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Tilda Swinton


The iconoclastic gifts of the visually striking and fiercely talented Scottish actress Tilda Swinton, who was born on November 5th, 1960, have been appreciated by a more international audience of late. Born into a patrician military family, she was educated at an English and a Scottish boarding school... See full bio »

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Won Oscar. Another 32 wins & 45 nominations See more awards »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (59 titles)
2011 Genevieve Goes Boating (video short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2009 The Limits of Control
Blonde
 
2008 Julia
Julia
 
2007 The Man from London
Camélia
 
2007 Faceless (voice)
 
2007 Strange Culture (documentary)
Hope Kurtz
 
2007 Sleepwalkers (short)
Violinist working as a Copy Clerk
 
2005 The Somme (TV movie)
Narrator
 
2005 Absent Presence (short)
Operator
 
2005 Constantine (Video Game)
Gabriel (voice)
 
2005 Thumbsucker
Audrey Cobb
 
2003 The Statement
Annemarie Livi
 
2002 Teknolust
Rosetta/Ruby/Marinne/Olive
 
2000 Possible Worlds
Joyce
 
2000/I The Beach
Sal
 
1999 The Protagonists
Actress
 
1999 The War Zone
Mum
 
1996 Female Perversions
Eve Stephens
 
1993 Das offene Universum (TV movie)
Carla
 
1993/I Blue (voice)
 
1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV series)
Ophelia
Hamlet (1992) … Ophelia (voice)
 
1992 Orlando
Orlando
 
1992 Screenplay (TV series)
Ella / Max Gericke
Man to Man: Another Night of Rubbish on the Telly (1992) … Ella/Max Gericke
 
1991 The Party: Nature Morte
Queenie
 
1991 Edward II
Isabella
 
1990 Your Cheatin' Heart (TV series)
Cissie Crouch
The Last Round Up (1990) … Cissie Crouch
Lay That Pistol Down, Babe (1990) … Cissie Crouch
Happy Trails (1990) … Cissie Crouch
 
1990 The Garden
Madonna
 
1989 Play Me Something
Hairdresser
 
1989 War Requiem
Nurse
 
1988 L'ispirazione (short)
 
1987 Aria
Young Girl (segment "Depuis le jour")
 
1987 Friendship's Death
Friendship
 
1986 Zastrozzi: A Romance (TV mini-series)
Julia
Murder (1986) … Julia
Seduction (1986) … Julia
Conspiracy (1986) … Julia
Capture (1986) … Julia
 
1986 Caravaggio
Lena
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin (executive producer)
 
2009 I Am Love (producer)
 
2008 Derek (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2006 Stephanie Daley (executive producer)
 
2005 Thumbsucker (co-executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2008 The New Ten Commandments (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2008 Derek (documentary) (written by)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2003 Jubilee: A Time Less Golden (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1997 Full Tilt Boogie (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (53 titles)
2012 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Herself
Tilda Swinton (2012) … Herself
 
2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
Episode #20.72 (2012) … Herself
 
2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Red Carpet (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 Women, War & Peace (TV series)
Herself - Narrator
Peace Unveiled (2011) … Herself - Narrator
 
2011 Cinema Is Everywhere (documentary)
Herself
 
2011 The Fifth Abu Dhabi Film Festival Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009-2011 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 19 May 2011 (2011) … Herself
Episode dated 28 February 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2011 Ebert Presents: At the Movies (TV series)
Herself - 'I Am Love'
Episode #1.16 (2011) … Herself - 'I Am Love'
 
2011 The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
 
2011 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2011 Making It in Hollywood (documentary)
Herself
 
2010 The Rotten Tomatoes Show (TV series)
Herself
Despicable Me/The Kids Are All Right (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Moving Pictures Live! (TV series)
Herself
Strong Women (2010) … Herself
 
2002-2010 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode dated 21 June 2010 (2010) … Herself - Guest
Episode dated 16 April 2004 (2004) … Herself - Guest
Episode dated 10 January 2002 (2002) … Herself - Guest
 
2010 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 14 June 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Climate of Change (documentary)
Narrator
 
2010 Xposé (TV series)
Herself
Episode #4.117 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Trace of the Bears (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2009 The Invisible Frame (documentary)
The Cyclist
 
2009 Deutschland, deine Künstler (TV series documentary)
Herself
Christoph Schlingensief (2009) … Herself
 
2007-2009 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Herself
34ème nuit des Césars (2009) … Herself
32ème nuit des Césars (2007) … Herself
 
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 26 February 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
2008 Festival Updates (TV series short)
Herself (2008)
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 9 December 2008 (2008) … Herself
Episode dated 15 August 2008 (2008) … Herself
Episode dated 26 February 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Kinotipp (TV series)
Herself
Burn After Reading (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode #16.2 (2008) … Herself - Guest
 
2008 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
Herself / Narrator
Deep Water (2008) … Herself/Narrator
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
2008 An Evening at the Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2008 Derek (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2007 Hitler's Favourite Royal (TV documentary)
Herself - Narrator
 
2007 Here's Looking at You, Boy (documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Galápagos (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Forces of Change (2006) … Narrator (voice)
Islands That Changed the World (2006) … Narrator (voice)
Born of Fire (2006) … Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Deep Water (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Broken Flowers: Start to Finish (video documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2005 'T4' in Narnia (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 8 December 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 18 February 2005 (2005) … Herself (uncredited)
 
2005 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
Constantine: Heaven, Hell and Beyond (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Filmography (TV series documentary)
Herself
Keanu Reeves (2005) … Herself
 
2004 Derek Jarman: Life as Art (documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory (documentary short)
The Love Factory
 
2002 The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
 
2002 Independent View (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Anatomy of a Scene (TV series documentary)
Herself
The Deep End (2001) … Herself
 
2000 The Dilapidated Dwelling (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2000 Nyhetsmorgon (TV series)
Herself
Om filmen 'The Beach' (2000) … Herself
 
1994 Visions of Heaven and Hell (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1990 Fruits of Fear (documentary short)
Herself
 
1988 Cycling the Frame (TV documentary short)
The Cyclist
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2011 Ebert Presents: At the Movies (TV series)
 
2008 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV series)
 
2008 Strictly Courtroom (TV documentary)
Karen Crowder (uncredited)
 
2007 Bienvenue à Cannes (documentary)
Herself
 
1994 Glitterbug
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Appeared in "The Long Way Round" by Peter Handke - National Theatre (Cottesloe Stage), London (1989). See more »

Publicity Listings:

10 Interviews  | 11 Articles  | 6 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on how she believes Derek Jarman would have reacted to her winning an Oscar] I think he would have laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed... And then, he would ask me for the thing to melt it down into an artwork. See more »

Trivia:

She was heavily pregnant with her twins during filming "Love is the Devil". She had to be filmed from the waist up. See more »

Nickname:

Swilda See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio