Tilda Swinton

Acting

Born Nov 05, 1960

From London, England, UK

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.

Tilda Swinton

Known For

Avengers: Endgame

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Doctor Strange

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Constantine

Snowpiercer

Trainwreck

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Uncut Gems

Filmography — Acting

Avengers: Endgame

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Doctor Strange

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Constantine

Snowpiercer

Trainwreck

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Uncut Gems

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

The Killer

Isle of Dogs

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Asteroid City

Vanilla Sky

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

Hail, Caesar!

Burn After Reading

Suspiria

The Beach

Okja

Moonrise Kingdom

We Need to Talk About Kevin

War Machine

Ballad of a Small Player

The Zero Theorem

Michael Clayton

The Dead Don't Die

The Room Next Door

Three Thousand Years of Longing

Adaptation.

Only Lovers Left Alive

A Bigger Splash

The War Zone

The End

Problemista

Orlando

Caravaggio

Young Adam

Aria

Broken Flowers

The Personal History of David Copperfield

The Statement

The Limits of Control

Julia

The Souvenir

The Deep End

I Am Love

The Eternal Daughter

Female Perversions

Broken English

Edward II

Memoria

Radioman

Thumbsucker

Blue

War Requiem

Wittgenstein

Cannes: All Access

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

Last and First Men

The Man from London

The Human Voice

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

Teknolust

The Souvenir: Part II