Tilda Swinton
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1960-11-05 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Tilda Swinton
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
Instant Coffee
as Self
(2024)
The Room Next Door
as Martha / Michelle
(2024)
Problemista
as Elizabeth
(2024)
The End
as Mother
(2024)
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
as Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice)
(2024)
(2024)
(2024)
(2024)
Impulse: Playing with reality
as Narrator
(2024)
(2023)
The Killer
as The Expert
(2023)
Asteroid City
as Dr. Hickenlooper
(2023)
Cannes Uncut
as Self
(2023)
All Kinds of Love
as Self
(2023)
Some Thoughts On The Common Toad
as Narrator (voice)
(2022)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
as Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
(2022)
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as Alithea
(2022)
The Eternal Daughter
as Julie / Rosalind
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
(2021)
The French Dispatch
as J.K.L. Berensen
(2021)
Memoria
as Jessica Holland
(2021)
The Souvenir: Part II
as Rosalind
(2021)
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
as Self
(2021)
Goliath: Playing with Reality
as Narrator (voice)
(2020)
The Human Voice
as Woman
(2020)
Last and First Men
as Narrator (voice)
(2020)
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
(2019)
Avengers: Endgame
as The Ancient One
(2019)
Uncut Gems
as Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
(2019)
The Dead Don't Die
as Zelda Winston
(2019)
The Souvenir
as Rosalind
(2019)
The Personal History of David Copperfield
as Betsey Trotwood
(2018)
Suspiria
as Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
(2018)
Isle of Dogs
as Oracle (voice)
(2017)
Okja
as Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
(2017)
War Machine
as German Politician
(2017)
Letters from Baghdad
as Gertrude Bell (voice)
(2017)
(2017)
(2017)
Tania Libre
as Narrator (voice)
(2017)
Letters from Generation Rx
as Narrator (voice)
(2016)
Doctor Strange
as The Ancient One
(2016)
Hail, Caesar!
as Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
(2016)
Phantom of the Universe
as Narrator
(2015)
Trainwreck
as Dianna
(2015)
A Bigger Splash
as Marianne Lane
(2015)
(2015)
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
as Self / Social Services
(2015)
Dreams Rewired
as Narrator (voice)
(2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Madame D.
(2014)
(2014)
(2014)
Antarctica: On the Edge
as Narrator (voice)
(2014)
(2013)
Snowpiercer
as Mason
(2013)
Only Lovers Left Alive
as Eve
(2013)
The Zero Theorem
as Dr. Shrink-Rom
(2013)
Death for a Unicorn
as Narrator (voice)
(2013)
David Bowie: Five Years
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
When Björk Met Attenborough
as Narrator (voice)
(2013)
(2013)
Love Flesh
as Self
(2013)
(2013)
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes
as Narrator (voice)
(2012)
Moonrise Kingdom
as Social Services
(2012)
Radioman
as Self
(2012)
Ashes
as Self
(2012)
Song 1
as Self
(2011)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
as Eva Khatchadourian
(2011)
Cinema Is Everywhere
as Self
(2010)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
as White Witch
(2010)
I Am Love
as Emma Recchi
(2010)
14 Actors Acting
as Self
(2010)
Climate of Change
as Narrator (voice)
(2010)
Behind Jim Jarmusch
as Self
(2009)
The Limits of Control
as Blonde
(2009)
(2009)
The Invisible Frame
as The Cyclist
(2008)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Elizabeth Abbott
(2008)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
as White Witch
(2008)
Burn After Reading
as Katie Cox
(2008)
Julia
as Julia
(2008)
Derek
as Narrator (voice)
(2008)
The New Ten Commandments
as Self
(2007)
Michael Clayton
as Karen Crowder
(2007)
The Man from London
as Camélia
(2007)
Stephanie Daley
as Lydie Crane
(2007)
Strange Culture
as Hope Kurtz
(2007)
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
as Self
(2007)
Cannes: All Access
as Self
(2007)
Hitler's Favourite Royal
as Narrator
(2007)
Faceless
as Narrator (voice)
(2007)
Sleepwalkers
as Violinist working as a Copy Clerk
(2006)
Deep Water
as Narrator (voice)
(2006)
(2005)
(2005)
Constantine
as Gabriel
(2005)
Broken Flowers
as Penny
(2005)
Thumbsucker
as Audrey Cobb
(2005)
The Somme
as Narrator (voice)
(2003)
Young Adam
as Ella Gault
(2003)
The Statement
as Annemarie Livi
(2002)
Adaptation.
as Valerie Thomas
(2002)
Teknolust
as Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
(2002)
(2001)
Vanilla Sky
as Rebecca Dearborn
(2001)
The Deep End
as Margaret Hall
(2000)
The Beach
as Sal
(2000)
Possible Worlds
as Joyce
(2000)
The Dilapidated Dwelling
as Narrator (voice)
(1999)
The War Zone
as Mum
(1999)
The Protagonists
as Actress
(1999)
Conceiving Ada
as Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
(1998)
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
as Muriel Belcher
(1997)
Female Perversions
as Evelyn Stephens
(1996)
(1994)
Glitterbug
as Self
(1994)
Visions of Heaven and Hell
as Narrator (voice)
(1994)
(1994)
Death of a World Star
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1993)
Blue
as (voice)
(1993)
Wittgenstein
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
(1993)
The Open Universe
as Carla
(1992)
Orlando
as Orlando
(1992)
Man to Man
as Ella / Max Gerike
(1991)
Edward II
as Isabella
(1991)
The Party: Nature Morte
as Queenie
(1991)
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
as Self
(1990)
The Garden
as Madonna/Voice Overs
(1990)
(1989)
War Requiem
as The Nurse
(1989)
Play Me Something
as Hairdresser
(1989)
Volcano Saga
as Gudrun
(1989)
(1988)
Cycling the Frame
as The Cyclist
(1988)
(1987)
Aria
as Young Girl
(1987)
The Last of England
as The Maid
(1987)
Friendship's Death
as Friendship
(1987)
Egomania: Island Without Hope
as Sally
(1987)
(1986)
Caravaggio
as Lena
(1986)
Caprice
as Lucky
(1986)
The Sluggard
as The Sluggard
Crew
(2024)
(2024)
The End
Producer
(2022)
Ott torony volt
Executive Producer
(2021)
Memoria
Executive Producer
(2017)
Letters from Baghdad
Executive Producer
(2017)
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
Director, Writer
(2017)
Okja
Co-Producer
(2017)
Call Me by Your Name
Thanks
(2016)
Paterson
Thanks
(2012)
Here
Idea
(2011)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Executive Producer
(2010)
I Am Love
Producer
(2008)
Derek
Writer, Executive Producer
(2008)
The New Ten Commandments
Director
(2007)
Stephanie Daley
Executive Producer
(2005)
Thumbsucker
Co-Executive Producer