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  • BIRTH 05/11/1960
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 11
  • MOVIES 68
  • PRODUCTION 4

Tilda Swinton

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Tilda Swinton (born Katherine Matilda Swinton; 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.

Tilda Swinton

Shows (11)

The Boys
The Boys
Ambrosius (voice)
What If…?
What If…?
The Ancient One (voice)
What We Do in the Shadows
What We Do in the Shadows
Tilda
Marvel Studios: Legends
Marvel Studios: Legends
The Ancient One (archive footage)
Fantasmas
Fantasmas
Water (voice)
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
Getting On
Getting On
Elke
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Galapagos
Galapagos
Self - Presenter
Variety: Actors on Actors
Variety: Actors on Actors
Self

Movies (68)

La habitación de al lado
La habitación de al lado
Martha / Michelle
The Killer
The Killer
The Expert
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
The Ancient One
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the…
White Witch
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Madame D.
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
Dr. Hickenlooper
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
Mason
The Dead Don't Die
The Dead Don't Die
Zelda Winston
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
White Witch
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Elizabeth Abbott
Constantine
Constantine
Gabriel
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the…
White Witch
Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky
Rebecca Dearborn
Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom
Social Services
The Beach
The Beach
Sal
The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch
J.K.L. Berensen
Okja
Okja
Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
Burn After Reading
Burn After Reading
Katie Cox
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Alithea
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
Oracle (voice)
Only Lovers Left Alive
Only Lovers Left Alive
Eve
Suspiria
Suspiria
Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Betsey Trotwood
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Eva Khatchadourian
Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar!
Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
The End
The End
Mother
Michael Clayton
Michael Clayton
Karen Crowder
Problemista
Problemista
Elizabeth
A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash
Marianne Lane
Broken Flowers
Broken Flowers
Penny
Io sono l'amore
Io sono l'amore
Emma Recchi
Adaptation.
Adaptation.
Valerie Thomas
Trainwreck
Trainwreck
Dianna
The Zero Theorem
The Zero Theorem
Dr. Shrink-Rom
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando
The Eternal Daughter
The Eternal Daughter
Julie / Rosalind
Memoria
Memoria
Jessica Holland
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of…
Muriel Belcher
The Human Voice
The Human Voice
Woman
The Limits of Control
The Limits of Control
Blonde
The Deep End
The Deep End
Margaret Hall
Friendship's Death
Friendship's Death
Friendship
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved…
Self
The Souvenir
The Souvenir
Rosalind
Teknolust
Teknolust
Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
Young Adam
Young Adam
Ella Gault
Thumbsucker
Thumbsucker
Audrey Cobb
The Last of England
The Last of England
The Maid
David Bowie: Five Years
David Bowie: Five Years
Self (archive footage)
When Björk Met Attenborough
When Björk Met Attenborough
Narrator (voice)
The War Zone
The War Zone
Mum
Cycling the Frame
Cycling the Frame
The Cyclist
Caravaggio
Caravaggio
Lena
Julia
Julia
Julia
Amore carne
Amore carne
Self
Man to Man
Man to Man
Ella / Max Gerike
Deep Water
Deep Water
Narrator (voice)
War Requiem
War Requiem
The Nurse
Blue
Blue
(voice)
Last and First Men
Last and First Men
Narrator (voice)
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin…
Self
The Making of: The French Dispatch
The Making of: The French Dispatch
Self
Caprice
Caprice
Lucky
Ashes
Ashes
Self
Edward II
Edward II
Isabella
The Souvenir: Part II
The Souvenir: Part II
Rosalind
Cinema Is Everywhere
Cinema Is Everywhere
Self

Production (4)

We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
The End
The End
Io sono l'amore
Io sono l'amore
Memoria
Memoria