Irish actress Eva Birthistle has just made three spine-chilling ...
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The Scotsman - Found 3 hours ago The Daisy Chain, which stars Samantha Morton, is the story of a possessed orphan girl; |
Irish actress Eva Birthistle has just made three spine-chilling ...
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The Scotsman - Found 4 hours ago The Daisy Chain, which stars Samantha Morton, is the story of a possessed orphan girl; |
Synecdoche, New York
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Michigan Public Radio - Found 7 hours ago ... himself on an unplanned journey to self-discovery Starring: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener... |
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Lebanon Daily Star - Found 6 hours ago It suffers, however, from fairly unconvincing acting by Riley, the usually stellar Samantha Morton as Debbie, his dumpy, spurned wife and... |
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Iofilm - Found Nov. 30, 2008 ... plays a theatre director trying to produce his masterwork and a decent cast includes the ubiquitous Catherine Keener and Samantha Morton. Howard says 'Frost/Nixon' a memory lesson - UPI How the Frost/Nixon interviews became a hit play and now a feature ... - National Post 'Frost-Nixon' actors play politics - Jam! Showbiz Movies Sheen playing politics - Toronto Sun Explore All |
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'Synecdoche, New York'
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OhmyNews - Found Nov. 30, 2008 We get some relief from all the misery through Hazel (Samantha Morton), except that her house remains of fire for the duration of the story. |
PR: Synecdoche New York
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CD Insight - Found Nov. 29, 2008 YORK stars Academy Award®-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, two-time Academy Award®-nominee Samantha Morton, Academy Award®-nominee Michelle... |
Synecdoche, New York (U.S., 2008)
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Kamera.co.uk - Found Nov. 28, 2008 Samantha Morton is Hazel, the box-office assistant who worships him and Michelle Williams plays Claire, the admiring actress who marries him... |
Movie Review - Synecdoche, New York
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Tonight South Africa - Found Nov. 27, 2008 Director: Charlie Kaufman Cast: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener Classification: 16 LSN Running time: ... |
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The Times - Found Nov. 28, 2008 ... of Frank McCourt in the film of Angela's Ashes, he is just about to do another one for Samantha Morton in her directing debut The Unloved. 90-year-old stone 'note' revealed to be written by Canadian soldier - NewKerala.com Explore All |
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Samantha Morton (born May 13, 1977) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and two-time Academy Award-nominated English actress.
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Biography
Personal life
Morton was born in Clifton Nottingham, England, the daughter of Pamela Freebury, a factory worker, and Peter Morton.12 Her parents divorced in 1979.3 She attended West Bridgford Comprehensive School and spent part of her childhood in care.
Morton was reported to have had a stroke in 2006, as a result she was said to be close to death and had to relearn how to walk and talk4, although the truth of this is debated.5
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. Their daughter, Edie, was born January 4, 2008 in London weighing 7 lbs, 8 oz.
Career
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.6 She went on to star 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. She is the first actress nominated for the Oscar for roles in a film in which she does not utter even a single word. 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".7 Morton received a 2007 Emmy nomination and won a Golden Globe for her performance in the film, both for Best Supporting Actress.
She plans to make her directorial debut in 2008 with the semi-autobiographical piece The Unloved, a collaboration with screenwriter Tony Grisoni.
Filmography
- Cracker (1994) (TV)... Joanne Barnes
- Band of Gold (1995) (mini series)... Tracy Richards
- Emma (1996) (TV)... Harriet Smith
- Jane Eyre (1997) (TV)... Jane Eyre
- This Is the Sea (1997)... Hazel Stokes
- Under the Skin (1997)... Iris Kelly
- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997) (mini series)... Sophia Western
- Sweet and Lowdown (1999)... Hattie
- Jesus' Son (1999)... Michelle
- Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999)... Eva
- Pandaemonium (2000)... Sara Coleridge
- U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (2002) (V)... Mermaid (video "Electrical Storm")
- Minority Report (2002)... Agatha
- Morvern Callar (2002)... Morvern
- Max and Ruby (2002–2007) (TV series)... Ruby
- In America (2003)... Sarah
- Code 46 (2003)... Maria Gonzales
- Enduring Love (2004)... Claire
- Farmers on E (2005)
- River Queen (2005)... Sarah O'Brien
- The Libertine (2005)... Elizabeth Barry
- Lassie (2005)... Sarah Carraclough
- Longford (2006) (TV)... Myra Hindley
- Expired (2007)... Claire
- Control (2007)... Deborah Curtis
- Mister Lonely (2007)... Marilyn Monroe impersonator
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)... Mary Queen of Scots
- Synecdoche, New York (2008) ... Hazel
- The Daisy Chain (2008)... TBA
- The Messenger (2009)... Olivia Pitterson
Awards and nominations
- Academy Awards
- 2000 - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Sweet and Lowdown (nominee)
- 2004 - Best Actress in a Leading Role - In America (nominee)
- BAFTA
- Golden Globe
- 2000 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Sweet and Lowdown (nominee)
- 2008 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - Longford (winner)
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| Golden Globe Award | ||
| Preceded by Emily Blunt for Gideon's Daughter |
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television 2008 for Longford |
Succeeded by TBD |
References
- ^ Samantha Morton Biography (1977-)
- ^ I may have left Sam in care but she still flies me First Class to Hollywood; EXCLUSIVE: MOTHER'S PRIDE AT BRITAIN'S NEW MOVIE STAR.(Features) | Article from Sunday Mirror (Lon...
- ^ Samantha Morton Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ Tahira Yaqoob (9 March 2008). "Actress Samantha Morton was 'close to death' after a secret stroke two years ago", Daily Mail. Retrieved on 10 March 2008.
- ^ Paul Scott (16 March 2008). "The curious case of Samantha Morton's stroke", Daily Mail.
- ^ Young, gifted and gabby | | Guardian Unlimited Film
- ^ 'Yes, I'm playing Myra Hindley. It's my duty to raise things we're afraid of' - News, Film & TV - Independent.co.uk
External links
- Samantha Morton at the Internet Movie Database
- Samantha Morton at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
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| NAME | Morton, Samantha |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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