Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Acting
Born 1960-11-05London, England, UK

Biography

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.

Movies (172)

Avengers: Endgame
8.2

Avengers: Endgame

2019Movie8.2
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
7.1

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

2005Movie7.1
Doctor Strange
7.4

Doctor Strange

2016Movie7.4
The Grand Budapest Hotel
8.0

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014Movie8.0
Constantine
7.2

Constantine

2005Movie7.2
The Killer
6.6

The Killer

2023Movie6.6
Isle of Dogs
7.8

Isle of Dogs

2018Movie7.8
Vanilla Sky
6.8

Vanilla Sky

2001Movie6.8
Snowpiercer
6.9

Snowpiercer

2013Movie6.9
Uncut Gems
7.2

Uncut Gems

2019Movie7.2
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7.6

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008Movie7.6
Asteroid City
6.5

Asteroid City

2023Movie6.5
The Dead Don't Die
5.4

The Dead Don't Die

2019Movie5.4
Trainwreck
5.8

Trainwreck

2015Movie5.8
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
6.4

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

2010Movie6.4
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
8.0

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022Movie8.0
The Room Next Door
6.7

The Room Next Door

2024Movie6.7
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
7.0

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

2021Movie7.0
The Beach
6.5

The Beach

2000Movie6.5
Burn After Reading
6.7

Burn After Reading

2008Movie6.7
Ballad of a Small Player
5.8

Ballad of a Small Player

2025Movie5.8
We Need to Talk About Kevin
7.5

We Need to Talk About Kevin

2011Movie7.5
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
6.6

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

2008Movie6.6
Adaptation.
7.3

Adaptation.

2002Movie7.3
Three Thousand Years of Longing
6.9

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022Movie6.9
Moonrise Kingdom
7.7

Moonrise Kingdom

2012Movie7.7
Hail, Caesar!
5.9

Hail, Caesar!

2016Movie5.9
War Machine
5.6

War Machine

2017Movie5.6
Suspiria
6.9

Suspiria

2018Movie6.9
Okja
7.3

Okja

2017Movie7.3
Michael Clayton
6.8

Michael Clayton

2007Movie6.8
Only Lovers Left Alive
7.2

Only Lovers Left Alive

2013Movie7.2
Broken Flowers
6.9

Broken Flowers

2005Movie6.9
Thumbsucker
6.2

Thumbsucker

2005Movie6.2
Young Adam
5.9

Young Adam

2003Movie5.9
Caprice
6.2

Caprice

1986Movie6.2
The Zero Theorem
6.1

The Zero Theorem

2013Movie6.1
A Bigger Splash
6.1

A Bigger Splash

2015Movie6.1
The End
5.2

The End

2024Movie5.2
The Man from London
7.0

The Man from London

2008Movie7.0
Last and First Men
6.3

Last and First Men

2020Movie6.3
The Human Voice
6.7

The Human Voice

2020Movie6.7
Memoria
6.0

Memoria

2021Movie6.0
Julia
6.7

Julia

2008Movie6.7
The Personal History of David Copperfield
6.4

The Personal History of David Copperfield

2019Movie6.4
Problemista
6.8

Problemista

2024Movie6.8
Female Perversions
5.1

Female Perversions

1996Movie5.1
The Limits of Control
6.0

The Limits of Control

2009Movie6.0
The Eternal Daughter
6.0

The Eternal Daughter

2022Movie6.0
The War Zone
6.8

The War Zone

1999Movie6.8
The Statement
5.7

The Statement

2003Movie5.7
DC Insiders Run Amuck

DC Insiders Run Amuck

2008Movie
I Am Love
6.7

I Am Love

2010Movie6.7
Queer Edward II

Queer Edward II

2026Movie
The Deep End
6.1

The Deep End

2001Movie6.1
Orlando
6.9

Orlando

1992Movie6.9
Cannes Uncut
5.4

Cannes Uncut

2023Movie5.4
The Coen Brothers Story
7.0

The Coen Brothers Story

2025Movie7.0
Broken English
7.6

Broken English

2026Movie7.6
Caravaggio
6.1

Caravaggio

1986Movie6.1
The Souvenir
6.0

The Souvenir

2019Movie6.0
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
7.5

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

2022Movie7.5
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
6.1

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

1998Movie6.1
Planet Tilda

Planet Tilda

2011Movie
Aria
5.3

Aria

1987Movie5.3
Radioman
6.3

Radioman

2012Movie6.3
Blue
7.2

Blue

1993Movie7.2
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
5.2

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

2007Movie5.2
Heart of Light: Eleven Songs for Fiji

Heart of Light: Eleven Songs for Fiji

2026Movie
Love Flesh
6.5

Love Flesh

2013Movie6.5
Edward II
6.3

Edward II

1991Movie6.3
The Tree

The Tree

2025Movie
Teknolust
4.5

Teknolust

2002Movie4.5
Sleepwalkers
6.7

Sleepwalkers

2007Movie6.7
War Requiem
6.3

War Requiem

1989Movie6.3
The Souvenir: Part II
6.4

The Souvenir: Part II

2021Movie6.4
Absent Presence

Absent Presence

2005Movie
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
6.1

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

2015Movie6.1
Derek
5.5

Derek

2008Movie5.5
Possible Worlds
6.4

Possible Worlds

2000Movie6.4
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes

Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes

2013Movie
Hamlet

Hamlet

1992Movie
Stephanie Daley
5.8

Stephanie Daley

2007Movie5.8
Obertura

Obertura

2024Movie
Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory
7.0

Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory

2002Movie7.0
Man to Man

Man to Man

1992Movie
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies
4.0

Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies

1994Movie4.0
Deep Water
7.2

Deep Water

2006Movie7.2
Dreams Rewired
4.8

Dreams Rewired

2015Movie4.8
Wittgenstein
6.4

Wittgenstein

1993Movie6.4
Personal History

Personal History

2023Movie
WOLF

WOLF

2026Movie
Strange Culture
4.7

Strange Culture

2007Movie4.7
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze

The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze

2024Movie
Cannes: All Access
3.2

Cannes: All Access

2007Movie3.2
Jenjira's Magnificent Dream

Jenjira's Magnificent Dream

Movie
The New Ten Commandments
8.7

The New Ten Commandments

2008Movie8.7
Egomania: Island Without Hope
5.3

Egomania: Island Without Hope

1987Movie5.3
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
6.0

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

2020Movie6.0
Goliath: Playing with Reality

Goliath: Playing with Reality

2021Movie
Pasolini On Pasolini

Pasolini On Pasolini

2023Movie
Behind Jim Jarmusch

Behind Jim Jarmusch

2010Movie
The Party: Nature Morte
10.0

The Party: Nature Morte

1991Movie10.0
Song 1
1.0

Song 1

2012Movie1.0
The Garden
5.7

The Garden

1990Movie5.7
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
6.0

Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch

2014Movie6.0
Karl

Karl

2025Movie
Glitterbug
6.0

Glitterbug

1994Movie6.0
Cycling the Frame
6.7

Cycling the Frame

1988Movie6.7
Faceless

Faceless

2007Movie
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
5.5

The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

2021Movie5.5
Hot Dollar

Hot Dollar

2014Movie
January Stories

January Stories

2024Movie
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
7.4

The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

2013Movie7.4
The Open Universe
7.0

The Open Universe

1993Movie7.0
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
7.7

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

2015Movie7.7
Antarctica: On the Edge
6.4

Antarctica: On the Edge

2014Movie6.4
A Flower of Forgetfulness

A Flower of Forgetfulness

2026Movie
Depuis le Jour

Depuis le Jour

1987Movie
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode

The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode

2020Movie
async - first light
6.0

async - first light

2017Movie6.0
The Protagonists
5.3

The Protagonists

1999Movie5.3
Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen
5.0

Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen

2014Movie5.0
Death for a Unicorn
4.0

Death for a Unicorn

2013Movie4.0
Camaraderie

Camaraderie

2025Movie
Letters from Generation Rx
5.0

Letters from Generation Rx

2017Movie5.0
When Björk Met Attenborough
7.8

When Björk Met Attenborough

2013Movie7.8
Instant Coffee

Instant Coffee

2025Movie
Play Me Something
5.4

Play Me Something

1989Movie5.4
The Sluggard

The Sluggard

1986Movie
Your Cheatin' Heart
8.0

Your Cheatin' Heart

1990Movie8.0
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
10.0

Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.

2015Movie10.0
Volcano Saga
7.0

Volcano Saga

1989Movie7.0
Degrees of Blindness
7.0

Degrees of Blindness

1988Movie7.0
All Kinds of Love
5.0

All Kinds of Love

2023Movie5.0
Hitler's Favourite Royal

Hitler's Favourite Royal

Movie
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
7.5

A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

2024Movie7.5
The Last of England
6.1

The Last of England

1987Movie6.1
Derek Jarman: A Portrait

Derek Jarman: A Portrait

1991Movie
Finding the Burn

Finding the Burn

2008Movie
Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project

Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project

Movie
David Bowie: Five Years
7.5

David Bowie: Five Years

2013Movie7.5
Timeslip

Timeslip

2025Movie
Phantoms

Phantoms

2025Movie
Tilda Swinton: The Wildcards

Tilda Swinton: The Wildcards

2025Movie
The Somme
5.9

The Somme

2005Movie5.9
Sleep Song

Sleep Song

2022Movie
Friendship's Death
6.8

Friendship's Death

1987Movie6.8
Ashes
5.3

Ashes

2012Movie5.3
Durmiente

Durmiente

2022Movie
Tilda in de Menil Land

Tilda in de Menil Land

2014Movie
Chroma

Chroma

2024Movie
Death in Her Hands

Death in Her Hands

Movie
The Invisible Frame
6.8

The Invisible Frame

2009Movie6.8
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
5.6

The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger

2017Movie5.6
Tania Libre

Tania Libre

2017Movie
Conceiving Ada
4.7

Conceiving Ada

1999Movie4.7
Transparent
8.0

Transparent

2024Movie8.0
Some Thoughts On The Common Toad
6.0

Some Thoughts On The Common Toad

2023Movie6.0
The Dilapidated Dwelling
6.7

The Dilapidated Dwelling

2000Movie6.7
Letters from Baghdad
6.7

Letters from Baghdad

2017Movie6.7
Impulse: Playing with Reality

Impulse: Playing with Reality

2024Movie
Moments on the Set of I Am Love

Moments on the Set of I Am Love

2009Movie
A Call to Arms

A Call to Arms

1989Movie
Visions of Heaven and Hell
9.0

Visions of Heaven and Hell

1994Movie9.0
Flat 19

Flat 19

2025Movie
Cinema Is Everywhere
9.0

Cinema Is Everywhere

2011Movie9.0
Orlando In Uzbekistan

Orlando In Uzbekistan

2010Movie
One Water

One Water

2013Movie
Climate of Change

Climate of Change

2010Movie
The Gospel According to St Derek

The Gospel According to St Derek

2014Movie
Phantom of the Universe

Phantom of the Universe

2016Movie

TV Shows (22)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
Rick and Morty
8.7

Rick and Morty

2013Series8.7
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
The Boys
8.4

The Boys

2019Series8.4
Golden Globe Awards
7.0

Golden Globe Awards

1944Series7.0
What If...?
8.0

What If...?

2021Series8.0
What We Do in the Shadows
8.0

What We Do in the Shadows

2019Series8.0
Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985Series7.1
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014Series4.2
Marvel Studios Legends
7.4

Marvel Studios Legends

2021Series7.4
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
Made in Hollywood
4.6

Made in Hollywood

2005Series4.6
ScreenPlay
6.0

ScreenPlay

1986Series6.0
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
6.4

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992Series6.4
Galapagos
7.5

Galapagos

2006Series7.5
Fantasmas
6.3

Fantasmas

2024Series6.3
Getting On
7.2

Getting On

2009Series7.2
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
7.0

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

2020Series7.0
Women, War & Peace
10.0

Women, War & Peace

2011Series10.0
Zastrozzi: A Romance
10.0

Zastrozzi: A Romance

1986Series10.0
Your Cheatin' Heart
6.0

Your Cheatin' Heart

1990Series6.0