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Who is Samantha Morton?

Samantha Morton was born on the 13th May 1977 in Nottingham, England. She is an Academy Award nominated actress. She began her career as a child actor. At 13 she joined the Central Junior Television Workshop. At 16 she moved to London and appeared in plays at the Royal Court Theatre, also securing an early break as a guest star in an episode of Cracker. Although she applied to institutions such as RADA, she received no further formal training. She eventually starred in television productions like Jane Eyre and The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. Starring roles in Band of Gold (1995), and the film Under the Skin in 1997, raised her profile in the UK. The latter impressed Woody Allen so much he cast her in his film Sweet and Lowdown for which she would receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1999. She followed up with a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for In America in 2003. She played the serial killer Myra Hindley in a television film Longford (2006). Set between 1967 and 1997, the film depicts the relationship between the infamous child killer and Lord Longford, who spent years trying to arrange her release. Samantha was severely criticised by the relatives of the children who were killed by Hindley and Ian Brady. She received a 2007 Emmy nomination for her performance in the film.