Tilda Swinton
Biography
Tilda Swinton is a Scottish actress who works on stage and screen. She came to film through Derek Jarman's experimental work, first in Caravaggio (1986), then The Last of England, War Requiem and The Garden. Her Isabella of France in Edward II (1991) brought her the Volpi Cup, and she took the title part in Orlando (1992). A Golden Globe nomination followed for The Deep End (2001), and she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as a corporate lawyer in Michael Clayton (2007). Mainstream recognition came through the Narnia films, where she played the White Witch, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where she was the Ancient One. She has been a regular in Wes Anderson's casts, among them Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), The French Dispatch (2021) and Asteroid City (2023).
65years old
Turns 66 on November 5in 18 days
- Born London
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Katherine Matilda Swinton (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 64
- Career span
- 39 years1986 to 2025
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About the name
Swinton appeared in Luca Guadagnino's 2018 horror remake Suspiria, taking on three parts. For one of those roles, she received credit under the name Lutz Ebersdorf.
Beyond film
In 1995, Swinton worked with producer Joanna Scanlan on a live art piece at the Serpentine Gallery in London. For a week, the public could view her in a glass case, asleep or apparently so.
Behind the camera
Swinton founded the Ballerina Ballroom Cinema of Dreams film festival in July 2008. That August, the event was held in a ballroom in Nairn, which sits on Scotland's Moray Firth.
Behind the camera
In 2009, Swinton and Mark Cousins put a 33.5-metric ton portable cinema onto a large truck and pulled it by hand across the Scottish Highlands, making a traveling independent film festival.
Tilda Swinton movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Derek Jarman directed seven of these films, Wes Anderson five and Jim Jarmusch four. Bill Murray appears in seven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Bill Murray's page
Frances McDormand's page
Nigel Terry's page
Jeffrey Wright's page
Edward Norton's page
Spencer Leigh's page
All films by Derek Jarman
All films by Wes Anderson
All films by Jim Jarmusch
Box office
What Tilda Swinton's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$4.3 billion
44 of the 63 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 63 films: 44 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 9 figure not found.
- 44Worldwide figure
- 7US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 9Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 74% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$745M17.2% of the total
- 2$676M15.6% of the total
- 3$420M9.7% of the total
- 4$416M9.6% of the total
- 5$336M7.7% of the total
- 6$231M5.3% of the total
- 7$203M4.7% of the total
- 8$175M4.0% of the total
$1.1 billionfrom the other 36 films with a worldwide figure, 26% of the total
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 1992 to 2018, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2008 | Best Supporting Actress | Michael Clayton | Won |
| BAFTA | |||
| 2008 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Michael Clayton | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | |||
| 1992 | Volpi Cup for Best Actress | Edward II | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2018 | Sitges Grand Honorary Award | Honorary | |
| 2017 | Saturn Award for Best Actress | Doctor Strange | Won |
| 2011 | European Film Award for Best Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Won |
| 2006 | Saturn Award for Best Actress | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Won |
| Mary Pickford Award | Won | ||
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