
Tilda Swinton (born Katherine Matilda Swinton; 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.
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Movie | Problemista | Elizabeth | 2024-03-01 |
Movie | Witches | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2024-06-09 |
Movie | Asteroid City | Dr. Hickenlooper | 2023-06-08 |
Movie | Cannes Uncut | Self | 2023-06-12 |
Movie | Memoria | Jessica Holland | 2021-09-30 |
Movie | The Souvenir: Part II | Rosalind | 2021-10-11 |
Movie | The Storms of Jeremy Thomas | Self | 2021-12-10 |
Movie | The French Dispatch | J.K.L. Berensen | 2021-10-21 |
Movie | Avengers: Endgame | The Ancient One | 2019-04-24 |
Movie | The Dead Don't Die | Zelda Winston | 2019-05-15 |
Movie | The Souvenir | Rosalind | 2019-05-17 |
Movie | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Betsey Trotwood | 2019-11-07 |
Movie | Uncut Gems | Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice) | 2019-08-30 |
Series | The Boys | Ambrosius (voice) | 2019-07-25 |
Movie | Isle of Dogs | Oracle (voice) | 2018-03-23 |
Movie | Suspiria | Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos | 2018-10-26 |
Movie | Doctor Strange: Strange Company | Herself | 2017-02-28 |
Movie | Tania Libre | Narrator (voice) | 2017-02-14 |
Movie | Letters from Baghdad | Gertrude Bell (voice) | 2017-04-21 |
Movie | Okja | Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando | 2017-06-28 |
Movie | Letters from Generation Rx | Narrator (voice) | 2017-07-18 |
Movie | The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger | Self | 2017-06-23 |
Movie | War Machine | German Politician | 2017-05-26 |
Movie | Hail, Caesar! | Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker | 2016-02-05 |
Movie | Doctor Strange | The Ancient One | 2016-10-25 |
Movie | Phantom of the Universe | Narrator | 2016-10-18 |
Movie | B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 | Self | 2015-02-05 |
Movie | Trainwreck | Dianna | 2015-07-17 |
Series | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015-09-08 |
Movie | A Bigger Splash | Marianne Lane | 2015-11-26 |
Series | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014-02-25 |
Movie | Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch | Self | 2014-04-22 |
Movie | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Madame D. | 2014-02-26 |
Movie | When Björk Met Attenborough | Narrator (voice) | 2013-07-26 |
Movie | Love Flesh | Self | 2013-02-06 |
Movie | David Bowie: Five Years | Self (archive footage) | 2013-05-25 |
Movie | Death for a Unicorn | Narrator (voice) | 2013-08-01 |
Movie | Only Lovers Left Alive | Eve | 2013-12-12 |
Movie | The Zero Theorem | Dr. Shrink-Rom | 2013-09-20 |
Movie | Snowpiercer | Mason | 2013-08-01 |
Movie | Song 1 | Self | 2012-03-22 |
Movie | Moonrise Kingdom | Social Services | 2012-05-16 |
Movie | Ashes | Self | 2012-05-19 |
Movie | Radioman | Self | 2012-12-07 |
Movie | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Eva Khatchadourian | 2011-09-28 |
Movie | I Am Love | Emma Recchi | 2010-03-19 |
Movie | 14 Actors Acting | Self | 2010-12-08 |
Movie | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | White Witch | 2010-12-02 |
Series | Getting On | Elke | 2009-07-08 |
Movie | The Limits of Control | Blonde | 2009-05-01 |
Movie | The Invisible Frame | The Cyclist | 2009-11-12 |
Movie | Julia | Julia | 2008-03-12 |
Movie | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | White Witch | 2008-05-15 |
Movie | Burn After Reading | Katie Cox | 2008-09-05 |
Movie | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Elizabeth Abbott | 2008-12-25 |
Movie | Here’s Looking at You, Boy | Self | 2007-02-16 |
Movie | Strange Culture | Hope Kurtz | 2007-02-09 |
Movie | Stephanie Daley | Lydie Crane | 2007-04-20 |
Movie | Sleepwalkers | Violinist working as a Copy Clerk | 2007-01-16 |
Movie | The Man from London | Camélia | 2007-05-23 |
Movie | Cannes: All Access | Self | 2007-10-27 |
Movie | Michael Clayton | Karen Crowder | 2007-09-28 |
Movie | Galápagos | Narrator | 2006-09-26 |
Movie | Deep Water | Narrator (voice) | 2006-12-15 |
Movie | Broken Flowers | Penny | 2005-07-31 |
Movie | Constantine | Gabriel | 2005-02-08 |
Movie | Thumbsucker | Audrey Cobb | 2005-09-16 |
Movie | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | White Witch | 2005-12-07 |
Movie | The Somme | Narrator (voice) | 2005-11-14 |
Movie | Young Adam | Ella Gault | 2003-09-26 |
Movie | The Statement | Annemarie Livi | 2003-12-12 |
Movie | Adaptation. | Valerie Thomas | 2002-12-06 |
Movie | The Deep End | Margaret Hall | 2001-01-21 |
Movie | Vanilla Sky | Rebecca Dearborn | 2001-12-14 |
Movie | The Beach | Sal | 2000-02-03 |
Movie | Possible Worlds | Joyce | 2000-09-04 |
Movie | Conceiving Ada | Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace | 1999-02-19 |
Movie | The War Zone | Mum | 1999-06-11 |
Movie | The Protagonists | Actress | 1999-09-10 |
Movie | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | Muriel Belcher | 1998-09-16 |
Movie | Female Perversions | Evelyn Stephens | 1997-04-25 |
Series | The Daily Show | Self | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Death of a World Star | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1994-06-01 |
Movie | Glitterbug | Self | 1994-03-05 |
Movie | Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies | Unknown | 1994-05-01 |
Movie | Wittgenstein | Lady Ottoline Morrell | 1993-03-26 |
Movie | Blue | (voice) | 1993-08-19 |
Movie | Man to Man | Ella / Max Gerike | 1992-08-26 |
Series | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Ophelia (voice) | 1992-11-09 |
Movie | Orlando | Orlando | 1992-12-11 |
Movie | Edward II | Isabella | 1991-09-11 |
Movie | The Garden | Madonna/Voice Overs | 1990-09-06 |
Series | Your Cheatin' Heart | Cissie Crouch | 1990-10-11 |
Movie | Volcano Saga | Gudrun | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | War Requiem | The Nurse | 1989-01-06 |
Movie | Degrees of Blindness | Unknown | 1988-01-01 |
Movie | Egomania: Island Without Hope | Sally | 1987-05-20 |
Movie | The Last of England | The Maid | 1987-08-23 |
Movie | Aria | Young Girl | 1987-05-27 |
Movie | Friendship's Death | Friendship | 1987-08-17 |
Movie | Caprice | Lucky | 1986-06-15 |
Movie | Caravaggio | Lena | 1986-08-29 |
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