Tilda Swinton biography
Tilda Swinton is a British actress (born 1960), born on 5 November 1960 in London.
Tilda Swinton's screen career began in 1986 with Zastrozzi, A Romance, playing Julia.
Tilda Swinton has appeared in 100 films and 13 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The Blood Countess (2026), Wolf (2026), Ballad of a Small Player (2025).
Honours include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, European Film Award for Best Actress and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
- Also known as
- Katherine Matilda "Tilda" Swinton, Katherine Matilda Swinton
- Born
- 5 November 1960 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- London
- Work
- Actor, Voice actor, Stage actor, Film actor, Film director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1984 to present
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- European Film Award for Best Actress
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress
- Saturn Award for Best Actress (2 times)
Tilda Swinton filmography
100 films and 13 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Blood Countess | English | ||
| 2026 | Wolf | Narrator | Also executive producer | |
| 2025 | Ballad of a Small Player | Cynthia Blithe | ||
| 2025 | Broken English | The Overseer | ||
| 2024 | The Room Next Door | Martha / Michelle | ||
| 2024 | The End | Mother | Also producer | |
| 2024 | A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2023 | The Killer | The Expert | ||
| 2023 | Asteroid City | Dr. Hickenlooper | ||
| 2023 | Problemista | Elizabeth | ||
| 2022 | The Eternal Daughter | Julie / Rosalind | ||
| 2022 | Three Thousand Years of Longing | Dr. Alithea Binnie | ||
| 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Wood Sprite / Death | Voices | |
| 2021 | Memoria | Jessica Holland | ||
| 2021 | The French Dispatch | J.K.L. Berensen | ||
| 2021 | The Souvenir Part II | Rosalind | ||
| 2020 | Schlingensief - A Voice that Shook the Silence | German | ||
| 2020 | The Human Voice | Woman | Short film | |
| 2020 | Last and First Men | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2019 | Uncut Gems | Anne "Adley's Auction Manager" | Voice; Cameo | |
| 2019 | The Dead Don't Die | Zelda Winston | ||
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Ancient One | ||
| 2019 | The Souvenir | Rosalind | ||
| 2019 | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Betsey Trotwood | ||
| 2018 | Women Make Film | English |
Show all 100 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Suspiria | Madame Blanc / Dr. Josef Klemperer / Mother Helena Markos | Credited as Lutz Ebersdorf for second role | |
| 2018 | Isle of Dogs | Oracle | Voice | |
| 2017 | War Machine | German Politician | ||
| 2017 | Okja | Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando | Also co-producer | |
| 2017 | Letters from Baghdad | Gertrude Bell | Voice; Documentary; also executive producer | |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange | Ancient One | ||
| 2016 | Hail, Caesar! | Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker | ||
| 2015 | Dreams Rewired | English | ||
| 2015 | Trainwreck | Dianna | ||
| 2015 | A Bigger Splash | Marianne | ||
| 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Madame D. | ||
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem | Dr Shrink-Rom | ||
| 2013 | Snowpiercer | Minister Mason | ||
| 2013 | Only Lovers Left Alive | Eve | ||
| 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | Social Services | ||
| 2011 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Eva Khatchadourian | Also executive producer | |
| 2011 | Cinema Is Everywhere | English | ||
| 2011 | Genevieve Goes Boating | Narrator | Voice; Short film | |
| 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | White Witch | ||
| 2009 | The Limits of Control | Blonde | ||
| 2009 | I Am Love | Emma Recchi | Also producer | |
| 2009 | The Invisible Frame | The Cyclist | Short film | |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Elizabeth Abbott | ||
| 2008 | Burn After Reading | Katie Cox | ||
| 2008 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | White Witch | Cameo | |
| 2008 | Julia | Julia | ||
| 2008 | Derek[broken anchor] | Narrator (voice) | Documentary; also writer and executive producer | |
| 2007 | The Man from London | Camélia | ||
| 2007 | Strange Culture | Hope Kurtz | Documentary | |
| 2007 | Michael Clayton | Karen Crowder | ||
| 2007 | Here's Looking at You, Boy | |||
| 2007 | Sleepwalkers | Violinist | Short film | |
| 2007 | Faceless | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2006 | Stephanie Daley | Lydie Crane | Also executive producer | |
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | White Witch | ||
| 2005 | Broken Flowers | Penny | ||
| 2005 | Constantine | Gabriel | ||
| 2005 | Thumbsucker | Audrey Cobb | Also co-executive producer | |
| 2005 | Absent Presence | Operator | Short film | |
| 2003 | Young Adam | Ella Gault | ||
| 2003 | The Statement | Annemarie Livi | ||
| 2002 | Adaptation | Valerie Thomas | ||
| 2002 | Teknolust | Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive | ||
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky | Rebecca Dearborn | ||
| 2001 | The Deep End | Margaret Hall | ||
| 2000 | The Beach | Sal | ||
| 2000 | Possible Worlds | Joyce | ||
| 1999 | The War Zone | Mum | ||
| 1999 | The Protagonists | Actress | ||
| 1998 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | English | ||
| 1998 | Love Is the Devil | Muriel Belcher | ||
| 1997 | Conceiving Ada | Ada Byron King | ||
| 1997 | Herlizeares | Diera | Voice | |
| 1996 | Female Perversions | Eve Stephens | ||
| 1994 | Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies | Performer | Experimental short | |
| 1993 | Wittgenstein | Lady Ottoline Morrell | ||
| 1993 | Blue | Narrator | Voice | |
| 1992 | Orlando | Orlando | ||
| 1992 | Man To Man | Ella/Max Gericke | ||
| 1991 | Edward II | Isabella | ||
| 1991 | The Party , Nature Morte | Queenie | ||
| 1990 | The Garden | Madonna | ||
| 1989 | War Requiem | Nurse | ||
| 1989 | Play Me Something | Hairdresser | ||
| 1988 | L'Ispirazione | Short film | ||
| 1988 | Degrees of Blindness | Short film | ||
| 1988 | Das andere Ende der Welt | |||
| 1988 | Cycling the Frame | The Cyclist | Short film | |
| 1987 | The Last of England | The Maid | ||
| 1987 | Friendship's Death | Friendship | ||
| 1987 | Aria | Young Girl | Segment: "Depuis le jour" | |
| 1986 | Egomania , Insel ohne Hoffnung | |||
| 1986 | Caravaggio | Lena | ||
| 1986 | Egomania: Island Without Hope | Sally | ||
| 1986 | Caprice | Lucky | Short film |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rick and Morty | The Collective | Voice; Episode: "There's Something About Morty" | |
| 2024 | The Boys | Ambrosius | Voice; 3 episodes | |
| 2021 | What If...? | Ancient One | ||
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows | Tilda | Episode: "The Trial" | |
| 2013 | When Björk Met Attenborough | Narrator | Voice; Television documentary | |
| 2012 | Getting On | Elke | Episode 6 (season 3) | |
| 2006 | Galápagos | Narrator | Voice; 3 episodes | |
| 2005 | The Somme | Narrator | Voice; Television documentary | |
| 1994 | Visions of Heaven and Hell | Narrator | Voice; Television documentary | |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Ophelia | Voice; Episode: "Hamlet" | |
| 1992 | Screenplay | Ella / Max Gericke | Episode: "Man to Man" | |
| 1990 | Your Cheatin' Heart | Cissie Crouch | 6 episodes | |
| 1986 | Zastrozzi, A Romance | Julia | 4 episodes |