Tilda Swinton
- Acting
- November 5, 1960 · London, England, UK
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Heart of Light: Eleven Songs for Fiji
- Queer Edward II · Self, Executive producer
- WOLF · Narrator (Voice), Executive producer
- A Flower of Forgetfulness
- Broken English · The Overseer
- The Coen Brothers Story · Self
- The Tree
- Flat 19
- Ballad of a Small Player · Cynthia Blithe
- Camaraderie
- Phantoms
- Timeslip
- Karl · Self
- Tilda Swinton: The Wildcards · Self
- Instant Coffee · Self
- The End · Mother, Producer
- Impulse: Playing with Reality · Narrator
- A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things · Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (Voice)
- The Room Next Door · Martha / Michelle
- January Stories
- Obertura · The Gardenerette
- Chroma
- The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze · Self, Director
- Transparent
- Fantasmas · Water (Voice)
- Problemista · Elizabeth
- The Killer · The Expert
- Personal History
- Pasolini On Pasolini · narrator
- All Kinds of Love · Self
- Some Thoughts On The Common Toad · Narrator (Voice)
- Cannes Uncut · Self
- Asteroid City · Dr. Hickenlooper
- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema · Self
- The Eternal Daughter · Julie / Rosalind
- Durmiente
- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio · Wood Sprite / Death (Voice)
- There Was a Tower: A Portrait of Mihály Víg · Executive producer
- Three Thousand Years of Longing · Alithea
- Sleep Song
- The Storms of Jeremy Thomas · Self
- Goliath: Playing with Reality · Narrator (Voice)
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun · J.K.L. Berensen
- The Souvenir: Part II · Rosalind
- Memoria · Jessica Holland, Executive producer
- What If...? · The Ancient One (Voice)
- Marvel Studios Legends · The Ancient One (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode · Self
- The Human Voice · Woman
- Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence · Self
- Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema · Narrator (Voice), Executive producer
- Last and First Men · Narrator (Voice)
- Uncut Gems · Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (Voice)
- The Personal History of David Copperfield · Betsey Trotwood
- The Boys · Ambrosius (Voice)
- The Souvenir · Rosalind
- The Dead Don't Die · Zelda Winston
- Avengers: Endgame · The Ancient One
- What We Do in the Shadows · Tilda
- Suspiria · Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
- Isle of Dogs · Oracle (Voice)
- Call Me by Your Name · Thanks
- Letters from Generation Rx · Narrator (Voice)
- Okja · Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando, Co-producer
- The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger · Self, Director
- War Machine · German Politician
- Letters from Baghdad · Gertrude Bell (Voice), Executive producer
- async - first light
- Tania Libre · Narrator (Voice)
- Paterson · Thanks
- Doctor Strange · The Ancient One
- Phantom of the Universe · Narrator
- Hail, Caesar! · Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
- A Bigger Splash · Marianne Lane
- Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' · Self / Social Services
- Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. · Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Trainwreck · Dianna
- B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 · Self
- Mobilisierung der Träume · Narrator (Voice)