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Tilda Swinton
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director
Born November 5, 1960 (61 years)
Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) is a British actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received various accolades throughout her career, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations 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). Swinton 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), Swinton 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 filmmaker and recognises 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.
Filmography
| 2022 | Three Thousand Years of Longing · as Alithea Binnie |
| 2022 | The Eternal Daughter · as Unknown |
| 2021 | The Souvenir: Part II · as Rosalind |
| 2021 | Memoria · as Jessica Holland |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch · as J. K. L. Berensen |
| 2021 | What If…? (TV Series) · as The Ancient One (voice) |
| 2021 | Journey in Classic Era (TV Series) · as (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Last and First Men · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | Schlingensief: A Voice That Shook the Silence · as Unknown |
| 2020 | The Human Voice · as Woman |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame · as The Ancient One |
| 2019 | Uncut Gems · as Anna (voice) |
| 2019 | The Souvenir · as Rosalind |
| 2019 | The Personal History of David Copperfield · as Betsey Trotwood |
| 2019 | The Dead Don't Die · as Zelda Winston |
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series) · as Tilda |
| 2018 | Suspiria · as Madame Blanc / Helena Markos / Dr. Klemperer |
| 2018 | Isle of Dogs · as Oracle (voice) |
| 2018 | Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema · as Narrator |
| 2018 | Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2017 | War Machine · as German Politician |
| 2017 | Okja · as Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando |
| 2017 | Tania Libre · as Narrator |
| 2017 | Letters from Generation Rx · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Hail, Caesar! · as Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange · as The Ancient One |
| 2016 | Letters from Baghdad · as Gertrude Bell (voice) |
| 2016 | Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter · as Narrator |
| 2015 | Trainwreck · as Dianna |
| 2015 | A Bigger Splash · as Marianne Lane |
| 2015 | Dreams Rewired · as Narrator |
| 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel · as Madame Céline Villeneuve Desgoffe-und-Taxis |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2013 | Snowpiercer · as Minister Mason |
| 2013 | Only Lovers Left Alive · as Eve |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem · as Dr. Shrink-Rom |
| 2013 | When Björk Met Attenborough · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Death for a Unicorn · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom · as Social Services |
| 2011 | We Need to Talk About Kevin · as Eva Khatchadourian |
| 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader · as The White Witch |
| 2010 | Climate of Change · as Narrator |
| 2009 | The Limits of Control · as Blonde |
| 2009 | The Invisible Frame · as The Cyclist |
| 2009 | Getting On (TV Series) · as Elke |
| 2009 | I Am Love · as Emma Recchi |
| 2008 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian · as White Witch |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button · as Elizabeth Abbott |
| 2008 | Burn After Reading · as Katie Cox |
| 2008 | Julia · as Julia |
| 2008 | Derek · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Michael Clayton · as Karen Crowder |
| 2007 | Strange Culture · as Hope Kurtz |
| 2007 | The Man from London · as Camélia |
| 2007 | Faceless · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | Deep Water · as Narrator |
| 2006 | Stephanie Daley · as Lydie Crane |
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe · as White Witch |
| 2005 | Broken Flowers · as Penny |
| 2005 | Constantine · as Gabriel |
| 2005 | Thumbsucker · as Audrey Cobb |
| 2005 | Line of Fire: The Somme · as Narrator |
| 2003 | Young Adam · as Ella Gault |
| 2003 | The Statement · as Annemarie Livi |
| 2002 | Teknolust · as Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive |
| 2002 | Adaptation. · as Valerie Thomas |
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky · as Rebecca Dearborn |
| 2001 | The Deep End · as Margaret Hall |
| 2000 | The Beach · as Sal |
| 2000 | Possible Worlds · as Joyce |
| 1999 | The Protagonists · as Actress |
| 1999 | The War Zone · as Mum |
| 1998 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon · as Muriel Belcher |
| 1996 | Female Perversions · as Evelyn Stephens |
| 1994 | Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Wittgenstein · as Lady Ottoline Morrell |
| 1993 | Blue · as Unknown |
| 1992 | Orlando · as Orlando |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV Series) · as Ophelia |
| 1991 | Edward II · as Isabella |
| 1990 | The Garden · as Madonna/Voice Overs |
| 1990 | Your Cheatin' Heart · as Unknown |
| 1990 | Your Cheatin' Heart (TV Series) · as Cissie Crouch |
| 1989 | War Requiem · as The Nurse |
| 1989 | Play Me Something · as Hairdresser |
| 1988 | Cycling the Frame · as The Cyclist |
| 1987 | Aria · as Young Girl |
| 1987 | The Last of England · as The Maid |
| 1987 | Friendship's Death · as Friendship |
| 1986 | Caravaggio · as Lena |
| 1986 | Egomania: Island Without Hope · as Sally |
| 1986 | Caprice · as Lucky (as Matilda Swinton) |