Tilda Swinton
Biography
Katherine Matilda Swinton (born November 5, 1960) is an award-winning British actress of Scottish descent, known for her versatile roles in independent films and blockbusters. She is a recipient various accolades throughout her long career, including an Academy Award and two BAFTA Awards, in addition to being nominated for three Golden Globe Awards and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. Swinton began her career by appearing in experimental films starting with Caravaggio (1986), followed by The Last of England (1988), War Requiem (1989), and The Garden (1990). She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of Isabella of France in Edward II (1991). She next starred in Sally Potter's Orlando (1992), for which she received a nomination for the European Film Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in The Deep End (2001), and followed this with appearances in Vanilla Sky (2001), Adaptation (2002), Constantine (2005), Julia (2008), and I Am Love (2009). For the film Young Adam (2003), she won the British Academy Scotland Award for Best Actress. Her performance in Michael Clayton (2007) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Additionally, she won the European Film Award for Best Actress and received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the psychological thriller We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011). Swinton has also played the White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia series (2005–2010) and the Ancient One in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. Swinton was awarded the Richard Harris Award by the British Independent Film Awards in recognition of her contributions to the British film industry. In 2013, she was given a special tribute by the Museum of Modern Art. In 2020, Swinton was awarded the British Film Institute Fellowship, the highest honour presented by the institution, for her "daringly eclectic and striking talents as a performer and film-maker and recognizes her great contribution to film culture, independent film exhibition and philanthropy." That same year, The New York Times ranked her thirteenth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century up to that point.
Known For
Ella Gault
Young Adam
Penny
Broken Flowers
White Witch
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Gabriel
Constantine
White Witch
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Audrey Cobb
Thumbsucker
Rebecca Dearborn
Vanilla Sky
Sal
The Beach
White Witch
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Valerie Thomas
Adaptation.
Karen Crowder
Michael Clayton
Lydie Crane
Stephanie Daley
Elizabeth Abbott
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Katie Cox
Burn After Reading
Muriel Belcher
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Lena
Caravaggio
Mother
The End
Julia
Julia
The Expert
The Killer
Camélia
A Londoni férfi
Margaret Hall
The Deep End
Blonde
The Limits of Control
Orlando
Orlando
Emma Recchi
Io sono l'amore
Annemarie Livi
The Statement
Durmiente
Evelyn Stephens
Female Perversions
The Nurse
War Requiem
Mum
The War Zone
Narrator (voice)
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes
Isabella
Edward II
Joyce
Possible Worlds
Young Girl
Aria
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Five Years
Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
Teknolust
Eva Khatchadourian
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Narrator (voice)
Climate of Change
The Cyclist
The Invisible Frame
Self
Cannes Uncut
(voice)
Blue
Lady Ottoline Morrell
Wittgenstein
Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
Conceiving Ada
Self
Cinema Is Everywhere
Self
Glitterbug
Madame D.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Mason
설국열차
Madonna/Voice Overs
The Garden
Hope Kurtz
Strange Culture
Eve
Only Lovers Left Alive
Actress
The Protagonists
Dr. Shrink-Rom
The Zero Theorem
Self
Amore carne
Queenie
The Party: Nature Morte
Self
Radioman
Friendship
Friendship's Death
Self
Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner
Narrator (voice)
The Dilapidated Dwelling
Narrator (voice)
Goliath: Playing with Reality
Narrator (voice)
Death for a Unicorn
Sally
Egomania – Insel ohne Hoffnung
Social Services
Moonrise Kingdom
Narrator (voice)
Some Thoughts On The Common Toad
Degrees of Blindness
The Cyclist
Cycling the Frame
Self
Thumbsucker - Behind the Scenes
The Sluggard
The Sluggard
Dianna
Trainwreck
Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
Hail, Caesar!
Self
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
Martha / Michelle
La habitación de al lado
Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project
Self
All Kinds of Love
Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
Uncut Gems
Marianne Lane
A Bigger Splash
Gudrun
Volcano Saga
Self / Social Services
À la découverte du tournage de Moonrise Kingdom
Narrator (voice)
Dreams Rewired
Self
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Self
The Gospel According to St Derek
Violinist Working As a Copy Clerk
Sleepwalkers
Narrator (voice)
Deep Water
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies
Self
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
Self
Behind Jim Jarmusch
Cynthia Blithe
Ballad of a Small Player
Self
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
Self
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze
Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
Suspiria
Self
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
Transparent
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
Okja
发光的，万花筒般的
German Politician
War Machine
Narrator (voice)
The Somme
Oracle (voice)
Isle of Dogs
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice)
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
Hairdresser
Play Me Something
Narrator (voice)
Derek
Your Cheatin' Heart
Gertrude Bell (voice)
Letters from Baghdad
Narrator (voice)
When Björk Met Attenborough
Self
Song 1
async - first light
Narrator (voice)
Antarctica: On the Edge
Jessica Holland
Memoria
Rosalind
The Souvenir
Narrator (voice)
Letters from Generation Rx
Betsey Trotwood
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Carla
Das offene Universum
Zelda Winston
The Dead Don't Die
Alithea
Three Thousand Years of Longing
A Call to Arms
J.K.L. Berensen
The French Dispatch
Self
Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory
Narrator (voice)
Last and First Men
Narrator (voice)
Faceless
Rosalind
The Souvenir: Part II
Lucky
Caprice
Depuis le Jour
One Water
Self
Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen
The Maid
The Last of England
Ella / Max Gerike
Man to Man
Narrator (voice)
Visions of Heaven and Hell
Self
Bienvenue à Cannes
Woman
The Human Voice
Self (archive footage)
Schlingensief – In das Schweigen hineinschreien
Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
The Ancient One
Doctor Strange
The Ancient One
Avengers: Endgame
Self
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
Julie / Rosalind
The Eternal Daughter
Narrator (voice)
Tania Libre
Self
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
Dr. Hickenlooper
Asteroid City
Self
Ashes
Elizabeth
Problemista
Self
Moments on the Set of I Am Love
January Stories (version Harinezumi)
Sleep Song
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tod eines Weltstars
Self
The New Ten Commandments
Narrator
Phantom of the Universe
Narrator
Impulse: Playing with Reality
Self
Instant Coffee
Narrator
Hitler's Favourite Royal
Vesta Gul
Death in Her Hands
Ophelia
Hamlet
Ophelia
Hamlet
The Overseer
Broken English
WOLF
Self
Karl
Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream
Herself
Recipes for Phantoms
Self / Katie Cox (archive footage)
Finding the Burn
Self
DC Insiders Run Amuck
Camaraderie
Phantoms
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
159
Gender
Female
Birthday
1960-11-05
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
Lutz Ebersdorf