Samantha Morton (born May 13, 1977, in Nottingham, England) is an English film and television actress. She received Academy Award nominations for best actress (In America [released 2002]) and best supporting actress (Sweet and Lowdown [1999]). Morton began her television career as a teenager, appearing on such British shows as Band of Gold (1995–97) before her breakout film role in Under the Skin (1997). She later starred in a wide range of films, from Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi action Minority Report (2002) to Charlie Kaufman’s cerebral drama Synecdoche, New York (2008). She plays the sorceress Circe in Christopher Nolan’s film The Odyssey (2026).
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