Tilda Swinton
Acting
🎂 1960-11-05
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.
Cast credits(170)
Self
2015
Self
1996
Self
2014
Ambrosius (voice)
2019
Tilda
2019
Self - Nominee
1944
The Ancient One (voice)
2021
Self
2014
Self
2005
The Ancient One (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
White Witch
2005
Narrator (voice)
2018
Water (voice)
2024
Ophelia (voice)
1992
The Ancient One
2019
Self - Presenter
2006
Cissie Crouch
1990
The Ancient One
2016
Gabriel
2005
Elizabeth Abbott
2008
Alithea
2022
Mason
2013
Madame D.
2014
White Witch
2008
White Witch
2010
Dr. Hickenlooper
2023
The Expert
2023
Julia
1986
Rebecca Dearborn
2001
Martha / Michelle
2024
Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
2018
Dianna
2015
J.K.L. Berensen
2021
Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
2022
Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
2019
Oracle (voice)
2018
Valerie Thomas
2002
Eva Khatchadourian
2011
Social Services
2012
Katie Cox
2008
Sal
2000
Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
2016
Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
2017
Zelda Winston
2019
Elizabeth
2024
Lucky
1986
Narrator (voice)
2011
Marianne Lane
2015
Eve
2013
Julie / Rosalind
2022
Karen Crowder
2007
Mum
1999
Mother
2024
Dr. Shrink-Rom
2013
German Politician
2017
Rosalind
2021
Ella Gault
2003
Elke
2009
Orlando
1992
Penny
2005
Rosalind
2019
Emma Recchi
2010
Betsey Trotwood
2019
Evelyn Stephens
1997
Annemarie Livi
2003
Narrator (voice)
2020
Young Girl
1987
Blonde
2009
Lena
1986
Actress
1999
Jessica Holland
2021
Self (archive footage)
2020
Self
2022
Audrey Cobb
2005
(voice)
1993
Julia
2008
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice)
2024
Muriel Belcher
1998
Self
2012
Woman
2020
Margaret Hall
2001
Narrator (voice)
2006
Madonna/Voice Overs
1990
Self
2021
Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
1999
Friendship
1987
Isabella
1991
Self
2010
Lydie Crane
2007
Self
2007
Self
2012
Narrator (voice)
2008
Self / Social Services
2015
Lady Ottoline Morrell
1993
Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
2002
Narrator (voice)
2010
The Maid
1987
Ella / Max Gerike
1992
Self
2002
Self
2015
Self
2023
The Nurse
1989
Hope Kurtz
2007
Vesta Gul
Camélia
2007
Self
2010
Self
2017
Self
2024
Self (archive footage)
2013
Ophelia
Carla
1993
Narrator (voice)
2005
1990
Narrator (voice)
2013
1987
The Cyclist
2009
Narrator (voice)
2014
Self
2008
Narrator
2007
Self
2011
2013
Narrator (voice)
2007
Self
1994
Hairdresser
1989
Self
2014
Self
2006
Gertrude Bell (voice)
2017
Self
2020
2017
Joyce
2000
Sally
1987
The Sluggard
1986
Narrator (voice)
2017
Self
2014
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
Self
2013
2024
1989
Self
2012
Narrator (voice)
1994
Self
2009
Self
2007
Self
2014
Self
2025
Violinist working as a Copy Clerk
2007
Narrator (voice)
2013
Self
2023
Narrator
2024
Narrator
2016
Narrator (voice)
2023
Queenie
1991
Narrator (voice)
2017
Narrator (voice)
2013
Narrator (voice)
2000
2022
Gudrun
1989
2013
Narrator (voice)
2015
2022
1988
Self
1991
1994
2024
The Cyclist
1988
Traveller
1996
2024
Ophelia
1992
Narrator (voice)
2021
