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Tilda Swinton
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Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 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 nex…
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Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 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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BODY OF WORK
Tilda Swinton's Filmography
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Heart of Light: Eleven Songs for Fiji
Queer Edward II
as Self (archive footage)
WOLF
as Narrator (voice)
A Flower of Forgetfulness
Broken English
as The Overseer
The Coen Brothers Story
as Self
The Tree
Flat 19
Ballad of a Small Player
as Cynthia Blithe
Camaraderie
Phantoms
Timeslip
Karl
as Self
Tilda Swinton: The Wildcards
as Self (archive)
Instant Coffee
as Self
The End
as Mother
Impulse: Playing with Reality
as Narrator
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
as Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice)
The Room Next Door
as Martha / Michelle
January Stories
Obertura
as The Gardenerette
Chroma
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze
as Self
Transparent
Problemista
as Elizabeth
The Killer
as The Expert
Personal History
Pasolini On Pasolini
as narrator
No Poster
All Kinds of Love
as Self
Some Thoughts On The Common Toad
as Narrator (voice)
Cannes Uncut
as Self
Asteroid City
as Dr. Hickenlooper
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
as Self
The Eternal Daughter
as Julie / Rosalind
Durmiente
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
as Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
Three Thousand Years of Longing
as Alithea
No Poster
Sleep Song
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
as Self
Goliath: Playing with Reality
as Narrator (voice)
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as J.K.L. Berensen
The Souvenir: Part II
as Rosalind
Memoria
as Jessica Holland
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
as Self
The Human Voice
as Woman
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
as Self (archive footage)
Last and First Men
as Narrator (voice)
Uncut Gems
as Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
The Personal History of David Copperfield
as Betsey Trotwood
The Souvenir
as Rosalind
The Dead Don't Die
as Zelda Winston
Avengers: Endgame
as The Ancient One
Suspiria
as Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
Isle of Dogs
as Oracle (voice)
Letters from Generation Rx
as Narrator (voice)
Okja
as Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
as Self
War Machine
as German Politician
Letters from Baghdad
as Gertrude Bell (voice)
async - first light
No Poster
Tania Libre
as Narrator (voice)
Doctor Strange
as The Ancient One
Phantom of the Universe
as Narrator
Hail, Caesar!
as Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
A Bigger Splash
as Marianne Lane
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
as Self / Social Services
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
as Self
Trainwreck
as Dianna
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
as Self
Mobilisierung der Träume
as Narrator (voice)
Tilda in de Menil Land
The Gospel According to St Derek
as Self
Antarctica: On the Edge
as Narrator (voice)
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
as Self
Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen
as Self
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Madame D.
No Poster
Hot Dollar
Only Lovers Left Alive
as Eve
The Zero Theorem
as Dr. Shrink-Rom
Snowpiercer
as Mason
Death for a Unicorn
as Narrator (voice)
When Björk Met Attenborough
as Narrator (voice)
David Bowie: Five Years
as Self (archive footage)
One Water
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
Love Flesh
as Self
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes
as Narrator (voice)
Radioman
as Self
Ashes
as Self
Moonrise Kingdom
as Social Services
Song 1
as Self
Planet Tilda
No Poster
Cinema Is Everywhere
as Self
We Need to Talk About Kevin
as Eva Khatchadourian
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
as White Witch
No Poster
Behind Jim Jarmusch
as Self
No Poster
Orlando In Uzbekistan
as Self
Climate of Change
as Narrator (voice)
I Am Love
as Emma Recchi
The Invisible Frame
as The Cyclist
The Limits of Control
as Blonde
Moments on the Set of I Am Love
as Self
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Elizabeth Abbott
No Poster
DC Insiders Run Amuck
as Self
No Poster
Finding the Burn
as Self / Katie Cox (archive footage)
The Man from London
as Camélia
Burn After Reading
as Katie Cox
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
as White Witch
Julia
as Julia
Derek
as Narrator (voice)
The New Ten Commandments
as Self
Cannes: All Access
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Clayton
as Karen Crowder
Stephanie Daley
as Lydie Crane
Faceless
as Narrator (voice)
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
as Self
Strange Culture
as Hope Kurtz
Sleepwalkers
as Violinist Working As a Copy Clerk
Deep Water
as Narrator (voice)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
as White Witch
The Somme
as Narrator (voice)
Thumbsucker
as Audrey Cobb
Broken Flowers
as Penny
No Poster
Absent Presence
Constantine
as Gabriel
The Statement
as Annemarie Livi
Young Adam
as Ella Gault
Adaptation.
as Valerie Thomas
Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory
as Self
Teknolust
as Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
Vanilla Sky
as Rebecca Dearborn
The Deep End
as Margaret Hall
The Dilapidated Dwelling
as Narrator (voice)
Possible Worlds
as Joyce
The Beach
as Sal
The Protagonists
as Actress
The War Zone
as Mum
Conceiving Ada
as Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
as Muriel Belcher
Female Perversions
as Evelyn Stephens
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies
Glitterbug
as Self
Visions of Heaven and Hell
as Narrator (voice)
Blue
as (voice)
Wittgenstein
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
Orlando
as Orlando
Hamlet
as Ophelia
Man to Man
as Ella / Max Gerike
Edward II
as Isabella
The Party: Nature Morte
as Queenie
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
as Self
Your Cheatin' Heart
The Garden
as Madonna/Voice Overs
The Open Universe
as Carla
Play Me Something
as Hairdresser
War Requiem
as The Nurse
Volcano Saga
as Gudrun
A Call to Arms
Cycling the Frame
as The Cyclist
No Poster
L'ispirazione
Degrees of Blindness
The Last of England
as The Maid
Friendship's Death
as Friendship
Aria
as Young Girl
Depuis le Jour
Egomania: Island Without Hope
as Sally
Caravaggio
as Lena
Caprice
as Lucky
The Sluggard
as The Sluggard
Jenjira's Magnificent Dream
Hitler's Favourite Royal
as Narrator (voice)
No Poster
Death in Her Hands
as Vesta Gul
No Poster