titles · average score 65

The Unloved

68

Director, Writer

Synecdoche, New York

72

as Hazel

Mister Lonely

57

as Marilyn Monroe

Control

81

as Debbie Curtis

Lassie

76

as Sarah Carraclough

The Libertine

50

as Elizabeth Barry

Enduring Love

59

as Claire

Code 46

56

as Maria Gonzales

In America

81

as Sarah

Minority Report

77

as Agatha

Max & Ruby

63

TV show · as Ruby

Morvern Callar

75

as Morvern Callar

1990s

15 titles · average score 65

Sweet and Lowdown

73

as Hattie

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

45

as Eva

The Last Yellow

66

as Jackie

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

76

TV show · as Sophie Western

Jane Eyre

67

as Jane Eyre

This Is the Sea

50

as Hazel Stokes

Under the Skin

62

as Iris Kelly

Emma

66

as Harriet Smith

The Future Lasts A Long Time

as May

Band of Gold

66

TV show · as Tracy Richards

Peak Practice

65

TV show · as Abbey / Pauline Jones

Cracker

75

TV show · as Joanne Barnes

1980s

1 title · average score 61

Boon

61

TV show · as Mandy