Tilda Swinton
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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
Credits
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
as The Ancient One
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
as White Witch
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
as Madame D.
Doctor Strange (2016)
as The Ancient One
The Beach (2000)
as Sal
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)
as J.K.L. Berensen
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
as Elizabeth Abbott
Michael Clayton (2007)
as Karen Crowder
Burn After Reading (2008)
as Katie Cox
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
as White Witch
Constantine (2005)
as Gabriel
Broken Flowers (2005)
as Penny
Snowpiercer (2013)
as Mason
Uncut Gems (2019)
as Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
as White Witch
The Killer (2023)
as The Expert
Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
as Alithea
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
as Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
Isle of Dogs (2018)
as Oracle (voice)
Adaptation. (2002)
as Valerie Thomas
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
as Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
Asteroid City (2023)
as Dr. Hickenlooper
Suspiria (2018)
as Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
Vanilla Sky (2001)
as Rebecca Dearborn
Trainwreck (2015)
as Dianna
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
as Social Services
The Eternal Daughter (2022)
as Julie / Rosalind
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
as Eva Khatchadourian
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
as Zelda Winston
The Room Next Door (2024)
as Martha / Michelle
Okja (2017)
as Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
War Machine (2017)
as German Politician
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
as Eve
Thumbsucker (2005)
as Audrey Cobb
The Souvenir (2019)
as Rosalind
Ballad of a Small Player (2025)
as Cynthia Blithe
Problemista (2024)
as Elizabeth
Female Perversions (1996)
as Evelyn Stephens
Cannes Uncut (2023)
as Self
A Bigger Splash (2015)
as Marianne Lane
Radioman (2012)
as Self
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
as Betsey Trotwood
The Zero Theorem (2013)
as Dr. Shrink-Rom
Caprice (1986)
as Lucky
I Am Love (2010)
as Emma Recchi
The Souvenir: Part II (2021)
as Rosalind
Orlando (1992)
as Orlando
The End (2024)
as Mother
Memoria (2021)
as Jessica Holland
The Coen Brothers Story (2025)
as Self
Teknolust (2002)
as Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
The War Zone (1999)
as Mum
Young Adam (2003)
as Ella Gault
Love Flesh (2013)
as Self
The Limits of Control (2009)
as Blonde
Caravaggio (1986)
as Lena
Last and First Men (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
The Statement (2003)
as Annemarie Livi
The Human Voice (2020)
as Woman
Derek (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
The Deep End (2001)
as Margaret Hall
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch (2014)
as Self
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
as Muriel Belcher
Aria (1987)
as Young Girl
Song 1 (2012)
as Self
WOLF (2026)
as Narrator (voice)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022)
as Self
Hot Dollar (2014)
Actor
Derek Jarman: A Portrait (1991)
as Self
The Man from London (2008)
as Camélia
Broken English (2026)
as The Overseer
Heart of Light: Eleven Songs for Fiji (2026)
Actor
Wittgenstein (1993)
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
Edward II (1991)
as Isabella
DC Insiders Run Amuck (2008)
as Self
The Protagonists (1999)
as Actress
Blue (1993)
as (voice)
Queer Edward II (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Julia (2008)
as Julia
A Flower of Forgetfulness (2026)
Actor
Letters from Generation Rx (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
David Bowie: Five Years (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Jenjira's Magnificent Dream (—)
Actor
Camaraderie (2025)
Actor
Cannes: All Access (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
The Last of England (1987)
as The Maid
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas (2021)
as Self
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (2015)
as Self
Stephanie Daley (2007)
as Lydie Crane
L'ispirazione (1988)
Actor
Finding the Burn (2008)
as Self / Katie Cox (archive footage)
Man to Man (1992)
as Ella / Max Gerike
The Tree (2025)
Actor
Behind Jim Jarmusch (2010)
as Self
Antarctica: On the Edge (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
The New Ten Commandments (2008)
as Self
Deep Water (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode (2020)
as Self
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things (2024)
as Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice)
Friendship's Death (1987)
as Friendship
When Björk Met Attenborough (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
The Garden (1990)
as Madonna/Voice Overs
Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory (2002)
as Self
async - first light (2017)
Actor
Obertura (2024)
as The Gardenerette
Cycling the Frame (1988)
as The Cyclist
Hitler's Favourite Royal (—)
as Narrator (voice)
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Egomania: Island Without Hope (1987)
as Sally
January Stories (2024)
Actor
The Open Universe (1990)
as Carla
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' (2015)
as Self / Social Services
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. (2015)
as Self
War Requiem (1989)
as The Nurse
Karl (2025)
as Self
Tilda Swinton: The Wildcards (2025)
as Self (archive)
Personal History (2023)
Actor
The Invisible Frame (2009)
as The Cyclist
Here’s Looking at You, Boy (2007)
as Self
Play Me Something (1989)
as Hairdresser
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies (1994)
Actor
Letters from Baghdad (2017)
as Gertrude Bell (voice)
Death for a Unicorn (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Conceiving Ada (1999)
as Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
The Gospel According to St Derek (2014)
as Self
Transparent (2024)
Actor
All Kinds of Love (2023)
as Self
Possible Worlds (2000)
as Joyce
Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project (—)
Actor
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2017)
as Self
Phantoms (2025)
Actor
The Party: Nature Morte (1991)
as Queenie
Visions of Heaven and Hell (1994)
as Narrator (voice)
The Stars (Are Out Tonight) (2013)
Actor
Strange Culture (2007)
as Hope Kurtz
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen (2014)
as Self
Planet Tilda (2011)
Actor
Some Thoughts On The Common Toad (2023)
as Narrator (voice)
The Somme (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Death in Her Hands (—)
as Vesta Gul
Hamlet (1992)
as Ophelia
The Sluggard (1986)
as The Sluggard
Sleepwalkers (2007)
as Violinist Working As a Copy Clerk
Phantom of the Universe (2016)
as Narrator
Mobilisierung der Träume (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Cinema Is Everywhere (2011)
as Self
Impulse: Playing with Reality (2024)
as Narrator
Tilda in de Menil Land (2014)
Actor
Glitterbug (1994)
as Self
Moments on the Set of I Am Love (2009)
as Self
Tania Libre (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Absent Presence (2005)
Actor
Your Cheatin' Heart (1990)
Actor
The Dilapidated Dwelling (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
Volcano Saga (1989)
as Gudrun
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze (2024)
as Self
Pasolini On Pasolini (2023)
as narrator
A Call to Arms (1989)
Actor
Depuis le Jour (1987)
Actor
Orlando In Uzbekistan (2010)
as Self
Ashes (2012)
as Self
Goliath: Playing with Reality (2021)
as Narrator (voice)
Climate of Change (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Faceless (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
Timeslip (2025)
Actor
Instant Coffee (2025)
as Self
Degrees of Blindness (1988)
Actor
Chroma (2024)
Actor
One Water (2013)
Actor
Flat 19 (2025)
Actor
Sleep Song (2022)
Actor
Durmiente (2022)
Actor