Overview
- Morton told The Sunday Times that her sister, aged 53, died on April 22 and that she has been "still dealing with the coroners and the trauma" since then.
- She also said her biological father died about 18 months earlier, a sequence of losses she says has reopened old wounds from her childhood in care.
- Morton has long spoken about a traumatic upbringing in the UK foster-care system, including reports of sexual abuse at 13, and she frames acting as the force that saved her life.
- Her disclosure comes as critics praise her performance in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and some outlets are naming her an Oscar contender.
- Beyond grief, Morton has a history of major health setbacks and advocacy for children in care, and the coronial process could prolong legal and emotional aftermath for her family.