Acting
Tilda Swinton
EN, TH, PT, DE cinema · 179 credits
Born
5 November 1960 (age 65)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as Lutz Ebersdorf · Matilda Swinton · Katherine Swinton · Katherine Matilda 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 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
Filmography
Hitler's Favourite Royal
as Narrator (voice)
Death in Her Hands
Death in Her Hands
as Vesta Gul
Paradise
Paradise
Director
Broken English
as The Overseer
WOLF
as Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
Queer Edward II
as Self (archive footage), Executive Producer
Ballad of a Small Player
as Cynthia Blithe
Karl
as Self
Tilda Swinton: The Wildcards
as Self (archive)
The End
as Mother, Producer
The Room Next Door
as Martha / Michelle
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze
as Self, Director
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
as Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice)
Problemista
as Elizabeth
Obertura
as The Gardenerette
The Killer
as The Expert
Cannes Uncut
as Self
Some Thoughts On The Common Toad
as Narrator (voice)
Asteroid City
as Dr. Hickenlooper
Pasolini On Pasolini
as Narrator
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
as Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
The Eternal Daughter
as Julie / Rosalind
There Was a Tower: A Portrait of Mihály Víg
Executive Producer
Goliath: Playing with Reality
as Narrator (voice)
Memoria
as Jessica Holland, Executive Producer
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as J.K.L. Berensen
The Souvenir: Part II
as Rosalind
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
as Self
Last and First Men
as Narrator (voice)
The Human Voice
as Woman
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
as Self (archive footage)
Uncut Gems
as Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
The Souvenir
as Rosalind
The Personal History of David Copperfield
as Betsey Trotwood
The Dead Don't Die
as Zelda Winston
Avengers: Endgame
as The Ancient One
Suspiria
as Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
Isle of Dogs
as Oracle (voice)
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
as Self, Director, Writer
Okja
as Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando, Co-Producer
War Machine
as German Politician
Letters from Baghdad
as Gertrude Bell (voice), Executive Producer
Letters from Generation Rx
as Narrator (voice)
Tania Libre
2017
Tania Libre
as Narrator (voice)
Hail, Caesar!
as Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
Doctor Strange
as The Ancient One
Phantom of the Universe
as Narrator
Paterson
Thanks
Trainwreck
as Dianna
A Bigger Splash
as Marianne Lane
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
as Self / Social Services
Mobilisierung der Träume
as Narrator (voice)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Madame D.
Antarctica: On the Edge
as Narrator (voice)
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes
as Narrator (voice)
David Bowie: Five Years
as Self (archive footage)
Snowpiercer
as Mason
The Zero Theorem
as Dr. Shrink-Rom
Love Flesh
as Self
Death for a Unicorn
as Narrator (voice)
When Björk Met Attenborough
as Narrator (voice)
Radioman
as Self
Moonrise Kingdom
as Social Services
Song 1
as Self
Ashes
as Self
We Need to Talk About Kevin
as Eva Khatchadourian, Executive Producer
I Am Love
as Emma Recchi, Producer
Climate of Change
as Narrator (voice)
The Limits of Control
as Blonde
The Invisible Frame
as The Cyclist
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
as White Witch
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Elizabeth Abbott
Burn After Reading
as Katie Cox
Julia
as Julia
The Man from London
as Camélia
Derek
as Narrator (voice), Writer, Executive Producer
The New Ten Commandments
as Self, Director
Finding the Burn
2008
Finding the Burn
as Self / Katie Cox (archive footage)
Michael Clayton
as Karen Crowder
Stephanie Daley
as Lydie Crane, Executive Producer
Strange Culture
as Hope Kurtz
Sleepwalkers
as Violinist Working As a Copy Clerk
Faceless
as Narrator (voice)
Cannes: All Access
as Self (archive footage)
Deep Water
as Narrator (voice)
Broken Flowers
as Penny
Constantine
as Gabriel
Thumbsucker
as Audrey Cobb, Co-Executive Producer
The Somme
as Narrator (voice)
Young Adam
as Ella Gault
The Statement
as Annemarie Livi
Adaptation.
as Valerie Thomas
Teknolust
as Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
Vanilla Sky
as Rebecca Dearborn
The Deep End
as Margaret Hall
The Beach
as Sal
Possible Worlds
as Joyce
The Dilapidated Dwelling
as Narrator (voice)
The War Zone
as Mum
Conceiving Ada
as Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
The Protagonists
as Actress
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
as Muriel Belcher
Female Perversions
as Evelyn Stephens
Glitterbug
as Self
Visions of Heaven and Hell
as Narrator (voice)
Blue
as (voice)
Wittgenstein
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
Orlando
as Orlando
Man to Man
as Ella / Max Gerike
Hamlet
as Ophelia
Edward II
as Isabella
The Party: Nature Morte
as Queenie
The Garden
as Madonna/Voice Overs
The Open Universe
as Carla
War Requiem
as The Nurse
Volcano Saga
as Gudrun
Play Me Something
as Hairdresser
Cycling the Frame
as The Cyclist
Aria
as Young Girl
Friendship's Death
as Friendship
The Last of England
as The Maid
Caravaggio
as Lena
The Sluggard
as The Sluggard
Caprice
as Lucky