11/05/1960
London, England, UK:
Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) is a British actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received various accolades throughout her career, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations 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 filmmaker and recognises 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.
“…and then we dance?” (2024) Dancer |
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Problemista (2024) Elizabeth |
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The Killer (2023) The Expert |
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All Kinds of Love (2023) Self |
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Some Thoughts On The Common Toad (2023) Narrator (voice) |
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Cannes Uncut (2023) Self |
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Asteroid City (2023) Dr. Hickenlooper |
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022) Self |
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The Eternal Daughter (2022) Julie / Rosalind |
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Durmiente (2022) |
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) Wood Sprite / Death (voice) |
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Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) Alithea |
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The Storms of Jeremy Thomas (2021) Self |
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Goliath: Playing with Reality (2021) Narrator (voice) |
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The French Dispatch (2021) J.K.L. Berensen |
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The Souvenir: Part II (2021) Rosalind |
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Memoria (2021) Jessica Holland |
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The Human Voice (2020) Woman |
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Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence (2020) Self (archive footage) |
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Last and First Men (2020) Narrator (voice) |
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The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) Betsey Trotwood |
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Uncut Gems (2019) Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice) |
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The Souvenir (2019) Rosalind |
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The Dead Don't Die (2019) Zelda Winston |
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Avengers: Endgame (2019) The Ancient One |
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Suspiria (2018) Madame Blanc / Helena Markos / Dr. Klemperer |
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Isle of Dogs (2018) Oracle (voice) |
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Letters from Generation Rx (2017) Narrator (voice) |
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Okja (2017) Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando |
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The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2017) Self |
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War Machine (2017) German Politician |
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async - first light (2017) |
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Tania Libre (2017) Narrator (voice) |
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Doctor Strange (2016) The Ancient One |
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Letters from Baghdad (2016) Gertrude Bell (voice) |
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Hail, Caesar! (2016) Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker |
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A Bigger Splash (2015) Marianne Lane |
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Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' (2015) Self / Social Services |
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Trainwreck (2015) Dianna |
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B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (2015) Self |
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Dreams Rewired (2015) Narrator (voice) |
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The Gospel According to St Derek (2014) Self |
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Antarctica: On the Edge (2014) Narrator (voice) |
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The Making of The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Self / Madame D. |
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Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch (2014) Self |
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Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen (2014) Self |
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Madame D. |
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Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) Eve |
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The Zero Theorem (2013) Dr. Shrink-Rom |
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Death for a Unicorn (2013) Narrator (voice) |
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Snowpiercer (2013) Minister Mason |
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When Björk Met Attenborough (2013) Narrator (voice) |
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David Bowie: Five Years (2013) Self (archive footage) |
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One Water (2013) |
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Love Flesh (2013) Self |
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Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes (2013) Narrator (voice) |
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Radioman (2012) Self |
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Ashes (2012) Self |
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Moonrise Kingdom (2012) Social Services |
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Song 1 (2012) Self |
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Cinema Is Everywhere (2011) Self |
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We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Eva Khatchadourian |
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14 Actors Acting (2010) Self |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) White Witch |
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Climate of Change (2010) Narrator (voice) |
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The Invisible Frame (2009) The Cyclist |
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I Am Love (2009) Emma Recchi |
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The Limits of Control (2009) Blonde |
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Moments on the Set of I Am Love (2009) Self |
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Elizabeth Abbott |
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Burn After Reading (2008) Katie Cox |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) White Witch |
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Julia (2008) Julia |
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Derek (2008) Narrator (voice) |
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Cannes: All Access (2007) Self |
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Michael Clayton (2007) Karen Crowder |
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The Man from London (2007) Camélia |
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Stephanie Daley (2007) Lydie Crane |
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Faceless (2007) Narrator (voice) |
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Here’s Looking at You, Boy (2007) Self |
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Strange Culture (2007) Hope Kurtz |
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Sleepwalkers (2007) Violinist working as a Copy Clerk |
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Deep Water (2006) Narrator (voice) |
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Thumbsucker - Behind the Scenes (2006) Self |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) White Witch |
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The Somme (2005) Narrator (voice) |
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Broken Flowers (2005) Penny |
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Constantine (2005) Gabriel |
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Thumbsucker (2005) Audrey Cobb |
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The Statement (2003) Annemarie Livi |
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Young Adam (2003) Ella Gault |
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Adaptation. (2002) Valerie Thomas |
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Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory (2002) Self |
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Teknolust (2002) Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive |
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Vanilla Sky (2001) Rebecca Dearborn |
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The Deep End (2001) Margaret Hall |
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The Dilapidated Dwelling (2000) Narrator (voice) |
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Possible Worlds (2000) Joyce |
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The Beach (2000) Sal |
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The Protagonists (1999) Actress |
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The War Zone (1999) Mum |
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Conceiving Ada (1999) Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace |
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Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) Muriel Belcher |
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Female Perversions (1996) Eve Stephens |
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The Box (1996) The Traveler |
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Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies (1994) |
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Glitterbug (1994) Self |
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Visions of Heaven and Hell (1994) Narrator (voice) |
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The Open Universe (1993) Carla |
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Blue (1993) (voice) |
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Wittgenstein (1993) Lady Ottoline Morrell |
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Orlando (1992) Orlando |
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Man to Man (1992) Ella / Max Gerike |
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Edward II (1991) Isabella |
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The Party: Nature Morte (1991) Queenie |
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Derek Jarman: A Portrait (1991) Self |
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Your Cheatin' Heart (1990) |
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The Garden (1990) Madonna/Voice Overs |
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Play Me Something (1989) Hairdresser |
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War Requiem (1989) The Nurse |
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Volcano Saga (1989) Gudrun |
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A Call to Arms (1989) |
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Cycling the Frame (1988) The Cyclist |
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Degrees of Blindness (1988) |
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Aria (1987) Young Girl |
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The Last of England (1987) The Maid |
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Friendship's Death (1987) Friendship |
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Depuis le Jour (1987) |
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Egomania: Island Without Hope (1987) Sally |
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Caravaggio (1986) Lena |
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The Sluggard (1986) The Sluggard |
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Caprice (1986) Lucky |
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The Room Next Door () Martha |
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Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Project () |
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The End () |
Ott torony volt (2022) Executive Producer |
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Memoria (2021) Executive Producer |
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Okja (2017) Co-Producer |
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The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2017) Director |
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The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2017) Writer |
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Paterson (2016) Thanks |
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Letters from Baghdad (2016) Executive Producer |
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Here (2012) Idea |
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We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Executive Producer |
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I Am Love (2009) Producer |
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Derek (2008) Writer |
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Derek (2008) Executive Producer |
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The New Ten Commandments (2008) Director |
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Stephanie Daley (2007) Executive Producer |
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Thumbsucker (2005) Co-Executive Producer |