Samantha Morton Biography

The U.K.'s Samantha Morton is an Academy Award-nominated actress known for films that include Sweet and Lowdown, In America, Morvern Callar and Synecdoche.

Brn in Nottingham, England, on May 13, 1977, Samantha Morton turned to television acting as a teen before embarking on a film career with projects like Emma, Under the Skin and Steven Spielberg's Minority Report. Morton earned Academy Award nominations for her roles in Sweet and Lowdown and In America, with additional work including Morvern Callar, The Libertine and Elizabeth: The Golden Age.