Tilda Swinton's biography
Tilda Swinton is 62 years old actor born at London. She was born on Saturday 5th of November 1960. She is often nicknamed as Swilda. According to year of birth 1960 she belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 5th of November means she is Scorpio. Scorpio is a watery sign. These people are very intense in their thoughts. They always learn from the transformatory phase of their life.
She is citizen of United Kingdom. Her primary profession is to be actor. You can know her also as voice actor, stage actor, film actor, film director, performance artist. She is recently known as exhibition curator. She received Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Michael Clayton in 2008
Tilda Swinton's dad
Tilda Swinton's father's name is John Swinton.
Tilda Swinton's mom
Tilda Swinton's mother's name is Judith Balfour Killen.
Tilda Swinton's family
She has 1 daughter.
Tilda Swinton's daughter: Honor Swinton Byrne
Tilda Swinton's daughter's name is Honor Swinton Byrne. She is known as actor.
Tilda Swinton's schools
We found 4 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: Murray Edwards College, Fettes College, Queen's Gate School, West Heath Girls' School.
Detailed informations about her schools
- Attended West Heath Girls' School, with Princess Diana as one of her classmates, and later Fettes College.
Tilda Swinton's career
Her main focus is to be actor. She is famous thanks to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe or Narnia. You could see her also in Michael Clayton, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Edward II, Doctor Strange, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe or Narnia and many more.
Tilda Swinton's partners
Sandro Kopp
Tilda Swinton and Sandro Kopp have been together. He is known as artist. Her partner was born on Wednesday 1st of February 1978 in Heidelberg.
John Byrne
Tilda Swinton and John Byrne have been together since 1989 for 14 years.
Awards and competitions
Tilda Swinton's Awards
- She received award for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for work Michael Clayton in 2008
- She received award for European Film Award for Best Actress for work We Need to Talk About Kevin in 2011
- She received award for BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for work Michael Clayton in 2008
- She received award for Volpi Cup for Best Actress for work Edward II in 1992
- She received award for Saturn Award for Best Actress for work Doctor Strange in 2017
- She received award for Saturn Award for Best Actress for work The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe or Narnia in 2006
Tilda Swinton's Nominations
- She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for work Michael Clayton in 2008
- She was nominated for César Award for Best Actress for work Julia in 2009
- She was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actress for work Orlando in 1993
- She was nominated for European Film Award for Best Actress for work We Need to Talk About Kevin in 2011
- She was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for work We Need to Talk About Kevin in 2012
- She was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for work Burn After Reading in 2009
- She was nominated for AACTA International Award for Best Actress for work We Need to Talk About Kevin in 2012
- She was nominated for Saturn Award for Best Actress for work Doctor Strange in 2017
- She was nominated for Saturn Award for Best Actress for work The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe or Narnia in 2006
What Tilda Swinton has done for a first time
- She was the first non-director to be have a Film Benefit Gala held in her honor at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The event took place on her 53rd birthday, November 5th, 2013 and was hosted by Karl Lagerfeld, Wes Anderson and David Bowie.
Tilda Swinton's quotes
- I'm basically interested in identity, and I still find fascinating the question, "How do we identify ourselves, and how do we settle into other people's expectations for our identity?"
- There is something insane about a lack of doubt. Doubt, to me anyway, is what makes you human, and without doubt even the righteous lose their grip not only on reality but also on their humanity.
- I don't work the future - I don't want to know what's coming. I don't feel I need any guarantees.
- There's such an effort to try and explain people.
- In order for the story to move forward, the character has to do certain things. You don't have to be anything but interested in telling the story.
- I don't love the theatre. I'm just not one of them.
- I am a soldier. I live a soldier's life when I'm working. That's how it feels to me, except I've got a slightly greater chance of survival.
- [on the Oscar statuette] I have an American agent who is the spitting image of this. Really truly, the same shape head and, it has to be said, the buttocks.
- [on how she believes Derek Jarman would have reacted to her winning an Oscar] I think he would have laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed... And then, he would ask me for the thing to melt it down into an artwork.
- I'm not one of those performers who says the theatre is my great love. It really isn't. I'm not really interested in the theatre at all to be honest. I don't go to it. I find it really boring.
- It's a real comfort zone for me to feel alien.
- [on Delphine Seyrig] The most important thing to strive for is to never look like an actress. Just always look like a person. And that's exactly what Delphine achieved.
- [on meeting Delphine Seyrig] She was so beautiful, but that wasn't the most important thing about her. She knew she was beautiful, and she'd stare at you as if to say, 'alright, have a look,' but then she drew you in much, much deeper.
- [on not taking her personal nor her professional life too seriously] I'm playful at heart. And myth-making is always fun.
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Tilda Swinton's body shape
Lets describe how Tilda Swinton looks. We will focus on her body shape. Body build is average.