Tilda Swinton is a British actress known for her performances on film and television. She received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film Michael Clayton (2007).
Her early films include Sally Potter's Orlando (1992), Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky (2001), and Spike Jonze's Adaptation (2002). She also starred as the White Witch in the film adaptations of C. S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010). She also starred in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), and Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive (2013). She also appeared in the Marvel films Doctor Strange (2016), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). She is also known for her appearances in the Wes Anderson films Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), The French Dispatch (2021), and Asteroid City (2023).
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1986 | Caravaggio | Lena | Derek Jarman | |
Egomania: Island Without Hope | Sally | Christoph Schlingensief | ||
Caprice | Lucky | Joanna Hogg | Short film | |
1987 | Aria | Young Girl | Derek Jarman | Segment: "Depuis le jour" |
Friendship's Death | Friendship | Peter Wollen | ||
The Last of England | The Maid | Derek Jarman | ||
1988 | Das andere Ende der Welt | Imogen Kimmel | ||
Cycling the Frame | The Cyclist | Cynthia Beatt | Short film | |
Degrees of Blindness | Cerith Wyn Evans | Short film | ||
L'Ispirazione | Derek Jarman | Short film | ||
1989 | Play Me Something | Hairdresser | Timothy Neat | |
War Requiem | Nurse | Derek Jarman | ||
1990 | The Garden | Madonna | Derek Jarman | |
1991 | Edward II | Isabella | Derek Jarman | |
The Party – Nature Morte | Queenie | Cynthia Beatt | ||
1992 | Man To Man | Ella/Max Gericke | John Maybury | |
Orlando | Orlando | Sally Potter | ||
1993 | Blue | Narrator (voice) | Derek Jarman | |
Wittgenstein | Lady Ottoline Morrell | Derek Jarman | ||
1994 | Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies | John Maybury | ||
1996 | Female Perversions | Eve Stephens | Susan Streitfeld | |
1997 | Conceiving Ada | Ada Byron King | Lynn Hershman Leeson | |
Herlizeares | Diera (voice) | |||
1998 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | Muriel Belcher | John Maybury | |
1999 | The Protagonists | Actress | Luca Guadagnino | |
The War Zone | Mum | Tim Roth | ||
2000 | The Beach | Sal | Danny Boyle | |
Possible Worlds | Joyce | Robert Lepage | ||
2001 | The Deep End | Margaret Hall | Scott McGehee David Siegel | |
Vanilla Sky | Rebecca Dearborn | Cameron Crowe | ||
2002 | Adaptation | Valerie Thomas | Spike Jonze | |
Teknolust | Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive | Lynn Hershman Leeson | ||
2003 | The Statement | Annemarie Livi | Norman Jewison | |
Young Adam | Ella Gault | David Mackenzie | ||
2005 | Absent Presence | Operator | Martin R. Davison Hussein Chalayan | Short film |
Broken Flowers | Penny | Jim Jarmusch | ||
Constantine | Gabriel | Francis Lawrence | ||
Thumbsucker | Audrey Cobb | Mike Mills | Also co-executive producer | |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | White Witch | Andrew Adamson | ||
2006 | Stephanie Daley | Lydie Crane | Hilary Brougher | |
2007 | Faceless [1] | Narrator (voice) | Manu Luksch | |
The Man from London | Camélia | Béla Tarr Ágnes Hranitzky | ||
Michael Clayton | Karen Crowder | Tony Gilroy | ||
Sleepwalkers | Violinist | Doug Aitken | Short film | |
Strange Culture | Hope Kurtz | Lynn Hershman Leeson | Documentary | |
2008 | Burn After Reading | Katie Cox | Joel Coen Ethan Coen | |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | White Witch | Andrew Adamson | Cameo [2] | |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Elizabeth Abbott | David Fincher | ||
Derek [3] [4] [5] [6] | Narrator (voice) | Isaac Julien | Documentary; also writer and executive producer | |
Julia | Julia | Erick Zonca | ||
2009 | I Am Love | Emma Recchi | Luca Guadagnino | Also producer |
The Limits of Control | Blonde | Jim Jarmusch | ||
The Invisible Frame | The Cyclist | Cynthia Beatt | Short film | |
2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | White Witch | Michael Apted | |
2011 | Genevieve Goes Boating | Narrator (voice) | Lucy Gray | Short film |
We Need to Talk About Kevin | Eva Khatchadourian | Lynne Ramsay | Also executive producer | |
2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | Social Services | Wes Anderson | |
2013 | Only Lovers Left Alive | Eve | Jim Jarmusch | |
Snowpiercer | Minister Mason | Bong Joon-ho | ||
The Zero Theorem | Dr Shrink-Rom | Terry Gilliam | ||
2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Madame D. | Wes Anderson | |
2015 | A Bigger Splash [7] | Marianne | Luca Guadagnino | |
Trainwreck | Dianna | Judd Apatow | ||
2016 | Doctor Strange | Ancient One | Scott Derrickson | |
Hail, Caesar! | Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker | Joel Coen Ethan Coen | ||
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger | Herself | Bartek Dziadosz Colin MacCabe Christopher Roth Tilda Swinton | Documentary; [8] [9] [10] [11] also co-director, writer and executive producer | |
2017 | Letters from Baghdad | Gertrude Bell (voice) | Sabine Krayenbühl Zeva Oelbaum | Documentary; also executive producer |
Okja | Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando | Bong Joon-ho | Also co-producer | |
War Machine | German Politician | David Michôd | ||
2018 | Isle of Dogs | Oracle (voice) | Wes Anderson | |
Suspiria | Madame Blanc / Dr. Josef Klemperer / Mother Helena Markos | Luca Guadagnino | Credited as Lutz Ebersdorf for second role [12] | |
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Ancient One | Anthony Russo Joe Russo | |
The Dead Don't Die | Zelda Winston | Jim Jarmusch | ||
The Personal History of David Copperfield | Betsey Trotwood | Armando Iannucci | ||
The Souvenir | Rosalind | Joanna Hogg | ||
Uncut Gems | Anne "Adley's Auction Manager" (voice) | Safdie brothers | Cameo | |
2020 | Last and First Men | Narrator (voice) | Jóhann Jóhannsson | |
The Human Voice | Woman | Pedro Almodóvar | Short film | |
2021 | The Souvenir Part II | Rosalind | Joanna Hogg | |
The French Dispatch | J.K.L. Berensen | Wes Anderson | ||
Memoria | Jessica Holland | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | ||
2022 | Three Thousand Years of Longing | Dr. Alithea Binnie | George Miller | |
The Eternal Daughter | Julie / Rosalind | Joanna Hogg | ||
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Wood Sprite / Death (voices) | Guillermo del Toro Mark Gustafson | ||
2023 | Problemista | Elizabeth | Julio Torres | |
Asteroid City | Dr. Hickenlooper | Wes Anderson | ||
The Killer | The Expert | David Fincher | ||
2024 | A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things | Narrator | Mark Cousins | Documentary |
The End | Mother | Joshua Oppenheimer | Also producer | |
The Room Next Door | Martha | Pedro Almodóvar | ||
TBA | The Ballad of a Small Player † | TBA | Edward Berger | Filming [13] |
Untitled Apichatpong Weerasethakul film † | TBA | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Post-production [14] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Zastrozzi, A Romance | Julia | 4 episodes |
1990 | Your Cheatin' Heart | Cissie Crouch | 6 episodes |
1992 | Screenplay | Ella / Max Gericke | Episode: "Man to Man" |
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Ophelia (voice) | Episode: "Hamlet" | |
1994 | Visions of Heaven and Hell | Narrator (voice) | Television documentary |
2005 | The Somme | Narrator (voice) | Television documentary |
2006 | Galápagos | Narrator (voice) | 3 episodes |
2012 | Getting On | Elke | Episode 6 (season 3) |
2013 | When Björk Met Attenborough | Narrator (voice) | Television documentary |
2019 | What We Do in the Shadows | Tilda | Episode: "The Trial" |
2021 | What If...? | Ancient One (voice) | Episode: "What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?" |
2024 | The Boys | Ambrosius (voice) | 3 episodes |
Year | Title | Role |
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2005 | Constantine | Gabriel (voice) |
Year | Title | Artist | Director |
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1996 | The Box | Orbital | Jes Benstock and Luke Losey |
2013 | "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" | David Bowie | Floria Sigismondi |
Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman was an English artist, film maker, costume designer, stage designer, writer, poet, gardener, and gay rights activist.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a portal fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. It is the first published and best known of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956). Among all the author's books, it is also the most widely held in libraries. It was the first of The Chronicles of Narnia to be written and published, but is marked as volume two in recent editions that are sequenced according the stories' internal chronology. Like the other Chronicles, it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and her work has been retained in many later editions.
Katherine Matilda Swinton is a British actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her as one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
Jadis is a fictional character and the main antagonist of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) and The Magician's Nephew (1955) in C. S. Lewis's series, The Chronicles of Narnia. She is commonly referred to as the White Witch in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, as she is the Witch who froze Narnia in the Hundred Years Winter.
Young Adam is a 2003 British erotic drama film written and directed by David Mackenzie and starring Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Ewan Stewart and Emily Mortimer. The film is based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Alexander Trocchi.
Caravaggio is a 1986 British historical drama film directed by Derek Jarman. The film is a fictionalised retelling of the life of Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. It is Tilda Swinton's film debut.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 high fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ann Peacock and the writing team of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, based on the 1950 novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published and second chronological novel in the children's book series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. The film is the first installment in The Chronicles of Narnia film series. It was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is a 2008 high fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, based on the 1951 novel Prince Caspian, Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, the second published and fourth chronological novel in the children's book series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. The sequel to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), it is the second installment in The Chronicles of Narnia film series.
Georgina Helen Henley is an English actress. She began acting as a child, and became known for starring as Lucy Pevensie in the fantasy film series The Chronicles of Narnia (2005–2010), which grossed over US$1.5 billion worldwide and won her several accolades. This includes nods from several critic groups and an Empire Award nomination.
The Last of England is a 1987 British arthouse film directed by Derek Jarman and starring Tilda Swinton.
The Chronicles of Narnia is a fantasy film series and media franchise based on The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of novels by C. S. Lewis. The series revolves around the adventures of children in the world of Narnia, guided by Aslan, a wise and powerful lion that can speak and is the true king of Narnia. The children heavily featured in the films are the Pevensie siblings, and a prominent antagonist is the White Witch. The franchise also includes short films, digital series, and video games.
Mark Johnson is an American film and television producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the 1988 film Rain Man.
Wittgenstein is a 1993 experimental comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Derek Jarman, and produced by Tariq Ali. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and Japan, the film is loosely based on the life story, as well as the philosophical thinking of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. The adult Wittgenstein is played by Karl Johnson.
Donald William Robertson Boyd is a Scottish film director, producer, screenwriter and novelist. He was a Governor of the London Film School until 2016 and in 2017 was made an Honorary Professor in the College of Humanities at Exeter University.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a 2010 high fantasy adventure film directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, and Michael Petroni, based on the 1952 novel The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third published and fifth chronological novel in the children's book series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. The sequel to The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), it is the third and final installment in The Chronicles of Narnia film series. It is the only film in the series not to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, which was replaced by 20th Century Fox. However, Disney would eventually own the rights to all the films in the series following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney in 2019.
Prospect Cottage is a house on the coast in Dungeness, Kent. Originally a Victorian fisherman's hut, the house was purchased by director and artist Derek Jarman in 1987, and was his home until his death in 1994.
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages. Written by Lewis between 1949 and 1954, illustrated by Pauline Baynes and published in London between October 1950 and March 1956, The Chronicles of Narnia has been adapted several times, complete or in part, for television, radio, the stage, film, in audio books, and as video games.
Derek is a 2008 British documentary film directed by Isaac Julien. It uses archive footage to depict the life of Derek Jarman.