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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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Katherine Matilda Swinton
in London, England, UK
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Hide HideActress (65 titles)
2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel (post-production)
 
2013 The Zero Theorem (post-production)
Dr. Shrink-Rom
 
2013 Snowpiercer (post-production)
Mason
 
2013 Only Lovers Left Alive
Eve
 
2013 David Bowie: The Stars (Are Out Tonight) (video short)
 
2012 Getting On (TV series)
Elke
– Episode #3.6 (2012) … Elke
 
2012 Moonrise Kingdom
Social Services
 
2011 Genevieve Goes Boating (video short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin
Eva Khatchadourian
 
2010 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The White Witch
 
2009 I Am Love
Emma Recchi
 
2009 The Limits of Control
The Blonde
 
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Elizabeth Abbott
 
2008 Burn After Reading
Katie Cox
 
2008 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The White Witch
 
2008 Julia
Julia
 
2007 Michael Clayton
Karen Crowder
 
2007 The Man from London
Camélia
 
2007 Faceless (voice)
 
2007 Strange Culture (documentary)
Hope Kurtz
 
2007 Sleepwalkers (short)
Violinist working as a Copy Clerk
 
2006 Stephanie Daley
Lydie Crane
 
2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
White Witch
 
2005 The Somme (TV movie)
Narrator
 
2005 Absent Presence (short)
Operator
 
2005 Broken Flowers
Penny
 
2005 Constantine (Video Game)
Gabriel (voice)
 
2005 Constantine
Gabriel
 
2005 Thumbsucker
Audrey Cobb
 
2003 The Statement
Annemarie Livi
 
2003 Young Adam
Ella Gault
 
2002 Adaptation.
Valerie Thomas
 
2002 Teknolust
Rosetta/Ruby/Marinne/Olive
 
2001 Vanilla Sky
Rebecca Dearborn
 
2001 The Deep End
Margaret Hall
 
2000 Possible Worlds
Joyce
 
2000/I The Beach
Sal
 
1999 The Protagonists
Actress
 
1999 The War Zone
Mum
 
1998 Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Muriel Belcher
 
1997 Conceiving Ada
Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
 
1996 Female Perversions
Eve Stephens
 
1994 Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies
 
1993 Das offene Universum (TV movie)
Carla
 
1993 Blue (voice)
 
1993 Wittgenstein
Lady Ottoline Morrell
 
1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV 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
 
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
– This Could Turn Septic on Us, Ya Big Ungrateful Midden (1990) … Cissie Crouch
– The Eagle of the Apocalypse and the Sidewinders of Satan (1990) … Cissie Crouch
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1990 The Garden
Madonna
 
1989 Play Me Something
Hairdresser
 
1989 War Requiem
Nurse
 
1988 The Last of England
 
1988 L'ispirazione (short)
 
1988 Degrees of Blindness
 
1988 Das andere Ende der Welt
 
1987 Friendship's Death
Friendship
 
1987 Aria
Young Girl (segment "Depuis le jour")
 
1986 Egomania - Insel ohne Hoffnung
Sally
 
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 ShowWriter (2 titles)
2012 Here (short) (concept by)
 
2008 Derek (documentary) (written by)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2008 The New Ten Commandments (documentary)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1989 Melancholia (musician)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2003 Jubilee: A Time Less Golden (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1997 Full Tilt Boogie (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (62 titles)
2009-2013 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 May 2013 (2013) … Herself
– Episode dated 15 March 2012 (2012) … Herself
– Episode dated 19 May 2011 (2011) … Herself
– Episode dated 28 February 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2012 Radioman (documentary)
Herself
 
2009-2012 Días de cine (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 March 2012 (2012) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 February 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2002-2012 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 1 February 2012 (2012) … 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
 
2012 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2012 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Herself
– Tilda Swinton (2012) … Herself
 
2012 The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
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
 
2012 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 Women, War & Peace (TV series)
Herself - Narrator
– Peace Unveiled (2011) … Herself - Narrator
 
2011 The Fifth Abu Dhabi Film Festival Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 Cinema Is Everywhere (documentary)
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
 
2010 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
– Episode dated 18 June 2010 (2010)
 
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
 
2010 30 minuts (TV series documentary)
Herself
– La catifa indiscreta (2010) … 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 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
2008 Festival Updates (TV series)
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 Requiem for Jarman (documentary short)
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 An Evening at the Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
2008 Derek (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2007 Hitler's Favourite Royal (TV documentary)
Herself - Narrator
 
2007 Here's Looking at You, Boy (documentary)
Herself
 
2007 DP/30: Conversations About Movies (TV series)
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 On the Set: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (TV documentary short)
White Witch
 
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 Dusty Wright's Culture CatchCulture Catch (TV series)
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 Gomorron (TV series)
Herself
– Om filmen 'The Beach' (2000) … Herself
 
1994 Visions of Heaven and Hell (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1988-1991 The Media Show (TV series)
Herself
– Edward II (1991) … Herself
– Episode #3.10 (1988) … Herself
 
1990 Fruits of Fear (documentary short)
Herself
 
1988 Cycling the Frame (TV documentary short)
The Cyclist
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2012 Are All Men Pedophiles? (documentary)
 
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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Recorded an audiobook adaptation of Virginia Woolf's "Orlando". See more »

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Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Personal Quote:

The other day, I was going through the airport security and I was searched by a male security guard. I'm very often referred to as "Sir" in elevators and such. I think it has to do with being this tall and not wearing much lipstick. I think people just can't imagine I'd be a woman if I look like this. See more »

Trivia:

While at Cambridge University, she appeared in student productions of plays such as "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "The Duchess of Malfi" and "The Comedy of Errors". See more »

Nickname:

Swilda See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio