Tilda Swinton
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 filmmaker 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
Actor
as Mother
as Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice)
as Martha Hunt / Michelle Hunt
as Self
as Elizabeth
as Water (voice)
as Water
as The Expert
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Dr. Hickenlooper
as Julie / Rosalind
as Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
as Alithea
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as J.K.L. Berensen
as Rosalind
as Jessica Holland
as The Ancient One (voice)
as The Ancient One (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Woman
as Self (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice)
as Betsey Trotwood
as Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
as Rosalind
as Zelda Winston
as The Ancient One
as Ambrosius (voice)
as Tilda
as Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
as Oracle (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
as German Politician
as Gertrude Bell (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as The Ancient One
as Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
as Marianne Lane
as Self / Social Services
as Dianna
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Madame D.
as Self
as Self
as Eve
as Dr. Shrink-Rom
as Minister Mason
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Social Services
as Self
as Self
as Eva Khatchadourian
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as White Witch
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Emma Recchi
as The Cyclist
as Blonde
as Self
as Elke
as Elizabeth Abbott
as Katie Cox
as White Witch
as Julia
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Karen Crowder
as Camélia
as Lydie Crane
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Hope Kurtz
as Violinist working as a Copy Clerk
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Self - Presenter
as Narrator (voice)
as Audrey Cobb
as Penny
as Gabriel
as Self
as Annemarie Livi
as Ella Gault
as Valerie Thomas
as Self
as Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
as Rebecca Dearborn
as Margaret Hall
as Narrator (voice)
as Joyce
as Sal
as Actress
as Mum
as Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
as Muriel Belcher
as Evelyn Stephens
as Self
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Carla
as (voice)
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
as Orlando
as Ella / Max Gerike
as Ophelia (voice)
as Isabella
as Queenie
as Self
as Madonna/Voice Overs
as Cissie Crouch
as Hairdresser
as The Nurse
as Gudrun
as The Cyclist
as Young Girl
as The Maid
as Friendship
as Sally
as Lena
as The Sluggard
as Lucky
as Julia
Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Co-Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Co-Executive Producer
Director
as Director
as Director
Crew
as Thanks
as Thanks