Tilda Swinton
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 filmmaker 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.
Young Adam
(Ella Gault)
Broken Flowers
(Penny)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(White Witch)
Constantine
(Gabriel)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
(White Witch)
Thumbsucker
(Audrey Cobb)
Vanilla Sky
(Rebecca Dearborn)
The Beach
(Sal)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
(White Witch)
Adaptation.
(Valerie Thomas)
Michael Clayton
(Karen Crowder)
Stephanie Daley
(Lydie Crane)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
(Elizabeth Abbott)
Burn After Reading
(Katie Cox)
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
(Muriel Belcher)
Caravaggio
(Lena)
The End
(Mother)
Julia
(Julia)
The Killer
(The Expert)
The Man from London
(Camélia)
The Limits of Control
(Blonde)
The Deep End
(Margaret Hall)
Orlando
(Orlando)
I Am Love
(Emma Recchi)
The Statement
(Annemarie Livi)
Durmiente
Female Perversions
(Evelyn Stephens)
War Requiem
(The Nurse)
The War Zone
(Mum)
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes
(Narrator (voice))
Edward II
(Isabella)
Possible Worlds
(Joyce)
Aria
(Young Girl)
David Bowie: Five Years
(Self (archive footage))
We Need to Talk About Kevin
(Eva Khatchadourian)
Teknolust
(Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive)
Climate of Change
(Narrator (voice))
The Invisible Frame
(The Cyclist)
Cannes Uncut
(Self)
Blue
((voice))
Wittgenstein
(Lady Ottoline Morrell)
Conceiving Ada
(Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace)
Cinema Is Everywhere
(Self)
Glitterbug
(Self)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(Madame D.)
Snowpiercer
(Minister Mason)
The Garden
(Madonna/Voice Overs)
Strange Culture
(Hope Kurtz)
Only Lovers Left Alive
(Eve)
The Protagonists
(Actress)
The Zero Theorem
(Dr. Shrink-Rom)
Love Flesh
(Self)
The Party: Nature Morte
(Queenie)
Radioman
(Self)
Friendship's Death
(Friendship)
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
(Self)
The Dilapidated Dwelling
(Narrator (voice))
Goliath: Playing with Reality
(Narrator (voice))
Death for a Unicorn
(Narrator (voice))
Egomania: Island Without Hope
(Sally)
Moonrise Kingdom
(Social Services)
Some Thoughts On The Common Toad
(Narrator (voice))
Degrees of Blindness
Cycling the Frame
(The Cyclist)
Thumbsucker - Behind the Scenes
(Self)
The Sluggard
(The Sluggard)
Trainwreck
(Dianna)
Hail, Caesar!
(Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker)
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
(Self)
The Room Next Door
(Martha / Michelle)
Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project
All Kinds of Love
(Self)
Uncut Gems
(Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice))
A Bigger Splash
(Marianne Lane)
Volcano Saga
(Gudrun)
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
(Self / Social Services)
Dreams Rewired
(Narrator (voice))
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
(Self)
The Gospel According to St Derek
(Self)
Sleepwalkers
(Violinist working as a Copy Clerk)
Deep Water
(Narrator (voice))
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
(Self)
Behind Jim Jarmusch
(Self)
The Ballad of a Small Player
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
(Self)
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze
(Self)
Suspiria
(Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos)
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
(Self)
Transparent
Orbital: Glastonbury 2024
(Self)
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
Okja
(Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando)
Chroma
War Machine
(German Politician)
The Somme
(Narrator (voice))
Isle of Dogs
(Oracle (voice))
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
(Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice))
Play Me Something
(Hairdresser)
Derek
(Narrator (voice))
Your Cheatin' Heart
Letters from Baghdad
(Gertrude Bell (voice))
When Björk Met Attenborough
(Narrator (voice))
Song 1
(Self)
async - first light
Antarctica: On the Edge
(Narrator (voice))
Memoria
(Jessica Holland)
The Souvenir
(Rosalind)
Letters from Generation Rx
(Narrator (voice))
The Personal History of David Copperfield
(Betsey Trotwood)
The Open Universe
(Carla)
The Dead Don't Die
(Zelda Winston)
Three Thousand Years of Longing
(Alithea)
A Call to Arms
The French Dispatch
(J.K.L. Berensen)
Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory
(Self)
Last and First Men
(Narrator (voice))
Faceless
(Narrator (voice))
14 Actors Acting
(Self)
The Souvenir: Part II
(Rosalind)
Caprice
(Lucky)
Depuis le Jour
One Water
Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen
(Self)
The Last of England
(The Maid)
Man to Man
(Ella / Max Gerike)
Visions of Heaven and Hell
(Narrator (voice))
Cannes: All Access
(Self)
The Human Voice
(Woman)
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
(Self (archive footage))
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
(Wood Sprite / Death (voice))
Doctor Strange
(The Ancient One)
Avengers: Endgame
(The Ancient One)
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
(Self)
The Eternal Daughter
(Julie / Rosalind)
Tania Libre
(Narrator (voice))
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
(Self)
Asteroid City
(Dr. Hickenlooper)
Ashes
(Self)
Problemista
(Elizabeth)
Moments on the Set of I Am Love
(Self)
January Stories (version Harinezumi)
Sleep Song
Death of a World Star
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
The New Ten Commandments
(Self)
The Daily Show
(Self)
Your Cheatin' Heart
(Cissie Crouch)
Galapagos
(Self - Presenter)
Zastrozzi: A Romance
(Julia)
What If...?
(The Ancient One (voice))
Women, War & Peace
(Narrator (voice))
Marvel Studios Legends
(The Ancient One (archive footage) (uncredited))
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Getting On
(Elke)
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
(Narrator (voice))
Made in Hollywood
(Self)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
What We Do in the Shadows
(Tilda)
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
(Ophelia (voice))
The Boys
(Ambrosius (voice))
Fantasmas
(Water (voice))
Fantasmas
(Water)
I Am Love
(Producer)
Thumbsucker
(Co-Executive Producer)
Memoria
(Executive Producer)
Letters from Baghdad
(Executive Producer)
Ott torony volt
(Executive Producer)
Paterson
(Thanks)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
(Executive Producer)
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
(Director)
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
(Writer)
Okja
(Co-Producer)
Here
(Idea)
Derek
(Writer)
Call Me by Your Name
(Thanks)
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze
(Director)
Stephanie Daley
(Executive Producer)
Derek
(Executive Producer)
The End
(Producer)
The New Ten Commandments
(Director)
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
(Executive Producer)