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Samantha Morton

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Samantha Jane Morton (born 13 May 1977) is an English actress and musician. Known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas with dark and tragic themes, her accolades include two BAFTAs (including the BAFTA Fellowship) and a Golden Globe Award, with nominations for two Academy Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. A native of Nottingham and former member of the Central Junior Television Workshop, Morton started her career on British television in the early 1990s and gained recognition for acting in the ITV series Band of Gold (1995–1996) and the BBC miniseries The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (1997). After her feature film debut in 1996, she appeared in the films Jane Eyre (1997), and Under the Skin (1997). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2024). Samantha Morton is the 5,846th most popular actor (up from 6,437th in 2024), the 4,558th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,743rd in 2019) and the 669th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Samantha Morton ranks 5,846 out of 13,578. Before her are Mary Kay Place, David Jason, Beth Grant, Néstor Pitana, John Kitzmiller, and Domhnall Gleeson. After her are Della Reese, Isha Koppikar, Patrick Chesnais, Nick Cheung, Lakeith Stanfield, and Dawn Olivieri.

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Among people born in 1977, Samantha Morton ranks 163. Before her are Mariusz Pudzianowski, Morgan De Sanctis, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, Johann Vogel, Mónica Cruz, and Libor Sionko. After her are Adam Małysz, Alessandro Santos, Huang Xiaoming, Joseba Etxeberria, Park Eun-hye, and Olof Mellberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Samantha Morton ranks 4,559 out of 8,785. Before her are Joseph Wedderburn (1882), Sam Houser (1972), David Jason (1940), Henry Lincoln (1930), A. V. Dicey (1835), and Martin Litchfield West (1937). After her are Stephen Leacock (1869), George Milne, 1st Baron Milne (1866), Doug Sampson (1957), Eddie Colman (1936), Jimmy Hogan (1882), and John Urry (1946).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Samantha Morton ranks 669. Before her are Kingsley Ben-Adir (1986), Timothy West (1934), Greg Wise (1966), Pauline Collins (1940), Samantha Bond (1961), and David Jason (1940). After her are Phoebe Dynevor (1995), Richard Haydn (1905), Kenneth More (1914), James Robertson Justice (1907), Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1983), and Jane Lapotaire (1944).

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