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Samantha Morton Returns in Amazon’s “Dirty” After Hiatus

8/6/2026

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Samantha Morton, 49, said she has not worked since Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” in 2025 because age and industry politics keep her from roles.
She disclosed she was the voice of Samantha in Spike Jonze’s “Her”, was replaced by Scarlett Johansson, and said it hurt her.
Deadline says she will star as DCI Lois Mercer in Amazon’s series “Dirty” and lead the rescue thriller “Love and War” by Lisa Mulcahy.

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Samantha Morton, 49, said she has not worked since Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” in 2025 because age and industry politics keep her from roles.
She disclosed she was the voice of Samantha in Spike Jonze’s “Her”, was replaced by Scarlett Johansson, and said it hurt her.
Deadline says she will star as DCI Lois Mercer in Amazon’s series “Dirty” and lead the rescue thriller “Love and War” by Lisa Mulcahy.