Tilda Swinton

Personal details


The Scottish model Tilda Swinton was born on 5th November 1960. She was born in London, England. She is nicknamed as Swilda. Her star sign is Scorpio. Tilda went to Queen's Gate School located in London. She attended University of Cambridge and graduated with a degree in Political and Social Sciences.

Tilda was born to Judith Balfour and John Swinton, a retired army officer. Her birth name was Katherine Matilda Swinton. Tilda belongs to an Anglo-Scots family. She is a model, actress and an artist by profession. Tilda was married to John Byrne in 1989 but got divorced in 2003. Tilda has been married to Sandro Kopp since 2004 and has two kids named Xavier Swinton and Honor Swinton.

Career

The fiercely talented actress, Tilda Swinton played Karen Crowder in a legal thriller film Michael Clayton in 2007. She played Isabella of France in a historical tragedy film Edward II by Derek Jarman. Tilda played the White Witch in the Chronicles of Narnia film series. Her debut film was a British drama film Caravaggio by Derek Jarman in 1986. Tilda played Audrey Cobb in a comedy film Thumbsucker by Mike Mills. She played Mason in a sci-fi film Snowpiercer.

Tilda appeared in a Shakespeare play Measure for Measure. She narrated the BBC nature documentary Galapagos. Tilda played Cissie Crouch in a BBC comedy TV series your Cheating Heart. She played Margaret Hall in an American film The Deep End. Tilda starred as Orlando in a British film Orlando. She played Gabriel in an occult detective film Constantine. Tilda played Penny in a French-American comedy film Broken Flowers. She will lend her voice in an upcoming animated adventure film Isle of Dogs. She played Ella in a drama anthology TV series Screenplay aired on BBC. Tilda will portray as Madam Blanc in an upcoming horror film Suspiria by David Kajganich.

Tilda starred as Julia in a French crime drama film Julia by Erick Zonca. Her film credits include The Garden, The Last of England, Female Perversions, The Limits of Control, Possible World and Vanilla Sky. Tilda was a member at the Moscow International Film Festival. She appeared in the Orbital's music video titled The Box. She is the founder of Screen Academy Scotland production center, located in Edinburgh. Tilda was a member of the Berlin International Film Festival. She appears on the International Best Dressed lists. Tilda was the face of the Chanel pre-fall Paris Edinburgh collection.

Tilda received 62 awards and 151 nominations. She won an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for Michael Clayton (2007). She was nominated three Golden Globe awards. Tilda won a Britannia award for British Artist of the year in 2008. She won a Bremen Film award in 2001. Tilda was nominated five times for the Critics Choice award. She won the Best Actress for Thumbsucker (2005). Tilda won two OFTA Film award. Tilda has 72,529 followers on Twitter. She has 12.2k followers on Instagram. The Oscar winning actress has 19,527 likes and 19,603 followers on Facebook. Tilda has earned a Net worth of around $10 million.

Last Modified: Mar 7, 2020


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