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Samantha Morton Unemployed for Year, Cites Financial Strain

8/4/2026

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Samantha Morton said she has not worked since completing Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.”
She told a podcast she is 49, has been out of work for a year, and feels sad creatively and financially because she has three children and a mortgage.
Despite ten minutes of screen time, she earned awards buzz, Oscar nominations for “Sweet and Lowdown” and “In America,” and is slated for “Love and War” on IMDb.

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Samantha Morton said she has not worked since completing Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.”
She told a podcast she is 49, has been out of work for a year, and feels sad creatively and financially because she has three children and a mortgage.
Despite ten minutes of screen time, she earned awards buzz, Oscar nominations for “Sweet and Lowdown” and “In America,” and is slated for “Love and War” on IMDb.