She’s an all-eras star, after all
Decades ago, people explained to Samantha Morton the hard realities of an acting career.
“I was told that I didn’t have a period face,” she told the Television Critics Association. “So I wasn’t a period actress.”
That was back in the ‘90s, when the British were making lots of historical dramas. And there she was , with a face stuck in the wrong period. BUT …
Turn on Starz at 8 p.m. Fridays (rerunning at 9:30) and you’ll see her starring in “The Serpent Queen” (shown She plays 14th-century leader Catherine De Medici. Look around for classics and you’ll see her in the title role of “Jane Eyre.” In the 27 years between those, she’s done lots of work in all periods and styles. Read more…