Tilda Swinton
Known for Acting · 193 credits
- Born
- 1960-11-05 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Lutz Ebersdorf · Matilda Swinton · Katherine Swinton · Katherine Matilda Swinton
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
TV Shows (22)
The Boys
2019
as Ambrosius (voice)
Rick and Morty
2013
as The Collective (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
What If...?
2021
as The Ancient One (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Tilda
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as The Ancient One (archive footage) (uncredited)
Screen Two
1985
as Isabella
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
ScreenPlay
1986
as Ella / Max Gerike
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Ophelia (voice)
Fantasmas
2024
as Water (voice)
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Getting On
2009
as Elke
Your Cheatin' Heart
1990
as Cissie Crouch
Women, War & Peace
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Galapagos
2006
as Self - Presenter
Zastrozzi: A Romance
1986
as Julia
Movies (171)
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as The Ancient One
Constantine
2005
as Gabriel
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.
Snowpiercer
2013
as Mason
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
as Elizabeth Abbott
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
2010
as White Witch
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008
as White Witch
The Killer
2023
as The Expert
Isle of Dogs
2018
as Oracle (voice)
Uncut Gems
2019
as Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022
as Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
Asteroid City
2023
as Dr. Hickenlooper
Vanilla Sky
2001
as Rebecca Dearborn
Okja
2017
as Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
Hail, Caesar!
2016
as Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
The Beach
2000
as Sal
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
Suspiria
2018
as Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
Three Thousand Years of Longing
2022
as Alithea
Trainwreck
2015
as Dianna
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
as Social Services
Adaptation.
2002
as Valerie Thomas
War Machine
2017
as German Politician
Michael Clayton
2007
as Karen Crowder
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
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019
as Betsey Trotwood
The Zero Theorem
2013
as Dr. Shrink-Rom
Ballad of a Small Player
2025
as Cynthia Blithe
Young Adam
2003
as Ella Gault
Orlando
1992
as Orlando
A Bigger Splash
2015
as Marianne Lane
The War Zone
1999
as Mum
The End
2024
as Mother
Aria
1987
as Young Girl
Caravaggio
1986
as Lena
Problemista
2024
as Elizabeth
Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen
2014
as Self
Radioman
2012
as Self
Stephanie Daley
2007
as Lydie Crane
Caprice
1986
as Lucky
Memoria
2021
as Jessica Holland
The Souvenir
2019
as Rosalind
Female Perversions
1996
as Evelyn Stephens
The Souvenir: Part II
2021
as Rosalind
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998
as Muriel Belcher
The Eternal Daughter
2022
as Julie / Rosalind
Last and First Men
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022
as Self
I Am Love
2010
as Emma Recchi
Thumbsucker
2005
as Audrey Cobb
The Limits of Control
2009
as Blonde
Julia
2008
as Julia
The Statement
2003
as Annemarie Livi
The Deep End
2001
as Margaret Hall
Broken English
2026
as The Overseer
The Human Voice
2020
as Woman
The Coen Brothers - An American Story
2025
as Self
Cannes: All Access
2007
as Self
Wittgenstein
1993
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
Thumbsucker - Behind the Scenes
2006
as Self
Blue
1993
as (voice)
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015
as Self / Social Services
Edward II
1991
as Isabella
Cannes Uncut
2023
as Self
Possible Worlds
2000
as Joyce
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
2015
as Self
The Man from London
2008
as Camélia
War Requiem
1989
as The Nurse
Deep Water
2006
as Narrator (voice)
The Somme
2005
as Narrator (voice)
The Protagonists
1999
as Actress
The Garden
1990
as Madonna/Voice Overs
Friendship's Death
1987
as Friendship
The Party: Nature Morte
1991
as Queenie
The New Ten Commandments
2008
as Self
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies
1994
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
2013
Conceiving Ada
1999
as Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
Heart of Light: Eleven Songs for Fiji
2026
Teknolust
2002
as Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
Sleepwalkers
2007
as Violinist Working As a Copy Clerk
The Tree
2025
Finding the Burn
2008
as Self / Katie Cox (archive footage)
The Invisible Frame
2009
as The Cyclist
Death for a Unicorn
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Song 1
2012
as Self
async - first light
2017
Cinema Is Everywhere
2011
as Self
Tania Libre
2017
as Narrator (voice)
David Bowie: Five Years
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
2021
as Self
Your Cheatin' Heart
1990
Strange Culture
2007
as Hope Kurtz
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
2015
as Self
Karl
2025
as Self
Climate of Change
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Visions of Heaven and Hell
1994
as Narrator (voice)
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
2017
as Self
Behind Jim Jarmusch
2010
as Self
Egomania: Island Without Hope
1987
as Sally
The Last of England
1987
as The Maid
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
2020
as Self
Antarctica: On the Edge
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Ashes
2012
as Self
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
2007
as Self
Love Flesh
2013
as Self
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
2014
as Self
Depuis le Jour
1987
Letters from Generation Rx
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream
Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory
2002
as Self
Hitler's Favourite Royal
2007
as Narrator
About Tilda Swinton
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… With 193 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Tilda Swinton has appeared in 171 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tilda Swinton Movies
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) — as The Ancient One
- Constantine (2005) — as Gabriel
- 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.
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