Avengers: Endgame2019
As The Ancient One
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Tilda Swinton
Born
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.
Filmography (172)
Doctor Strange2016
As The Ancient One
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe2005
As White Witch
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Grand Budapest Hotel2014
As Madame D.
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Constantine2005
As Gabriel
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008
As Elizabeth Abbott
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Snowpiercer2013
As Mason
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Isle of Dogs2018
As Oracle (voice)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian2008
As White Witch
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Killer2023
As The Expert
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Asteroid City2023
As Dr. Hickenlooper
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader2010
As White Witch
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Uncut Gems2019
As Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Moonrise Kingdom2012
As Social Services
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun2021
As J.K.L. Berensen
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ballad of a Small Player2025
As Cynthia Blithe
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Vanilla Sky2001
As Rebecca Dearborn
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio2022
As Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Burn After Reading2008
As Katie Cox
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Hail, Caesar!2016
As Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Adaptation.2002
As Valerie Thomas
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Three Thousand Years of Longing2022
As Alithea
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Trainwreck2015
As Dianna
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Michael Clayton2007
As Karen Crowder
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Room Next Door2024
As Martha / Michelle
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Dead Don't Die2019
As Zelda Winston
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Beach2000
As Sal
TMDb 6.5 / 10
War Machine2017
As German Politician
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Suspiria2018
As Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Only Lovers Left Alive2013
As Eve
TMDb 7.2 / 10
We Need to Talk About Kevin2011
As Eva Khatchadourian
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Okja2017
As Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Personal History of David Copperfield2019
As Betsey Trotwood
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Young Adam2003
As Ella Gault
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Broken Flowers2005
As Penny
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Zero Theorem2013
As Dr. Shrink-Rom
TMDb 6.1 / 10
A Bigger Splash2015
As Marianne Lane
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Problemista2024
As Elizabeth
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The End2024
As Mother
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Planet Tilda2011
Orlando1992
As Orlando
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The War Zone1999
As Mum
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Hot Dollar
Hot Dollar2014
The Souvenir2019
As Rosalind
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Limits of Control2009
As Blonde
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Last and First Men2020
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Thumbsucker2005
As Audrey Cobb
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Caprice1986
As Lucky
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Female Perversions1996
As Evelyn Stephens
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Memoria2021
As Jessica Holland
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Teknolust2002
As Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Heart of Light: Eleven Songs for Fiji2026
The Deep End2001
As Margaret Hall
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Cannes Uncut2023
As Self
TMDb 5.4 / 10
I Am Love2010
As Emma Recchi
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Caravaggio1986
As Lena
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Eternal Daughter2022
As Julie / Rosalind
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Human Voice2020
As Woman
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Obertura2024
As The Gardenerette
The Tree2025
The Coen Brothers Story2025
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Broken English2026
As The Overseer
TMDb 7.6 / 10
WOLF2026
As Narrator (voice)
The Statement2003
As Annemarie Livi
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Edward II1991
As Isabella
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Derek2008
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Love Flesh2013
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Radioman2012
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Mobilisierung der Träume2015
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Souvenir: Part II2021
As Rosalind
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon1998
As Muriel Belcher
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Aria1987
As Young Girl
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Conceiving Ada1999
As Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Stephanie Daley2007
As Lydie Crane
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Wittgenstein1993
As Lady Ottoline Morrell
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Man from London2008
As Camélia
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Julia2008
As Julia
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Blue1993
As (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Song 12012
As Self
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Friendship's Death1987
As Friendship
TMDb 6.8 / 10
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-19892015
As Self
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Sluggard1986
As The Sluggard
January Stories2024
Personal History2023
Tania Libre
Tania Libre2017
As Narrator (voice)
War Requiem1989
As The Nurse
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Last of England1987
As The Maid
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema2022
As Self
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Jenjira's Magnificent DreamRelease date TBA
Death for a Unicorn2013
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 4.0 / 10
When Björk Met Attenborough2013
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Garden1990
As Madonna/Voice Overs
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Somme2005
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Phantoms2025
Deep Water2006
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Queer Edward II2026
As Self (archive footage)
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas2021
As Self
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Possible Worlds2000
As Joyce
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Transparent2024
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'2015
As Self / Social Services
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Absent Presence
Absent Presence2005
Cannes: All Access2007
As Self
TMDb 3.2 / 10
David Bowie: Five Years2013
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.2015
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger2017
As Self
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Letters from Generation Rx2017
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Open Universe1993
As Carla
TMDb 7.0 / 10
All Kinds of Love
All Kinds of Love2023
As Self
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Instant Coffee2025
As Self
Letters from Baghdad2017
As Gertrude Bell (voice)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
A Flower of Forgetfulness2026
Egomania: Island Without Hope1987
As Sally
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies1994
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Pasolini On Pasolini2023
As narrator
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch2014
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Glitterbug1994
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory2002
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The New Ten Commandments2008
As Self
TMDb 8.7 / 10
Flat 192025
Here’s Looking at You, Boy2007
As Self
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Play Me Something1989
As Hairdresser
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Sleepwalkers2007
As Violinist Working As a Copy Clerk
TMDb 6.7 / 10
DC Insiders Run Amuck
DC Insiders Run Amuck2008
As Self
The Protagonists1999
As Actress
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Hitler's Favourite RoyalRelease date TBA
As Narrator (voice)
Ashes2012
As Self
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Antarctica: On the Edge2014
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Derek Jarman: A Portrait1991
As Self
async - first light2017
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Your Cheatin' Heart1990
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Behind Jim Jarmusch
Behind Jim Jarmusch2010
As Self
Man to Man1992
As Ella / Max Gerike
Visions of Heaven and Hell1994
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Volcano Saga1989
As Gudrun
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams Project
Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul Dreams ProjectRelease date TBA
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence2020
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Invisible Frame2009
As The Cyclist
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Cycling the Frame1988
As The Cyclist
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Degrees of Blindness1988
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze2024
As Self
Tilda Swinton: The Wildcards2025
As Self (archive)
Finding the Burn
Finding the Burn2008
As Self / Katie Cox (archive footage)
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)2013
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Depuis le Jour1987
The Party: Nature Morte1991
As Queenie
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Tilda in de Menil Land2014
Strange Culture2007
As Hope Kurtz
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Moments on the Set of I Am Love2009
As Self
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things2024
As Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Climate of Change2010
As Narrator (voice)
Faceless2007
As Narrator (voice)
The Gospel According to St Derek2014
As Self
Camaraderie2025
A Call to Arms1989
Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen2014
As Self
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Hamlet1992
As Ophelia
Cinema Is Everywhere
Cinema Is Everywhere2011
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Orlando In Uzbekistan
Orlando In Uzbekistan2010
As Self
Impulse: Playing with Reality2024
As Narrator
Timeslip2025
Death in Her HandsRelease date TBA
As Vesta Gul
One Water2013
Karl
Karl2025
As Self
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode2020
As Self
Durmiente2022
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes2013
As Narrator (voice)
Goliath: Playing with Reality2021
As Narrator (voice)
Some Thoughts On The Common Toad2023
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Sleep Song
Sleep Song2022
The Dilapidated Dwelling2000
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Phantom of the Universe2016
As Narrator
Chroma2024
Filmography and biography: TMDb