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Tilda Swinton


The iconoclastic gifts of the visually striking and fiercely talented actress Tilda Swinton have been appreciated by a more international audience of late. She was born Katherine Mathilda Swinton on November 5, 1960, in London, England. Her mother, Judith Balfour, Lady Swinton (née Killen), was Australian, and her father, Major-General Sir John ... See full bio »

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 59 wins & 145 nominations. See more awards »

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Musimy porozmawiac o Kevinie Eva Khatchadourian
(2011)
Adaptacja
Adaptacja Valerie Thomas
(2002)
Kochankowie z Ksiezyca
Kochankowie z Ksiezyca Social Services
(2012)

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 2018 Isle of Dogs (filming) (voice)
 2013 Death for a Unicorn (Short)
Narrator (voice)
 2012 Getting On (TV Series)
Elke
- Episode #3.6 (2012) ... Elke
 2008 Julia
Julia
 2007 Czlowiek z Londynu
Camélia
 2007 Faceless (voice)
 2007 Niebezpieczna kultura (Documentary)
Hope Kurtz
 2007 Sleepwalkers (Short)
Violinist working as a Copy Clerk
 2006 Galápagos (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Narrator
- Forces of Change (2006) ... Narrator (voice)
- Islands That Changed the World (2006) ... Narrator (voice)
- Born of Fire (2006) ... Narrator (voice)
 2005 The Somme (TV Movie)
Narrator
 2005 Absent Presence (Short)
Operator
 2005 Constantine (Video Game)
Gabriel (voice)
 2002 Teknolust
Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / ...
 2000 Meandry swiadomosci
Joyce
 1999 The Protagonists
Actress
 1999 Strefa wojny
Mum
 1993 Das offene Universum (TV Movie)
Carla
 1993 Blue
Narrator (voice)
 1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV Mini-Series)
Ophelia
- Hamlet (1992) ... Ophelia (voice)
 1992 Orlando
Orlando
 1992 Man to Man
Ella / Max Gerike
 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
 1990 Ogród
Madonna
 1989 Play Me Something
Hairdresser
 1989 Wojenne Requiem
The Nurse
 1988 Degrees of Blindness (Short)
 1988 Inspiracja (Short)
 1987 Ostatni Anglicy
The Maid
 1987 Aria
Young Girl (segment "Depuis le jour")
 1986 Zastrozzi: A Romance (TV Mini-Series)
Julia
- Murder (1986) ... Julia
- Seduction (1986) ... Julia
- Conspiracy (1986) ... Julia
- Capture (1986) ... Julia
 1986 Caravaggio
Lena
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Performed in the 1983-4 season at the Royal Shakespeare Company. She played small roles in Shakespeare's "Julius Ceasar", "Measure For Measure", Brecht's "Mother Courage and her Children", and a revival of John Whiting's "The Devils". See more »

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12 Interviews | 13 Articles | 7 Pictorials | 14 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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[on what cinema means to her as an art form] My guides in this inquiry are my children who are now 16 -- they're twins. They're like lab rats really, they're very grateful. When I first started thinking about cinema for them, I started to really examine my own desires about cinema for myself... It was really to do with the children and seeing their eyes opening. And I started thinking about why ... See more »

Trivia:

In her acceptance speech, she said she would give the Oscar she won for Michael Clayton (2007) to her agent Brian Swardstrom. See more »

Trademark:

Often works with Derek Jarman See more »

Nickname:

Swilda

Star Sign:

Scorpio

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