Samantha Morton of Walking Dead reveals her brutal homelessness in adolescence

Actress Samantha Morton, winner of the BAFTA, is currently terrifying as a Walking Dead spectator in the role of Alpha, leader of the incredibly scary Whisperers. She spoke frankly about the "hard time" that she lived as a homeless teenager.

Sending to The Big Issue, the Minority Report star revealed: "At the age of 16, I was living in a homeless shelter in Nottingham. It was a unit for independence but it was actually a dump for the children who had to leave the placement.

"We were really forgotten, without support or follow-up. The people who led the unit were great. They have been as helpful as possible to help you get your money or apply for university. But it was a very difficult time. "

She then told how, as a young actress, she was often placed in uncomfortable and inappropriate situations by exploitative producers and directors.

"As an unaccompanied young actress, she plays auditions with strange people in unfamiliar places, and is invited to do things that are not in the screenplay but do not feel able to say no …

"I did not understand that I had the right to say that I did not feel comfortable."

Samantha, who started her career in the role of Claire Anderson in Soldier Soldier while she was only 14, said that early in her career she felt so lucky to be able to participate in shows that she did not have the right to complain about. about his working conditions.

Since her appearance alongside Robson Green and Jerome Flynn in Soldier Soldier, Samantha has also been recognized on the big screen, winning an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award for best actress in Woody Allen, Sweet And Lowdown, as well as awards for his work in films as diverse as Minority Report and Morvern Callar.

Samantha was led to show her support for social causes around the issue.

She protested the threat of closure by the Nottingham City Council of important social welfare equipment; she has shown her support for Fostering Network's annual Foster Care Quinzaine campaign. In 2014, following revelations about the Rotherham child badual abuse scandal, she spoke in a video interview of the badual abuse she suffered when she was in the foster care system.

His experiences there also inspired the TV drama The Unloved, which earned him the BAFTA for best drama.