theOscarSite Facts:
Birth Date:
  • 13 May 1977
Birth Name:
  • Samantha-Jane Morton
Birthplace:
  • Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Quote:
  • "I want to prove that you don't have to come from Oxford University or RADA -- and you don't have to have parents that support you -- to succeed." -- Interview, June 1998
Education:
  • West Bridgford Comprehensive School, Nottingham, England
  • Central Junior Television Workshop, Nottingham, England
Factoid:
  • Morton was raised in foster care
Significant Other(s):
  • Hans Matheson, actor; together 1995-97
  • Harry Holm; engaged
  • Charlie Creed-Miles, actor
Family:
  • Father: Peter Morton; divorced from Morton's mother 1979; remarried
  • Mother: Pamela Morton; factory worker; remarried
  • Stepmother: Jane Morton
  • Siblings: has eight
  • Daughter: Esme Creed-Miles; b. 2000; father, Charlie Creed-Miles
  • Daughter: Edie; b. 2008
Feature Film
Credits:
  • Flying into Love (2008)
    Synecdoche, New York (2008)
    The Daisy Chain (2008)
    Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007, as Mary Stuart)
    Mister Lonely (2007)
    Control (2007)
    Expired (2007)
    Free Jimmy (2006, voice: English version)
    Lassie (2005)
    River Queen (2005)
    The Libertine (2004)
    Enduring Love (2004)
  • Code 46 (2003)
    In America (2002)
    Minority Report (2002)
    Morvern Callar (2002)
    Eden (2001)
    Pandæmonium (2001)
    Jesus' Son (2000)
    Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
    Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999)
    This Is the Sea (1998)
    Under the Skin (1997)
    The Future Lasts a Long Time (1996)
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