Tilda Swinton
Known for Acting · 194 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)
Rick and Morty
2013
as The Collective (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Boys
2019
as Ambrosius (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
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)
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Tilda
Screen Two
1985
as Isabella
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as The Ancient One (archive footage) (uncredited)
ScreenPlay
1986
as Ella / Max Gerike
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Ophelia (voice)
Fantasmas
2024
as Water (voice)
Getting On
2009
as Elke
Galapagos
2006
as Self - Presenter
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Zastrozzi: A Romance
1986
as Julia
Women, War & Peace
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Your Cheatin' Heart
1990
as Cissie Crouch
Movies (172)
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
Constantine
2005
as Gabriel
Snowpiercer
2013
as Mason
The Killer
2023
as The Expert
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
as Elizabeth Abbott
Uncut Gems
2019
as Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008
as White Witch
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
2010
as White Witch
Three Thousand Years of Longing
2022
as Alithea
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022
as Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
Okja
2017
as Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
Vanilla Sky
2001
as Rebecca Dearborn
Asteroid City
2023
as Dr. Hickenlooper
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
as J.K.L. Berensen
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011
as Eva Khatchadourian
Isle of Dogs
2018
as Oracle (voice)
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
as Social Services
Suspiria
2018
as Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
Ballad of a Small Player
2025
as Cynthia Blithe
Burn After Reading
2008
as Katie Cox
Hail, Caesar!
2016
as Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
Trainwreck
2015
as Dianna
The Beach
2000
as Sal
Adaptation.
2002
as Valerie Thomas
The Room Next Door
2024
as Martha / Michelle
Michael Clayton
2007
as Karen Crowder
The Dead Don't Die
2019
as Zelda Winston
Only Lovers Left Alive
2013
as Eve
The Zero Theorem
2013
as Dr. Shrink-Rom
Young Adam
2003
as Ella Gault
Teknolust
2002
as Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
War Machine
2017
as German Politician
The Souvenir
2019
as Rosalind
Broken Flowers
2005
as Penny
A Bigger Splash
2015
as Marianne Lane
The War Zone
1999
as Mum
Caprice
1986
as Lucky
Radioman
2012
as Self
Hot Dollar
2014
WOLF
2026
as Narrator (voice)
Female Perversions
1996
as Evelyn Stephens
The Souvenir: Part II
2021
as Rosalind
Cannes Uncut
2023
as Self
I Am Love
2010
as Emma Recchi
Edward II
1991
as Isabella
The End
2024
as Mother
Broken English
2026
as The Overseer
Thumbsucker
2005
as Audrey Cobb
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
1991
as Self
The Eternal Daughter
2022
as Julie / Rosalind
Song 1
2012
as Self
Orlando
1992
as Orlando
The Coen Brothers - An American Story
2025
as Self
The Limits of Control
2009
as Blonde
The Human Voice
2020
as Woman
Caravaggio
1986
as Lena
Problemista
2024
as Elizabeth
Last and First Men
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Antarctica: On the Edge
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Heart of Light: Eleven Songs for Fiji
2026
The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019
as Betsey Trotwood
The Deep End
2001
as Margaret Hall
Memoria
2021
as Jessica Holland
Blue
1993
as (voice)
Cannes: All Access
2007
as Self
Behind Jim Jarmusch
2010
as Self
Aria
1987
as Young Girl
The Statement
2003
as Annemarie Livi
Tania Libre
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Julia
2008
as Julia
Possible Worlds
2000
as Joyce
Derek
2008
as Narrator (voice)
David Bowie: Five Years
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Man from London
2008
as Camélia
Finding the Burn
2008
as Self / Katie Cox (archive footage)
Stephanie Daley
2007
as Lydie Crane
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998
as Muriel Belcher
Love Flesh
2013
as Self
Wittgenstein
1993
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
Cycling the Frame
1988
as The Cyclist
A Flower of Forgetfulness
2026
Camaraderie
2025
Letters from Baghdad
2017
as Gertrude Bell (voice)
Planet Tilda
2011
The Garden
1990
as Madonna/Voice Overs
Degrees of Blindness
1988
DC Insiders Run Amuck
2008
as Self
Man to Man
1992
as Ella / Max Gerike
Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory
2002
as Self
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
2014
as Self
The Tree
2025
The Protagonists
1999
as Actress
Thumbsucker - Behind the Scenes
2006
as Self
The New Ten Commandments
2008
as Self
Play Me Something
1989
as Hairdresser
When Björk Met Attenborough
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Strange Culture
2007
as Hope Kurtz
Letters from Generation Rx
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Deep Water
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Friendship's Death
1987
as Friendship
All Kinds of Love
2023
as Self
Instant Coffee
2025
as Self
War Requiem
1989
as The Nurse
The Somme
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Personal History
2023
Hitler's Favourite Royal
2007
as Narrator
The Open Universe
1993
as Carla
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022
as Self
async - first light
2017
The Sluggard
1986
as The Sluggard
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
2007
as Self
The Last of England
1987
as The Maid
The Invisible Frame
2009
as The Cyclist
January Stories
2024
Karl
2025
as Self
Death for a Unicorn
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Death in Her Hands
as Vesta Gul
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 194 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Tilda Swinton has appeared in 172 films and 22 TV shows.
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- 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
- Constantine (2005) — as Gabriel
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