Tilda Swinton
Acting
🎂 1960-11-05
Tilda Swinton (born Katherine Matilda Swinton) 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.
Cast credits(169)
Self
1996
Ambrosius (voice)
2019
Self
2014
Self
2015
White Witch
2005
The Ancient One (voice)
2021
The Ancient One
2019
Self - Nominee
1944
Self
2014
Tilda
2019
The Ancient One
2016
Gabriel
2005
Elizabeth Abbott
2008
Mason
2013
Madame D.
2014
White Witch
2008
Cynthia Blithe
2025
White Witch
2010
The Ancient One (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Self
2005
Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
2018
Rebecca Dearborn
2001
The Expert
2023
Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
2019
Dr. Hickenlooper
2023
Eva Khatchadourian
2011
Martha / Michelle
2024
Katie Cox
2008
Alithea
2022
Oracle (voice)
2018
Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
2022
Social Services
2012
Sal
2000
J.K.L. Berensen
2021
Water (voice)
2024
Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
2017
Dianna
2015
The Nurse
1989
Zelda Winston
2019
Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
2016
Valerie Thomas
2002
Karen Crowder
2007
German Politician
2017
Eve
2013
Penny
2005
Mum
1999
Ella Gault
2003
Ophelia (voice)
1992
Elizabeth
2024
Narrator (voice)
2020
Narrator (voice)
2006
Marianne Lane
2015
Betsey Trotwood
2019
Emma Recchi
2010
Dr. Shrink-Rom
2013
Julia
2008
Lena
1986
Evelyn Stephens
1997
Orlando
1992
Self
2007
Lady Ottoline Morrell
1993
Julie / Rosalind
2022
Jessica Holland
2021
Blonde
2009
Isabella
1991
Young Girl
1987
Narrator (voice)
2018
Rosalind
2019
Woman
2020
Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
2002
Self
2023
Audrey Cobb
2005
Self
2012
Ophelia
1992
Annemarie Livi
2003
Self
2015
Vesta Gul
Self
2014
Self (archive footage)
2020
Rosalind
2021
Madonna/Voice Overs
1990
Self - Presenter
2006
Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
1999
Mother
2024
Lydie Crane
2007
Self
2013
Gertrude Bell (voice)
2017
Self
2022
The Cyclist
2009
1990
Elke
2009
Joyce
2000
Margaret Hall
2001
1987
Ophelia
Camélia
2007
Narrator (voice)
2011
Self / Social Services
2015
The Maid
1987
Queenie
1991
Self
2014
Muriel Belcher
1998
Narrator (voice)
2005
1994
(voice)
1993
Carla
1993
Self
2007
Actress
1999
Julia
1986
Self
2021
Self
2012
Self
2008
Self
2006
Narrator (voice)
2008
Violinist Working As a Copy Clerk
2007
Self
2009
Narrator (voice)
1994
Lucky
1986
Friendship
1987
The Cyclist
1988
Hope Kurtz
2007
Narrator (voice)
2013
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice)
2024
Cissie Crouch
1990
Self (archive footage)
2013
Narrator (voice)
2017
Self
2023
Hairdresser
1989
Narrator (voice)
2000
Narrator (voice)
2014
Ella / Max Gerike
1992
Sally
1987
Self
2010
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
Self
2024
Self
2014
Gudrun
1989
1988
Narrator (voice)
2023
Narrator (voice)
2015
2024
Self
1994
Self
2002
2024
Narrator
2024
2022
Self
1991
Narrator (voice)
2013
2013
Self
2012
Self
2020
Narrator (voice)
2013
The Sluggard
1986
2017
Narrator (voice)
2017
2013
Narrator
2007
Traveller
1996
Narrator (voice)
2021
2022
Self
2025
Narrator
2016
2024
Self
2011
Self
2017
Narrator (voice)
2007
Narrator (voice)
2010
1989
