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Samantha Morton
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May 13, 1977 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Biography:With only a handful of film credits to her name, British actress "Samantha Morton" earned a reputation as one of the most critically lauded up-and-comers of the late '90s. Small-boned and possessed of almost elfin features, Morton, who was born in Nottingham in 1977, began acting on television at the age of 13. She appeared in a number of series, including the popular crime drama Cracker and such costume extravaganzas as "Jane Eyre" and "Emma".

Morton became known to an international film audience in 1997, when she won wide acclaim for her wrenching, fearless portrayal of a young woman driven to promiscuous behavior by the death of her mother in "Carine Adler"'s "Under the Skin". The following year, she did starring work in "The Last Yellow" and "Dreaming of Joseph Lees", playing the girlfriend of a small-time crook in the former and a dissatisfied young woman harboring romantic feelings for her... Full Biography

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Samantha Morton, left, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Synecdoche, New York" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Emily Watson, left, Samantha Morton, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Tom Noonan in "Synecdoche, New York"...
Philip Seymour Hoffman, left, and Samantha Morton in "Synecdoche, New York" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Samantha Morton, John Lynch and Jonathan Mason in "Lassie"
Samantha Morton as Queen Elizabeth I's cousin Mary Stuart in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (Universal...
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