Tilda Swinton

Known for ActingBorn 1960-11-05 (age 65)London, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.

Women, War & Peace

The Party: Nature Morte

Zastrozzi: A Romance

Cinema Is Everywhere

Visions of Heaven and Hell

Death of a World Star

Rick and Morty

The New Ten Commandments

The Boys

Avengers: Endgame

Call Me by Your Name

What If...?

Transparent

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

What We Do in the Shadows

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Isle of Dogs

When Björk Met Attenborough

Your Cheatin' Heart

B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989

Moonrise Kingdom

A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

We Need to Talk About Kevin

David Bowie: Five Years

Doctor Strange

Marvel Studios Legends

Galapagos

The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

Okja

Adaptation.

Uncut Gems

Only Lovers Left Alive

Deep Water

Paterson

Broken English

Constantine

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Man from London

Three Thousand Years of Longing

Suspiria

Blue

Snowpiercer

Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory