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Tilda Swinton

Acting Born Nov 5, 1960 London, England, UK 215 credits

Biography

Katherine Matilda Swinton, also known as Tilda Swinton, is a British actress of Scottish descent born on November 5, 1960, in London, England. Active in both independent films and blockbusters, she began her career in experimental films starting with Caravaggio in 1986, followed by The Last of England in 1988, War Requiem in 1989, and The Garden in 1990. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of Isabella of France in Edward II in 1991. Her career accolades include an Academy Award and two BAFTA Awards, along with three Golden Globe Award nominations and five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

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Career

Career overview

Katherine Matilda Swinton was born on November 5, 1960, in London, England, and is a British actress of Scottish descent. She is known for her versatile roles across both independent films and blockbusters. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and two BAFTA Awards, along with three Golden Globe Award nominations and five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

Swinton began her acting career in experimental films. Her early work included appearances in Caravaggio in 1986, The Last of England in 1988, War Requiem in 1989, and The Garden in 1990. She subsequently portrayed Isabella of France in the 1991 film Edward II, a performance for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival.

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Career timeline

Broken EnglishWOLFWOLF · Executive ProducerHeart of Light: Eleven Songs for FijiA Flower of Forgetfulness
Ballad of a Small PlayerThe Coen Brothers - An American StoryCamaraderieThe TreeInstant Coffee
FantasmasThe Room Next DoorThe EndThe End · ProducerProblemista
The KillerAsteroid CityCannes UncutAll Kinds of LovePersonal History
Three Thousand Years of LongingGuillermo del Toro's PinocchioThe Eternal DaughterGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved CinemaThere Was a Tower: A Portrait of Mihály Víg · Executive Producer
What If...?Marvel Studios LegendsThe French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunThe Souvenir: Part IIMemoria
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through CinemaWomen Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema · Executive ProducerLast and First MenThe Human VoiceThe Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
The BoysAvengers: EndgameWhat We Do in the ShadowsUncut GemsThe Dead Don't Die
Isle of DogsSuspiria
Call Me by Your Name · ThanksOkjaOkja · Co-ProducerWar MachineTania Libre
Doctor StrangeHail, Caesar!Paterson · ThanksPhantom of the Universe
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTrainwreckA Bigger SplashExploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
Late Night with Seth MeyersVariety Studio: Actors on ActorsThe Grand Budapest HotelHot DollarAntarctica: On the Edge
Rick and MortySnowpiercerOnly Lovers Left AliveThe Zero TheoremDavid Bowie: Five Years
Moonrise KingdomRadiomanSong 1Ashes
We Need to Talk About KevinWe Need to Talk About Kevin · Executive ProducerWomen, War & PeaceCinema Is EverywherePlanet Tilda
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderI Am LoveI Am Love · ProducerBehind Jim JarmuschClimate of Change
Getting OnThe Limits of ControlThe Invisible FrameMoments on the Set of I Am Love
The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianBurn After ReadingThe Man from LondonDerek
Michael ClaytonCannes: All AccessStephanie DaleyStephanie Daley · Executive ProducerStrange Culture
GalapagosDeep WaterThumbsucker - Behind the Scenes
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeConstantineMade in HollywoodBroken FlowersThumbsucker
Young AdamThe Statement
Adaptation.TeknolustTilda Swinton: The Love Factory
Vanilla SkyThe Deep End
The BeachPossible WorldsThe Dilapidated Dwelling
The War ZoneThe ProtagonistsConceiving Ada
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
The Daily ShowFemale Perversions
GlitterbugRemembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual LiesVisions of Heaven and Hell

Full filmography

  • Broken English (2026) as The Overseer
  • WOLF (2026) as Narrator (voice)
  • WOLF (2026) Executive Producer
  • Heart of Light: Eleven Songs for Fiji (2026)
  • A Flower of Forgetfulness (2026)
  • Ballad of a Small Player (2025) as Cynthia Blithe
  • The Coen Brothers - An American Story (2025) as Self
  • Camaraderie (2025)
  • The Tree (2025)
  • Instant Coffee (2025) as Self
  • Karl (2025) as Self
  • Tilda Swinton: The Wildcards (2025) as Self (archive)
  • Timeslip (2025)
  • Phantoms (2025)
  • Flat 19 (2025)
  • Fantasmas (2024) as Water (voice)
  • The Room Next Door (2024) as Martha / Michelle
  • The End (2024) as Mother
  • The End (2024) Producer
  • Problemista (2024) as Elizabeth
  • January Stories (2024)
  • Obertura (2024) as The Gardenerette
  • The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze (2024) as Self
  • The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze (2024) Director
  • A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things (2024) as Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice)
  • Chroma (2024)
  • Transparent (2024)
  • Impulse: Playing with Reality (2024) as Narrator
  • The Killer (2023) as The Expert
  • Asteroid City (2023) as Dr. Hickenlooper
  • Cannes Uncut (2023) as Self
  • All Kinds of Love (2023) as Self
  • Personal History (2023)
  • Some Thoughts On The Common Toad (2023) as Narrator (voice)
  • Pasolini On Pasolini (2023) as narrator
  • Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) as Alithea
  • Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) as Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
  • The Eternal Daughter (2022) as Julie / Rosalind
  • Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022) as Self
  • There Was a Tower: A Portrait of Mihály Víg (2022) Executive Producer
  • Sleep Song (2022)
  • Durmiente (2022)
  • What If...? (2021) as The Ancient One (voice)
  • Marvel Studios Legends (2021) as The Ancient One (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) as J.K.L. Berensen
  • The Souvenir: Part II (2021) as Rosalind
  • Memoria (2021) as Jessica Holland
  • Memoria (2021) Executive Producer
  • The Storms of Jeremy Thomas (2021) as Self
  • Goliath: Playing with Reality (2021) as Narrator (voice)
  • Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2020) as Narrator (voice)
  • Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2020) Executive Producer
  • Last and First Men (2020) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Human Voice (2020) as Woman
  • The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode (2020) as Self
  • Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence (2020) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Boys (2019) as Ambrosius (voice)
  • Avengers: Endgame (2019) as The Ancient One
  • What We Do in the Shadows (2019) as Tilda
  • Uncut Gems (2019) as Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
  • The Dead Don't Die (2019) as Zelda Winston
  • The Souvenir (2019) as Rosalind
  • The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) as Betsey Trotwood
  • Isle of Dogs (2018) as Oracle (voice)
  • Suspiria (2018) as Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
  • Call Me by Your Name (2017) Thanks
  • Okja (2017) as Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
  • Okja (2017) Co-Producer
  • War Machine (2017) as German Politician
  • Tania Libre (2017) as Narrator (voice)
  • Letters from Baghdad (2017) as Gertrude Bell (voice)
  • Letters from Baghdad (2017) Executive Producer
  • Letters from Generation Rx (2017) as Narrator (voice)
  • async - first light (2017)
  • The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2017) as Self
  • The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2017) Director
  • The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2017) Writer
  • Doctor Strange (2016) as The Ancient One
  • Hail, Caesar! (2016) as Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
  • Paterson (2016) Thanks
  • Phantom of the Universe (2016) as Narrator
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
  • Trainwreck (2015) as Dianna
  • A Bigger Splash (2015) as Marianne Lane
  • Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' (2015) as Self / Social Services
  • B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (2015) as Self
  • Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. (2015) as Self
  • Dreams Rewired (2015) as Narrator (voice)
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) as Madame D.
  • Hot Dollar (2014)
  • Antarctica: On the Edge (2014) as Narrator (voice)
  • Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch (2014) as Self
  • The Gospel According to St Derek (2014) as Self
  • Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen (2014) as Self
  • Tilda in de Menil Land (2014)
  • Rick and Morty (2013) as The Collective (voice)
  • Snowpiercer (2013) as Mason
  • Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) as Eve
  • The Zero Theorem (2013) as Dr. Shrink-Rom
  • David Bowie: Five Years (2013) as Self (archive footage)
  • Love Flesh (2013) as Self
  • Death for a Unicorn (2013) as Narrator (voice)
  • When Björk Met Attenborough (2013) as Narrator (voice)
  • Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes (2013) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Stars (Are Out Tonight) (2013)
  • One Water (2013)
  • Moonrise Kingdom (2012) as Social Services
  • Radioman (2012) as Self
  • Song 1 (2012) as Self
  • Ashes (2012) as Self
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) as Eva Khatchadourian
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Executive Producer
  • Women, War & Peace (2011) as Narrator (voice)
  • Cinema Is Everywhere (2011) as Self
  • Planet Tilda (2011)
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) as White Witch
  • I Am Love (2010) as Emma Recchi
  • I Am Love (2010) Producer
  • Behind Jim Jarmusch (2010) as Self
  • Climate of Change (2010) as Narrator (voice)
  • Orlando In Uzbekistan (2010) as Self
  • Getting On (2009) as Elke
  • The Limits of Control (2009) as Blonde
  • The Invisible Frame (2009) as The Cyclist
  • Moments on the Set of I Am Love (2009) as Self
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) as Elizabeth Abbott
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) as White Witch
  • Burn After Reading (2008) as Katie Cox
  • The Man from London (2008) as Camélia
  • Derek (2008) as Narrator (voice)
  • Derek (2008) Writer
  • Derek (2008) Executive Producer
  • Julia (2008) as Julia
  • Finding the Burn (2008) as Self / Katie Cox (archive footage)
  • DC Insiders Run Amuck (2008) as Self
  • The New Ten Commandments (2008) as Self
  • The New Ten Commandments (2008) Director
  • Michael Clayton (2007) as Karen Crowder
  • Cannes: All Access (2007) as Self
  • Stephanie Daley (2007) as Lydie Crane
  • Stephanie Daley (2007) Executive Producer
  • Strange Culture (2007) as Hope Kurtz
  • Hitler's Favourite Royal (2007) as Narrator
  • Sleepwalkers (2007) as Violinist Working As a Copy Clerk
  • Here’s Looking at You, Boy (2007) as Self
  • Faceless (2007) as Narrator (voice)
  • Galapagos (2006) as Self - Presenter
  • Deep Water (2006) as Narrator (voice)
  • Thumbsucker - Behind the Scenes (2006) as Self
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) as White Witch
  • Constantine (2005) as Gabriel
  • Made in Hollywood (2005) as Self
  • Broken Flowers (2005) as Penny
  • Thumbsucker (2005) as Audrey Cobb
  • Thumbsucker (2005) Co-Executive Producer
  • The Somme (2005) as Narrator (voice)
  • Absent Presence (2005)
  • Young Adam (2003) as Ella Gault
  • The Statement (2003) as Annemarie Livi
  • Adaptation. (2002) as Valerie Thomas
  • Teknolust (2002) as Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
  • Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory (2002) as Self
  • Vanilla Sky (2001) as Rebecca Dearborn
  • The Deep End (2001) as Margaret Hall
  • The Beach (2000) as Sal
  • Possible Worlds (2000) as Joyce
  • The Dilapidated Dwelling (2000) as Narrator (voice)
  • The War Zone (1999) as Mum
  • The Protagonists (1999) as Actress
  • Conceiving Ada (1999) as Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
  • Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) as Muriel Belcher
  • The Daily Show (1996) as Self
  • Female Perversions (1996) as Evelyn Stephens
  • Glitterbug (1994) as Self
  • Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies (1994)
  • Visions of Heaven and Hell (1994) as Narrator (voice)
  • Blue (1993) as (voice)
  • Wittgenstein (1993) as Lady Ottoline Morrell
  • The Open Universe (1993) as Carla
  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992) as Ophelia (voice)
  • Orlando (1992) as Orlando
  • Man to Man (1992) as Ella / Max Gerike
  • Hamlet (1992) as Ophelia
  • Edward II (1991) as Isabella
  • Derek Jarman: A Portrait (1991) as Self
  • The Party: Nature Morte (1991) as Queenie
  • The Garden (1990) as Madonna/Voice Overs
  • Your Cheatin' Heart (1990) as Cissie Crouch
  • Your Cheatin' Heart (1990)
  • Play Me Something (1989) as Hairdresser
  • War Requiem (1989) as The Nurse
  • Volcano Saga (1989) as Gudrun
  • A Call to Arms (1989)
  • Degrees of Blindness (1988)
  • Cycling the Frame (1988) as The Cyclist
  • Aria (1987) as Young Girl
  • Friendship's Death (1987) as Friendship
  • The Last of England (1987) as The Maid
  • Egomania: Island Without Hope (1987) as Sally
  • Depuis le Jour (1987)
  • ScreenPlay (1986) as Ella / Max Gerike
  • Caprice (1986) as Lucky
  • Caravaggio (1986) as Lena
  • Zastrozzi: A Romance (1986) as Julia
  • The Sluggard (1986) as The Sluggard
  • Screen Two (1985) as Isabella
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
  • Death in Her Hands as Vesta Gul
  • We Will Wake Director
  • Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream
  • Paradise Director
  • Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project