Tilda Swinton

Also Known As: Lutz Ebersdorf, Matilda Swinton, ティルダ・スウィントン, Тильда Суинтон, 蒂尔达·斯温顿, 凯瑟琳·玛蒂尔达·斯温顿, Тільда Свінтон, Katherine Swinton, 蒂尔达·斯文顿 饰, تیلدا سوینتون

Biography: 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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Birthday: November 05, 1960

Adult: No

Gender: Female

Popularity:

15.33%

Known For:

Young Adam
Broken Flowers
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Constantine
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Thumbsucker
Vanilla Sky
The Beach
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Adaptation.
Michael Clayton
Stephanie Daley
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Burn After Reading
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Caravaggio
The End
Julia
The Killer
The Man from London
The Limits of Control
The Deep End
Orlando
I Am Love
The Statement
Durmiente
Female Perversions
War Requiem
The War Zone
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes
Edward II
Possible Worlds
Aria
David Bowie: Five Years
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Teknolust
Climate of Change
The Invisible Frame
Cannes Uncut
Blue
Wittgenstein
Conceiving Ada
Cinema Is Everywhere
Glitterbug
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Snowpiercer
The Garden
Strange Culture
Only Lovers Left Alive
The Protagonists
The Zero Theorem
Love Flesh
The Party: Nature Morte
Radioman
Friendship's Death
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
The Dilapidated Dwelling
Goliath: Playing with Reality
Death for a Unicorn
Egomania: Island Without Hope
Moonrise Kingdom
Some Thoughts On The Common Toad
Degrees of Blindness
Cycling the Frame
Thumbsucker - Behind the Scenes
The Sluggard
Trainwreck
Hail, Caesar!
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
The Room Next Door
Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project
All Kinds of Love
Uncut Gems
A Bigger Splash
Volcano Saga
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Dreams Rewired
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
The Gospel According to St Derek
Sleepwalkers
Deep Water
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
Behind Jim Jarmusch
The Ballad of a Small Player
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze
Suspiria
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
Transparent
Orbital: Glastonbury 2024
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
Okja
Chroma
War Machine
The Somme
Isle of Dogs
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
Play Me Something
Derek
Your Cheatin' Heart
Letters from Baghdad
When Björk Met Attenborough
Song 1
async - first light
Antarctica: On the Edge
Memoria
The Souvenir
Letters from Generation Rx
The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Open Universe
The Dead Don't Die
Three Thousand Years of Longing
A Call to Arms
The French Dispatch
Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory
Last and First Men
Faceless
14 Actors Acting
The Souvenir: Part II
Caprice
Depuis le Jour
One Water
Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen
The Last of England
Man to Man
Visions of Heaven and Hell
Cannes: All Access
The Human Voice
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Doctor Strange
Avengers: Endgame
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
The Eternal Daughter
Tania Libre
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
Asteroid City
Ashes
Problemista
Moments on the Set of I Am Love
January Stories (version Harinezumi)
Sleep Song
Death of a World Star
The New Ten Commandments
Phantom of the Universe
Impulse: Playing with reality
Orbital: The Box
Instant Coffee
Hitler's Favourite Royal