Tilda Swinton: Quick Facts

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Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar-Jones Back Normal People Author Sally Rooney • Oct. 21, 2026, 12:05 PM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)

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Also Known As Katherine Matilda Swinton
Born November 5, 1960 (age 66) • London • England
Awards And Honors Academy Award (2008) • Academy Award (2008): Actress in a Supporting Role
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Play Me Something" (1989) • "Last and First Men" (2017) • "Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon" (1998) • "The Party: Nature Morte" (1991) • "Okja" (2017) • "Friendship's Death" (1987) • "Edward II" (1991) • "Vanilla Sky" (2001) • "Your Cheatin' Heart" (1990) • "War Requiem" (1989) • "Uncut Gems" (2019) • "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" (2010) • "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014) • "The Deep End" (2001) • "Screenplay" (1992) • "Getting On" (2012) • "Avengers: Endgame" (2019) • "Aria" (1987) • "Broken Flowers" (2005) • "The Beach" (2000) • "Io sono l'amore" (2009) • "Trainwreck" (2015) • "What We Do in the Shadows" (2019) • "The Zero Theorem" (2013) • "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (2005) • "Stephanie Daley" (2006) • "Possible Worlds" (2000) • "Female Perversions" (1996) • "Doctor Strange" (2016) • "A londoni férfi" (2007) • "Snowpiercer" (2013) • "The Last of England" (1987) • "Isle of Dogs" (2018) • "Hail, Caesar!" (2016) • "Wittgenstein" (1993) • "Man to Man" (1992) • "Letters from Baghdad" (2016) • "The War Zone" (1999) • "Das andere Ende der Welt" (1988) • "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008) • "Julia" (2008) • "We Need to Talk About Kevin" (2011) • "Egomania - Insel ohne Hoffnung" (1986) • "Galápagos" (2006) • "Teknolust" (2002) • "Zastrozzi: A Romance" (1986) • "The Garden" (1990) • "Shakespeare: The Animated Tales" (1992) • "Constantine" (2005) • "Blue" (1993) • "A Bigger Splash" (2015) • "Burn After Reading" (2008) • "Caravaggio" (1986) • "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (2008) • "The Statement" (2003) • "Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies" (1994) • "Orlando" (1992) • "Strange Culture" (2007) • "Suspiria" (2018) • "The Dead Don't Die" (2019) • "The Limits of Control" (2009) • "War Machine" (2017) • "Faceless" (2007) • "Young Adam" (2003) • "The Protagonists" (1999) • "Adaptation." (2002) • "The Personal History of David Copperfield" (2019) • "Only Lovers Left Alive" (2013) • "Michael Clayton" (2007) • "Thumbsucker" (2005) • "Conceiving Ada" (1997) • "Moonrise Kingdom" (2012) • "The Souvenir" (2019)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger" (2016) • "The New Ten Commandments" (2008)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "Derek" (2008) • "The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger" (2016)

Top Questions

When was Tilda Swinton born?
Tilda Swinton was born on November 5, 1960.
Where was Tilda Swinton born?
Tilda Swinton was born in London, England, United Kingdom.

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