10-04-2017, 07:56 PM
Samantha is a female given name. It may have been intended to be a female form of Samuel with the addition of the female name Anthea. It originated in the American colonial era in the 18th century, believed to be from the masculine given name Samuel and anthos, the Greek word for "flower".A popular television and film actor in the United Kingdom, Samantha Morton is recognized internationally for her role as the precog, Agatha, in Steven Spielberg's Minority Report (2002, starring Tom Cruise). Morton has been acting since she was a teenager, gaining acclaim for appearances in British series such as Band of Gold and Cracker, and in television movies such as 1997's Jane Eyre.