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Tilda Swinton

Acting 65 years old London, England, UK ★ 3.3
Born: November 5, 1960

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.

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Known For

Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame The Ancient One 2019
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe White Witch 2005
War Machine
War Machine German Politician 2017
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange The Ancient One 2016
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel Madame D. 2014

Jimmy's Seen (8)

Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer Mason 2013
Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice) 2019
The Killer
The Killer The Expert 2023
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin Executive Producer 2011
The Killer
The Killer The Expert 2023
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame The Ancient One 2019
Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice) 2019 Watched 2 times
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame The Ancient One 2019

Filmography

Acting Credits (188)

Broken English
Broken English The Overseer 2026
Heart of Light: Eleven Songs for Fiji
Heart of Light: Eleven Songs for Fiji 2026
Die Coen-Brüder - Eine amerikanische Geschichte
Die Coen-Brüder - Eine amerikanische Geschichte Self 2025
The Tree
The Tree 2025
Flat 19
Flat 19 2025
Ballad of a Small Player
Ballad of a Small Player Cynthia Blithe 2025
Camaraderie
Camaraderie 2025
Phantoms
Phantoms 2025
Timeslip
Timeslip 2025
Karl
Karl Self 2025
Instant Coffee
Instant Coffee Self 2025
The End
The End Mother 2024
Impulse: Playing with Reality
Impulse: Playing with Reality Narrator 2024
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice) 2024
The Room Next Door
The Room Next Door Martha / Michelle 2024
January Stories
January Stories 2024
Obertura
Obertura The Gardenerette 2024
Chroma
Chroma 2024
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze Self 2024
Transparent
Transparent 2024
Fantasmas
Fantasmas Water (voice) 2024
Problemista
Problemista Elizabeth 2024
The Killer
The Killer The Expert 2023
Personal History
Personal History 2023
All Kinds of Love
All Kinds of Love Self 2023
Some Thoughts On The Common Toad
Some Thoughts On The Common Toad Narrator (voice) 2023
Cannes Uncut
Cannes Uncut Self 2023
Asteroid City
Asteroid City Dr. Hickenlooper 2023
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema Self 2022
The Eternal Daughter
The Eternal Daughter Julie / Rosalind 2022
Durmiente
Durmiente 2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Wood Sprite / Death (voice) 2022
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Three Thousand Years of Longing Alithea 2022
Sleep Song
Sleep Song 2022
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas Self 2021
Goliath: Playing with Reality
Goliath: Playing with Reality Narrator (voice) 2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun J.K.L. Berensen 2021
The Souvenir: Part II
The Souvenir: Part II Rosalind 2021
Memoria
Memoria Jessica Holland 2021
What If...?
What If...? The Ancient One (voice) 2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Marvel Studios Legends The Ancient One (archive footage) (uncredited) 2021
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode Self 2020
The Human Voice
The Human Voice Woman 2020
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence Self (archive footage) 2020
Last and First Men
Last and First Men Narrator (voice) 2020
The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Personal History of David Copperfield Betsey Trotwood 2019
Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice) 2019
The Boys
The Boys Ambrosius (voice) 2019
The Souvenir
The Souvenir Rosalind 2019
The Dead Don't Die
The Dead Don't Die Zelda Winston 2019
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame The Ancient One 2019
What We Do in the Shadows
What We Do in the Shadows Tilda 2019
Suspiria
Suspiria Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos 2018
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema Narrator (voice) 2018
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs Oracle (voice) 2018
Letters from Generation Rx
Letters from Generation Rx Narrator (voice) 2017
Okja
Okja Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando 2017
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger Self 2017
War Machine
War Machine German Politician 2017
Letters from Baghdad
Letters from Baghdad Gertrude Bell (voice) 2017
async - first light
async - first light 2017
Tania Libre
Tania Libre Narrator (voice) 2017
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange The Ancient One 2016
Phantom of the Universe
Phantom of the Universe Narrator 2016
Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar! Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker 2016
A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash Marianne Lane 2015
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' Self / Social Services 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Trainwreck
Trainwreck Dianna 2015
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 Self 2015
Dreams Rewired
Dreams Rewired Narrator (voice) 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Tilda in de Menil Land
Tilda in de Menil Land 2014
The Gospel According to St Derek
The Gospel According to St Derek Self 2014
Antarctica: On the Edge
Antarctica: On the Edge Narrator (voice) 2014
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch Self 2014
Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen
Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen Self 2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel Madame D. 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
Hot Dollar
Hot Dollar 2014
Only Lovers Left Alive
Only Lovers Left Alive Eve 2013
The Zero Theorem
The Zero Theorem Dr. Shrink-Rom 2013
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer Mason 2013
Death for a Unicorn
Death for a Unicorn Narrator (voice) 2013
When Björk Met Attenborough
When Björk Met Attenborough Narrator (voice) 2013
David Bowie: Five Years
David Bowie: Five Years Self (archive footage) 2013
One Water
One Water 2013
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
The Stars (Are Out Tonight) 2013
Love Flesh
Love Flesh Self 2013
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes Narrator (voice) 2013
Radioman
Radioman Self 2012
Ashes
Ashes Self 2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom Social Services 2012
Song 1
Song 1 Self 2012
Planet Tilda
Planet Tilda 2011
Cinema Is Everywhere
Cinema Is Everywhere Self 2011
Women, War & Peace
Women, War & Peace Narrator (voice) 2011
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin Eva Khatchadourian 2011
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader White Witch 2010
Behind Jim Jarmusch
Behind Jim Jarmusch Self 2010
Orlando In Uzbekistan
Orlando In Uzbekistan Self 2010
Climate of Change
Climate of Change Narrator (voice) 2010
I Am Love
I Am Love Emma Recchi 2010
The Invisible Frame
The Invisible Frame The Cyclist 2009
Getting On
Getting On Elke 2009
The Limits of Control
The Limits of Control Blonde 2009
Moments on the Set of I Am Love
Moments on the Set of I Am Love Self 2009
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Elizabeth Abbott 2008
Finding the Burn
Finding the Burn Self / Katie Cox (archive footage) 2008
DC Insiders Run Amuck
DC Insiders Run Amuck Self 2008
The Man from London
The Man from London Camélia 2008
Burn After Reading
Burn After Reading Katie Cox 2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian White Witch 2008
Julia
Julia Julia 2008
Derek
Derek Narrator (voice) 2008
The New Ten Commandments
The New Ten Commandments Self 2008
Cannes: All Access
Cannes: All Access Self 2007
Michael Clayton
Michael Clayton Karen Crowder 2007
Stephanie Daley
Stephanie Daley Lydie Crane 2007
Faceless
Faceless Narrator (voice) 2007
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
Here’s Looking at You, Boy Self 2007
Strange Culture
Strange Culture Hope Kurtz 2007
Sleepwalkers
Sleepwalkers Violinist Working As a Copy Clerk 2007
Hitler's Favourite Royal
Hitler's Favourite Royal Narrator 2007
Deep Water
Deep Water Narrator (voice) 2006
Galapagos
Galapagos Self - Presenter 2006
Thumbsucker - Behind the Scenes
Thumbsucker - Behind the Scenes Self 2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe White Witch 2005
The Somme
The Somme Narrator (voice) 2005
Made in Hollywood
Made in Hollywood Self 2005
Thumbsucker
Thumbsucker Audrey Cobb 2005
Broken Flowers
Broken Flowers Penny 2005
Absent Presence
Absent Presence 2005
Constantine
Constantine Gabriel 2005
The Statement
The Statement Annemarie Livi 2003
Young Adam
Young Adam Ella Gault 2003
Adaptation.
Adaptation. Valerie Thomas 2002
Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory
Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory Self 2002
Teknolust
Teknolust Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive 2002
Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky Rebecca Dearborn 2001
The Deep End
The Deep End Margaret Hall 2001
The Dilapidated Dwelling
The Dilapidated Dwelling Narrator (voice) 2000
Possible Worlds
Possible Worlds Joyce 2000
The Beach
The Beach Sal 2000
The Protagonists
The Protagonists Actress 1999
The War Zone
The War Zone Mum 1999
Conceiving Ada
Conceiving Ada Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace 1999
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Muriel Belcher 1998
Female Perversions
Female Perversions Evelyn Stephens 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Death of a World Star
Death of a World Star Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1994
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies 1994
Glitterbug
Glitterbug Self 1994
Visions of Heaven and Hell
Visions of Heaven and Hell Narrator (voice) 1994
The Open Universe
The Open Universe Carla 1993
Blue
Blue (voice) 1993
Wittgenstein
Wittgenstein Lady Ottoline Morrell 1993
Orlando
Orlando Orlando 1992
Hamlet
Hamlet Ophelia 1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales Ophelia (voice) 1992
Man to Man
Man to Man Ella / Max Gerike 1992
Edward II
Edward II Isabella 1991
The Party: Nature Morte
The Party: Nature Morte Queenie 1991
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
Derek Jarman: A Portrait Self 1991
Your Cheatin' Heart
Your Cheatin' Heart 1990
Your Cheatin' Heart
Your Cheatin' Heart Cissie Crouch 1990
The Garden
The Garden Madonna/Voice Overs 1990
Play Me Something
Play Me Something Hairdresser 1989
War Requiem
War Requiem The Nurse 1989
Volcano Saga
Volcano Saga Gudrun 1989
A Call to Arms
A Call to Arms 1989
Cycling the Frame
Cycling the Frame The Cyclist 1988
Degrees of Blindness
Degrees of Blindness 1988
The Last of England
The Last of England The Maid 1987
Friendship's Death
Friendship's Death Friendship 1987
Aria
Aria Young Girl 1987
Depuis le Jour
Depuis le Jour 1987
Egomania: Island Without Hope
Egomania: Island Without Hope Sally 1987
Caravaggio
Caravaggio Lena 1986
Caprice
Caprice Lucky 1986
Zastrozzi: A Romance
Zastrozzi: A Romance Julia 1986
The Sluggard
The Sluggard The Sluggard 1986
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project
Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project
Death in Her Hands
Death in Her Hands Vesta Gul
WOLF
WOLF
Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream
Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream

Directing Credits (5)

Writing Credits (2)

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