Tilda Swinton
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Person

Tilda Swinton

Known for
Acting
Born
November 5, 1960
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Also known as
Lutz Ebersdorf, Matilda Swinton, Katherine Swinton

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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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In Catlg

6 Works in the catalog credit them.

Acting (6)

Filmography

  • A Flower of ForgetfulnessFilm · 2026 · Acting
  • Broken EnglishFilm · 2026 · as The Overseer
  • Heart of Light: Eleven Songs for FijiFilm · 2026 · Acting
  • Queer Edward IIFilm · 2026 · as Self (archive footage)
  • WOLFFilm · 2026 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Ballad of a Small PlayerFilm · 2025 · as Cynthia Blithe
  • CamaraderieFilm · 2025 · Acting
  • Flat 19Film · 2025 · Acting
  • Instant CoffeeFilm · 2025 · as Self
  • KarlFilm · 2025 · as Self
  • PhantomsFilm · 2025 · Acting
  • The Coen Brothers StoryFilm · 2025 · as Self
  • The TreeFilm · 2025 · Acting
  • Tilda Swinton: The WildcardsFilm · 2025 · as Self (archive)
  • TimeslipFilm · 2025 · Acting
  • A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper ThingsFilm · 2024 · as Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice)
  • ChromaFilm · 2024 · Acting
  • FantasmasTV · 2024 · as Water (voice) · 1 episode
  • Impulse: Playing with RealityFilm · 2024 · as Narrator
  • January StoriesFilm · 2024 · Acting
  • OberturaFilm · 2024 · as The Gardenerette
  • ProblemistaFilm · 2024 · as Elizabeth
  • The EndFilm · 2024 · as Mother
  • The EndFilm · 2024 · Producer
  • The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a MazeFilm · 2024 · as Self
  • The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a MazeFilm · 2024 · Director
  • The Room Next DoorFilm · 2024 · as Martha / Michelle
  • TransparentFilm · 2024 · Acting
  • All Kinds of LoveFilm · 2023 · as Self
  • Asteroid CityFilm · 2023 · as Dr. Hickenlooper
  • Cannes UncutFilm · 2023 · as Self
  • Pasolini On PasoliniFilm · 2023 · as narrator
  • Personal HistoryFilm · 2023 · Acting
  • Some Thoughts On The Common ToadFilm · 2023 · as Narrator (voice)
  • The KillerFilm · 2023 · as The Expert
  • DurmienteFilm · 2022 · Acting
  • Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioFilm · 2022 · as Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
  • Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved CinemaFilm · 2022 · as Self
  • Sleep SongFilm · 2022 · Acting
  • The Eternal DaughterFilm · 2022 · as Julie / Rosalind
  • Three Thousand Years of LongingFilm · 2022 · as Alithea
  • Goliath: Playing with RealityFilm · 2021 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Marvel Studios LegendsTV · 2021 · as The Ancient One (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 episode
  • MemoriaFilm · 2021 · as Jessica Holland
  • The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunFilm · 2021 · as J.K.L. Berensen
  • The Souvenir: Part IIFilm · 2021 · as Rosalind
  • The Storms of Jeremy ThomasFilm · 2021 · as Self
  • What If...?TV · 2021 · as The Ancient One (voice) · 1 episode
  • Last and First MenFilm · 2020 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the SilenceFilm · 2020 · as Self (archive footage)
  • The Human VoiceFilm · 2020 · as Woman
  • The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark KermodeFilm · 2020 · as Self
  • Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through CinemaTV · 2020 · as Narrator (voice) · 14 episodes
  • Avengers: EndgameFilm · 2019 · as The Ancient One
  • The BoysTV · 2019 · as Ambrosius (voice) · 3 episodes
  • The Dead Don't DieFilm · 2019 · as Zelda Winston
  • The Personal History of David CopperfieldFilm · 2019 · as Betsey Trotwood
  • The SouvenirFilm · 2019 · as Rosalind
  • Uncut GemsFilm · 2019 · as Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
  • What We Do in the ShadowsTV · 2019 · as Tilda · 1 episode
  • Isle of DogsFilm · 2018 · as Oracle (voice)
  • SuspiriaFilm · 2018 · as Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
  • Letters from BaghdadFilm · 2017 · as Gertrude Bell (voice)
  • Letters from Generation RxFilm · 2017 · as Narrator (voice)
  • OkjaFilm · 2017 · as Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
  • Tania LibreFilm · 2017 · as Narrator (voice)
  • The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John BergerFilm · 2017 · as Self
  • The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John BergerFilm · 2017 · Director
  • The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John BergerFilm · 2017 · Writer
  • War MachineFilm · 2017 · as German Politician
  • async - first lightFilm · 2017 · Acting
  • Doctor StrangeFilm · 2016 · as The Ancient One
  • Hail, Caesar!Film · 2016 · as Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
  • Phantom of the UniverseFilm · 2016 · as Narrator
  • A Bigger SplashFilm · 2015 · as Marianne Lane
  • B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989Film · 2015 · as Self
  • Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'Film · 2015 · as Self / Social Services
  • Mobilisierung der TräumeFilm · 2015 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.Film · 2015 · as Self
  • The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV · 2015 · as Self · 1 episode
  • TrainwreckFilm · 2015 · as Dianna
  • Antarctica: On the EdgeFilm · 2014 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Hot DollarFilm · 2014 · Acting
  • Late Night with Seth MeyersTV · 2014 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black ScreenFilm · 2014 · as Self
  • The Gospel According to St DerekFilm · 2014 · as Self
  • The Grand Budapest HotelFilm · 2014 · as Madame D.
  • Tilda in de Menil LandFilm · 2014 · Acting
  • Travelling at Night with Jim JarmuschFilm · 2014 · as Self
  • Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsTV · 2014 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • David Bowie: Five YearsFilm · 2013 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Death for a UnicornFilm · 2013 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Diaghilev and the Ballets RussesFilm · 2013 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Love FleshFilm · 2013 · as Self
  • One WaterFilm · 2013 · Acting
  • Only Lovers Left AliveFilm · 2013 · as Eve
  • Rick and MortyTV · 2013 · as The Collective (voice) · 1 episode
  • SnowpiercerFilm · 2013 · as Mason
  • The Stars (Are Out Tonight)Film · 2013 · Acting
  • The Zero TheoremFilm · 2013 · as Dr. Shrink-Rom
  • When Björk Met AttenboroughFilm · 2013 · as Narrator (voice)
  • AshesFilm · 2012 · as Self
  • Moonrise KingdomFilm · 2012 · as Social Services
  • RadiomanFilm · 2012 · as Self
  • Song 1Film · 2012 · as Self
  • Cinema Is EverywhereFilm · 2011 · as Self
  • Planet TildaFilm · 2011 · Acting
  • We Need to Talk About KevinFilm · 2011 · as Eva Khatchadourian
  • Women, War & PeaceTV · 2011 · as Narrator (voice) · 1 episode
  • Behind Jim JarmuschFilm · 2010 · as Self
  • Climate of ChangeFilm · 2010 · as Narrator (voice)
  • I Am LoveFilm · 2010 · as Emma Recchi
  • I Am LoveFilm · 2010 · Producer
  • Orlando In UzbekistanFilm · 2010 · as Self
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderFilm · 2010 · as White Witch
  • Getting OnTV · 2009 · as Elke · 1 episode
  • Moments on the Set of I Am LoveFilm · 2009 · as Self
  • The Invisible FrameFilm · 2009 · as The Cyclist
  • The Limits of ControlFilm · 2009 · as Blonde
  • Burn After ReadingFilm · 2008 · as Katie Cox
  • DC Insiders Run AmuckFilm · 2008 · as Self
  • DerekFilm · 2008 · as Narrator (voice)
  • DerekFilm · 2008 · Writer
  • Finding the BurnFilm · 2008 · as Self / Katie Cox (archive footage)
  • JuliaFilm · 2008 · as Julia
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianFilm · 2008 · as White Witch
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonFilm · 2008 · as Elizabeth Abbott
  • The Man from LondonFilm · 2008 · as Camélia
  • The New Ten CommandmentsFilm · 2008 · as Self
  • The New Ten CommandmentsFilm · 2008 · Director
  • Cannes: All AccessFilm · 2007 · as Self (archive footage)
  • FacelessFilm · 2007 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Here’s Looking at You, BoyFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • Michael ClaytonFilm · 2007 · as Karen Crowder
  • SleepwalkersFilm · 2007 · as Violinist Working As a Copy Clerk
  • Stephanie DaleyFilm · 2007 · as Lydie Crane
  • Strange CultureFilm · 2007 · as Hope Kurtz
  • Deep WaterFilm · 2006 · as Narrator (voice)
  • GalapagosTV · 2006 · as Self - Presenter · 3 episodes
  • Absent PresenceFilm · 2005 · Acting
  • Broken FlowersFilm · 2005 · as Penny
  • ConstantineFilm · 2005 · as Gabriel
  • Made in HollywoodTV · 2005 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeFilm · 2005 · as White Witch
  • The SommeFilm · 2005 · as Narrator (voice)
  • ThumbsuckerFilm · 2005 · as Audrey Cobb
  • The StatementFilm · 2003 · as Annemarie Livi
  • Young AdamFilm · 2003 · as Ella Gault
  • Adaptation.Film · 2002 · as Valerie Thomas
  • TeknolustFilm · 2002 · as Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
  • Tilda Swinton: The Love FactoryFilm · 2002 · as Self
  • The Deep EndFilm · 2001 · as Margaret Hall
  • Vanilla SkyFilm · 2001 · as Rebecca Dearborn
  • Possible WorldsFilm · 2000 · as Joyce
  • The BeachFilm · 2000 · as Sal
  • The Dilapidated DwellingFilm · 2000 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Conceiving AdaFilm · 1999 · as Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
  • The ProtagonistsFilm · 1999 · as Actress
  • The War ZoneFilm · 1999 · as Mum
  • Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis BaconFilm · 1998 · as Muriel Belcher
  • Female PerversionsFilm · 1996 · as Evelyn Stephens
  • The Daily ShowTV · 1996 · as Self · 1 episode
  • GlitterbugFilm · 1994 · as Self
  • Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual LiesFilm · 1994 · Acting
  • Visions of Heaven and HellFilm · 1994 · as Narrator (voice)
  • BlueFilm · 1993 · as (voice)
  • WittgensteinFilm · 1993 · as Lady Ottoline Morrell
  • HamletFilm · 1992 · as Ophelia
  • Man to ManFilm · 1992 · as Ella / Max Gerike
  • OrlandoFilm · 1992 · as Orlando
  • Shakespeare: The Animated TalesTV · 1992 · as Ophelia (voice) · 1 episode
  • Derek Jarman: A PortraitFilm · 1991 · as Self
  • Edward IIFilm · 1991 · as Isabella
  • The Party: Nature MorteFilm · 1991 · as Queenie
  • The GardenFilm · 1990 · as Madonna/Voice Overs
  • The Open UniverseFilm · 1990 · as Carla
  • Your Cheatin' HeartFilm · 1990 · Acting
  • Your Cheatin' HeartTV · 1990 · as Cissie Crouch · 6 episodes
  • A Call to ArmsFilm · 1989 · Acting
  • Play Me SomethingFilm · 1989 · as Hairdresser
  • Volcano SagaFilm · 1989 · as Gudrun
  • War RequiemFilm · 1989 · as The Nurse
  • Cycling the FrameFilm · 1988 · as The Cyclist
  • Degrees of BlindnessFilm · 1988 · Acting
  • L'ispirazioneFilm · 1988 · Acting
  • AriaFilm · 1987 · as Young Girl
  • Depuis le JourFilm · 1987 · Acting
  • Egomania: Island Without HopeFilm · 1987 · as Sally
  • Friendship's DeathFilm · 1987 · as Friendship
  • The Last of EnglandFilm · 1987 · as The Maid
  • CapriceFilm · 1986 · as Lucky
  • CaravaggioFilm · 1986 · as Lena
  • ScreenPlayTV · 1986 · as Ella / Max Gerike · 1 episode
  • The SluggardFilm · 1986 · as The Sluggard
  • Zastrozzi: A RomanceTV · 1986 · as Julia · 4 episodes
  • Screen TwoTV · 1985 · as Isabella · 1 episode
  • The OscarsTV · 1953 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Golden Globe AwardsTV · 1944 · as Self - Nominee · 1 episode
  • Death in Her HandsFilm · as Vesta Gul
  • Hitler's Favourite RoyalFilm · as Narrator (voice)
  • Jenjira's Magnificent DreamFilm · Acting
  • ParadiseFilm · Director
  • Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams ProjectFilm · Acting
  • We Will WakeFilm · Director

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