Look To The Stars News: Samantha Morton

Celebrities Draw The London Eye For Charity

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Kate Moss, Henry Holland, Jaime Winstone, Sadie Frost and Dominic West celebrate ten years of the London Eye and raise money for local children’s hospital.

  To mark its tenth anniversary the iconic London landmark, The Merlin Entertainments London Eye has launched a bespoke range of London illustrations by some of the UK’s top celebrities, with all proceeds going to Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity to support the {charity:Evelina Children’s Hospital.

From supermodel Kate Moss, to designer Henry Holland and ‘it’ girl Jaime Winstone, some of the country’s most popular faces have put pen to paper to illustrate one of London’s most famous structures, the London Eye. A total of ten celebrities – to aptly mark the attraction’s tenth anniversary – have designed their own one-off prints, which can be bought exclusively at the London Eye from today. All profits from the sales of these personalised images will benefit sick children being treated at the Evelina Children’s Hospital.

British Stars Write Letter To End Violence Against Women

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:00:00 +0000

A number of British stars have added their names to an open letter written to U.K. government officials in a bid to end violence towards women.

Annie Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae, Kate Nash, Stella McCartney, Samantha Morton and Dame Vivienne Westwood have lent their support to the ActionAid UK campaign, which aims to stop female abuse. The letter, published in The Times letter pages, urges the government to make the issue a “foreign policy priority” following the appointment of a new minister to tackle global violence against women and girls.

The letter states, "Violence affects one in three women globally and is a leading cause of death and disability among women of all ages.

British Stars Record Poems For Charity

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000

A group of British stars – including Joanna Lumley, Samantha Morton and Lindsay Duncun – have set poems to music for a new charity album.

Words For You features 27 poems, and will raise money for I CAN – a charity that works to support the development of speech, language and communication skills in all children with a special focus on those who find this hard: children with speech, language and communication needs

Lumley will read Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, set to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No 8, and a John Betjeman poem. Others on the album will include Honor Blackman, who will read Daffodils by William Wordsworth set to Tchaikovsky, and actor Geoffrey Palmer, who will read three poems. Buffy’s Anthony Head has also taken part.

Samantha Morton To Protest Against Children's Home Closure

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

British actress Samantha Morton is to address a rally of council workers today, March 9, protesting against the closure of a children’s home.

The 31-year-old, who was raised in a children’s home in Nottingham, wants the local city council to reconsider its proposal to close the unnamed home as part of plans to save money.

“Having been a child in care I would not be where I am today without the support of my residential social workers,” she told the Nottingham Evening Post. “Living in a children’s home for me was a positive experience. I beg the council to reconsider cutting these vital services to children in care, who are already as we know amongst the most vulnerable members of society.”

Radiohead Donates Song To Shelter Charity

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:30:00 +0000

British band Radiohead will feature in a new television campaign for a charity dedicated to the homeless later this month.

The band’s song Videotape will feature in the new advert, which aims to raise awareness of Shelter – a charity that makes a tangible difference to the lives of people in desperate housing need through providing practical help, putting pressure on government, and raising public awareness of the housing crisis.

The advert – called House of Cards (which is, incidentally, the name of another Radiohead song) – will be voiced by British actress Samantha Morton.

Samantha Morton Backs Volunteering For Charity

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:30:00 +0000

A couple of years ago, British actress Samantha Morton loaned her voice to A National Voice (ANV). Now it’s resonating through Vodafone’s World of Difference campaign.

Impressed that ANV – whose goal is to address the lack of support for the over 60,000 young people in care in the UK – was founded by a local woman literally out of a room in her flat, Morton contacted the charity to see how she could help.

One of the young members was equally impressed with Morton: “We got to interview [Samantha] to be an Ambassador for ANV and she was so lovely. She talked to us about her experiences being in care. It was an amazing experience to meet her.”

Samantha Morton Backs Charity Campaigns

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:30:00 +0000

Oscar-nominated actress Samantha Morton is backing a campaign to help disenchanted workers give something back through charity work.

The World of Difference campaign, an initiative from the Vodafone Group Foundation, will give four workers the chance to give up their job for a year to work for a charity of their choice and be paid up to £25,000 (US$50,000).

“The World of Difference project gives people the opportunity to work with their own favorite charity – I’ve seen first hand what a difference an extra pair of hands can make,” said the 31-year-old actress.