Celebrity Biographies
Samantha Morton Height Weight Body Stats
Born name
Samantha Jane Morton
nickname
Sam
Sun sign
Trails
Place of birth
Nottingham, England
Residence
Spitalfields area of London
nationality
training
She went to West Bridgford Comprehensive School , Nottingham.
Morton then went to Clarendon College of Performing Arts but left in 1991 for personal reasons.
Samantha graduated from DePaul University Theater School with an acting degree in 1997.
She received an honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from Nottingham Trent University on 20 July 2011.
occupation
Actress, director, screenwriter and executive producer
family
- Vater – Peter Morton
- Mother – Pamela Freebury (Factory Worker)
- Siblings – Beothe Marcus (brother, born 1971) (RoyalMarine), Penny (sister, born 1972) (Works with children with learning disabilities). Apart from that, she has 6 half-siblings from her parents’ relationships.
- Others – Daniel Morton (Cousin) (Actor)
Manager
Samantha Morton is signed to talent agencies –
- Conway Van Gelder Grant Ltd.
- Principato Young Entertainment
To build
Lush
Height
5 ft 3 in oder 160 cm
weight
61.2 kg or 135 pounds
friend/spouse
Samantha Morton vom-
- Charlie Creed-Miles (1999-2000) – Samantha Morton and Charlie Creed-Miles (actor and musician) worked together in a film The Last Yellow (1999) and as a result began dating in 1999 themselves and even got married. They have one biological daughter together named Esme (born February 5, 2000). Their relationship ended within a year of their split in 2000.
- Harry Holm (2005-Present) – After her split with Charlie, Samantha began dating filmmaker Harry Holm, son of Sir Ian Holm (English actor), after he met him while filming the music video for the band ‘ The Vitamins, which Harry directed. The couple have been engaged since 2006 and have two children. The first named Edie (daughter) was born on January 4, 2008, and their second daughter was born in 2012.
race/ethnicity
White
Religion
she is religious
She believes in the Christian faith. (via Guardians)
hair colour
Hellbraun
eye color
Blau
sexual orientation
Just
distinguishing features
her luscious body
measurements
37-27-36 inches or 94-68.5-91.5 cm
dress size
10 (US) or 42 (EU) or 14 (UK)
shoe size
Your shoe should be a size 8 (US).
Known for
Her acclaimed roles in films like Under the Skin (1997), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), In America (2003) and the TV feature Longford (2006).
first movie
Samantha Morton made her television film debut Emma (1996) for her role as Harriet Smith.
She next appeared in an Irish film This Is the Sea for her role as Hazel Stokes.
First TV show
Initially, when Samantha was 13, she played cameo roles in Soldier Soldier and Blessing .
She then appeared in the ITV televised crime series Cracker in 1994 as the murder victim Joanne Barnes in just 3 episodes for a guest appearance.
Although she did appear in smaller roles before appearing in Band of Gold . But her role as Naomi Tracey Richardson in ITV’s other drama series Bond of Gold in 1995-96 could be considered her first breakthrough on television.
Personal trainer
Samantha trains under the supervision of Kathryn Freeland from Absolute Bootcamp London.
Although she is not strict about rigorous workouts. She does cardio, strength and muscle building exercises to burn fat, leg and back lengthening exercises four to five times a week, and follows an organic diet.
brand promotion
She has not endorsed any of the brands.
Samantha Morton favorite things
- Book – Kingdom Divided ( By Rupert Thomson)
- Person She Admires – Michael Fassbender (German-Irish Actor and Producer)
- Word – Pili-pala (Welsh word for butterfly)
Samantha Morton Facts
- Samantha knows a little Welsh. She has tried to learn it in the past.
- At the age of 3 she moved with her father (after her parents separated) and lived with him until she was 8 years old. She then spent 9 years in nursing homes and children’s homes.
- She has eight siblings in total.
- In an interview, she revealed that she was subjected to sexual abuse while in foster care.
- Samantha moved to London at the age of 16.
- She applied to various acting schools after moving to London but did not receive a positive response.
- When Morton was 14 at the children’s home in Nottingham, she was accused of threatening to kill a fellow girl.
- She has also stated that she was not allowed to go home to her parents in the children’s home.
- In the past Samantha has turned down some roles in the films like in Girls Interrupted (1999) as Lisa, Hamlet (2000) for the role of Ophelia, Iris (2011) for the title role etc.
- She also remained homeless for a year (aged 13-14), sleeping in bus stops and with friends.
- She left school at the age of 13 (1991) and attended the Central Junior Television Workshop. She then got some of the supporting roles in various television series.
- If she hadn’t been an actress, she would have been interested in social work or maybe politics.
- Her directorial debut The Unloved (British TV drama, 2009) was based on her experiences in caring.
- Samantha turned down an offer to play Ophelia in Hamlet to work on Woody Allen’s Sweet and Lowdown (1999).
- She would want The Birdie song to be played at her funeral.
- By the time she was 14, she was addicted to drugs.
- She had a massive stroke in early 2007.
- Samantha has appeared in music videos – U2 Electric Storm (2002), The Horrors Sheena Is a Parasitic (2006) and The Killers Shadowplay (2007).
- Before working with Woody Allen in Sweet and Lowdown She has never seen any of Woody Allen’s films.
- Connect with Samantha on Twitter.