Samantha Morton, who plays Catherine de Medici in the film The Serpent Queen, claims she could identify with the 16th-century empress

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because they are both survivors who overcame difficult conditions to reach tremendous accomplishment

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She said "My background is really, very working-class,"

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My family stayed in shelters for the homeless.

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When they could, my parents worked in manufacturing

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When I was twelve, I dropped out of school. I was moved from one obstacle to another

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I was a patient in the system, "Morton revealed this to journalists in a recent Zoom interview

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Catherine is the narrator of The Serpent Queen, and Morton maintains that she is a trustworthy source

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More than 30 years into her acting career, the actress said she is grateful for the opportunity to play complex, intriguing characters

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It's extremely amazing to get to accomplish that at 45, "She spoke

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