Samantha Morton
Samantha Jane Morton is an English actress and director. She is known for her work in independent productions and has received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a BIFA Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Morton was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop in her native Nottingham and began her career in British television in 1991. She appeared in the ITV series Band of Gold and the BBC miniseries The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling. Morton's early film roles include Emma, Jane Eyre, and Under the Skin. She received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown, and the other for Best Actress for Jim Sheridan's In America.