‘Champion of under-represented stories’ Samantha Morton to get Bafta Fellowship

Samantha Morton is to be presented with the Bafta Fellowship (Ian West/PA)

English actress and director Samantha Morton is to be awarded the Bafta Fellowship for “her exceptional body of work” that champions “under-represented stories”.

Morton, who most recently starred in TV series The Serpent Queen and The Burning Girls, said she was “profoundly humbled” by the award, which is the arts charity’s highest accolade.