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