Cast & creator
Tilda Swinton
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Daily Show
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.
Also known as: Lutz Ebersdorf, Matilda Swinton, Katherine Swinton, Katherine Matilda Swinton
194
film credits
23
television credits
195
1944–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (217)
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Rick and Morty
The Collective (voice)
2013
The Boys
Ambrosius (voice)
2019
Avengers: Endgame
The Ancient One
2019
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
What If...?
The Ancient One (voice)
2021
What We Do in the Shadows
Tilda
2019
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Screen Two
Isabella
1985
Doctor Strange
The Ancient One
2016
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
White Witch
2005
Marvel Studios Legends
The Ancient One (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
ScreenPlay
Ella / Max Gerike
1986
Call Me by Your Name
Thanks
2017
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Madame D.
2014
Isle of Dogs
Oracle (voice)
2018
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Elizabeth Abbott
2008
Made in Hollywood
Self
2005
Snowpiercer
Mason
2013
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
White Witch
2008
Uncut Gems
Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
2019
Constantine
Gabriel
2005
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
2022
Vanilla Sky
Rebecca Dearborn
2001
The Killer
The Expert
2023
Asteroid City
Dr. Hickenlooper
2023
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
J.K.L. Berensen
2021
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
White Witch
2010
Hail, Caesar!
Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
2016
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
Narrator (voice)
2020Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
Executive Producer
2020
The Dead Don't Die
Zelda Winston
2019
Moonrise Kingdom
Social Services
2012
Burn After Reading
Katie Cox
2008
Suspiria
Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
2018
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Alithea
2022
Trainwreck
Dianna
2015
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Ophelia (voice)
1992
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Eva Khatchadourian
2011We Need to Talk About Kevin
Executive Producer
2011
Adaptation.
Valerie Thomas
2002
Broken Flowers
Penny
2005
War Machine
German Politician
2017
Fantasmas
Water (voice)
2024
Michael Clayton
Karen Crowder
2007
Paterson
Thanks
2016
The Beach
Sal
2000
Ballad of a Small Player
Cynthia Blithe
2025
Only Lovers Left Alive
Eve
2013
The Room Next Door
Martha / Michelle
2024
Problemista
Elizabeth
2024
A Bigger Splash
Marianne Lane
2015
The Zero Theorem
Dr. Shrink-Rom
2013
Okja
Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
2017Okja
Co-Producer
2017
Getting On
Elke
2009
Galapagos
Self - Presenter
2006
Young Adam
Ella Gault
2003
The Personal History of David Copperfield
Betsey Trotwood
2019
The Eternal Daughter
Julie / Rosalind
2022
The War Zone
Mum
1999
The End
Mother
2024The End
Producer
2024
The Souvenir
Rosalind
2019
Female Perversions
Evelyn Stephens
1996
The Souvenir: Part II
Rosalind
2021
The Limits of Control
Blonde
2009
I Am Love
Emma Recchi
2010I Am Love
Producer
2010
Orlando
Orlando
1992
The Deep End
Margaret Hall
2001
The Human Voice
Woman
2020
Last and First Men
Narrator (voice)
2020
Cannes Uncut
Self
2023
Thumbsucker
Audrey Cobb
2005Thumbsucker
Co-Executive Producer
2005
Memoria
Jessica Holland
2021Memoria
Executive Producer
2021
Caravaggio
Lena
1986
Cannes: All Access
Self (archive footage)
2007
The Statement
Annemarie Livi
2003
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Muriel Belcher
1998
Radioman
Self
2012
Heart of Light: Eleven Songs for Fiji
2026
Your Cheatin' Heart
Cissie Crouch
1990
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Self
2022
Women, War & Peace
Narrator (voice)
2011
Edward II
Isabella
1991
Teknolust
Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
2002
The Coen Brothers Story
Self
2025L'ispirazione
1988
Caprice
Lucky
1986
The Man from London
Camélia
2008
Planet Tilda
2011
Stephanie Daley
Lydie Crane
2007Stephanie Daley
Executive Producer
2007
Broken English
The Overseer
2026
Zastrozzi: A Romance
Julia
1986
David Bowie: Five Years
Self (archive footage)
2013
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Self / Social Services
2015
Egomania: Island Without Hope
Sally
1987
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
Self
2015
Obertura
The Gardenerette
2024
The Last of England
The Maid
1987
Hitler's Favourite Royal
Narrator (voice)
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
Self
2021
Julia
Julia
2008
Love Flesh
Self
2013
Aria
Young Girl
1987
When Björk Met Attenborough
Narrator (voice)
2013
Wittgenstein
Lady Ottoline Morrell
1993
Conceiving Ada
Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
1999
War Requiem
The Nurse
1989
The Garden
Madonna/Voice Overs
1990
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
Self
2014
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
Self
2007
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
Self
2015
Blue
(voice)
1993
WOLF
Narrator (voice)
2026WOLF
Executive Producer
2026
Song 1
Self
2012Hot Dollar
2014
The Open Universe
Carla
1993
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Self (archive footage)
2020
Possible Worlds
Joyce
2000
Instant Coffee
Self
2025
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice)
2024
The New Ten Commandments
Self
2008The New Ten Commandments
Director
2008DC Insiders Run Amuck
Self
2008
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies
1994
Queer Edward II
Self (archive footage)
2026Queer Edward II
Executive Producer
2026
The Tree
2025
A Flower of Forgetfulness
2026
Some Thoughts On The Common Toad
Narrator (voice)
2023
Antarctica: On the Edge
Narrator (voice)
2014
Friendship's Death
Friendship
1987
The Sluggard
The Sluggard
1986
Mobilisierung der Träume
Narrator (voice)
2015
Jenjira's Magnificent Dream
Letters from Generation Rx
Narrator (voice)
2017
Death for a Unicorn
Narrator (voice)
2013
There Was a Tower: A Portrait of Mihály Víg
Executive Producer
2022
Deep Water
Narrator (voice)
2006
The Somme
Narrator (voice)
2005
Personal History
2023
The Party: Nature Morte
Queenie
1991
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
2013
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
Self
2017The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
Director
2017The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
Writer
2017
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
Self
2020
Cycling the Frame
The Cyclist
1988
The Gospel According to St Derek
Self
2014
The Protagonists
Actress
1999Absent Presence
2005
Visions of Heaven and Hell
Narrator (voice)
1994
Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory
Self
2002
Derek Jarman: A Portrait
Self
1991
Derek
Narrator (voice)
2008Derek
Writer
2008Derek
Executive Producer
2008
async - first light
2017All Kinds of Love
Self
2023
Degrees of Blindness
1988
Transparent
2024Karl
Self
2025
The Invisible Frame
The Cyclist
2009
Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen
Self
2014
Sleepwalkers
Violinist Working As a Copy Clerk
2007
Strange Culture
Hope Kurtz
2007
Death in Her Hands
Vesta Gul
Tilda Swinton: The Wildcards
Self (archive)
2025
January Stories
2024
Ashes
Self
2012
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes
Narrator (voice)
2013
Camaraderie
2025Finding the Burn
Self / Katie Cox (archive footage)
2008
Volcano Saga
Gudrun
1989Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project
Behind Jim Jarmusch
Self
2010
Goliath: Playing with Reality
Narrator (voice)
2021
Man to Man
Ella / Max Gerike
1992
Moments on the Set of I Am Love
Self
2009Tania Libre
Narrator (voice)
2017
Phantom of the Universe
Narrator
2016
Climate of Change
Narrator (voice)
2010
Tilda in de Menil Land
2014
A Call to Arms
1989
Letters from Baghdad
Gertrude Bell (voice)
2017Letters from Baghdad
Executive Producer
2017
Your Cheatin' Heart
1990
Phantoms
2025
Pasolini On Pasolini
narrator
2023
Impulse: Playing with Reality
Narrator
2024
Play Me Something
Hairdresser
1989
Flat 19
2025
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze
Self
2024The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze
Director
2024
Glitterbug
Self
1994
Depuis le Jour
1987
The Dilapidated Dwelling
Narrator (voice)
2000
Timeslip
2025
Chroma
2024
Hamlet
Ophelia
1992
Faceless
Narrator (voice)
2007Orlando In Uzbekistan
Self
2010Cinema Is Everywhere
Self
2011
Durmiente
2022
One Water
2013We Will Wake
Director
Paradise
Director