Swinton gained wider recognition for her portrayals as the White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia series (2005–2010) and the Ancient One in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise.
She was highly praised for her performance as the ruthless general counsel Karen Crowder in Michael Clayton (2007), role that earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, alongside Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
Regrettably, Swinton did not share the same sentiment about taking on such a role. When the opportunity arose for Swinton to portray the eccentric Sybill Trelawney, the Divination professor in Harry Potter, she initially declined the role citing scheduling conflicts.
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).
Tilda Swinton (born November 5, 1960, London, England) is a Scottish actress and performer known for her daringly eclectic career and striking screen presence. Swinton was born into Scottish nobility. Her father was a major general and formerly headed the queen's Household Division.
Since her babies were born, Tilda has appeared in 24 films. Among the major mainstream hits are The Beach (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001), Adaptation (2002), Constantine (2005) and Michael Clayton (2007); the Narnia series (2005–10) made her a household name.
And apparently there's a good reason for that: she is a relative of the Scottish king Robert the Bruce, according to genealogists. How exactly are the two connected? Swinton, as it turns out, is 19 generations removed from Bruce, who lived from 1274 until 1329.
Orlando is a 1992 period fantasy drama film loosely based on Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography, starring Tilda Swinton as Orlando, Billy Zane as Marmaduke Bonthrop Shelmerdine, and Quentin Crisp as Queen Elizabeth I.
Did Tilda Swinton really shave her head for Dr Strange?
That wasn't a bald wig Tilda Swinton was wearing to play the Ancient One in 2016's Doctor Strange, the British actress really did shave all her hair off to inhabit the role.
But actress Tilda Swinton's ongoing escapade at the Museum of Modern Art, in which she sleeps inside a glass box, is actually a re-performance of an older piece done before Swinton's recent turn in the spotlight.
Chosen for their academic success, reputation as a student and for their good character, the Head Boy and Girl were tasked with managing the school's Prefects and leading the student body. Head Boys included Tom Riddle, Bill Weasley, Albus Dumbledore and James Potter whilst Lily Evans was Head Girl.
She moved to Scotland in 1997, and as of 2023 she lives in Nairn, overlooking the Moray Firth in the Highland region of Scotland, with her children and partner Sandro Kopp, a German painter, with whom she has been in a relationship since 2004.
Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Fleur, and Mundungus will take Polyjuice Potion to disguise themselves as Harry, and each of them will fly with one escort. Harry protests at putting his friends in danger by using them as decoys, but since everyone accepts the risk, he reluctantly agrees.
Who was the first non white actor to win an Oscar?
This list of Black Academy Award winners and nominees is fully current as the 95th Academy Awards, which was held on March 12, 2023. Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award, in 1940.
On March 24, 2002, Halle Berry becomes the first Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of a struggling widow who falls in love with her husband's death row executioner in Monster's Ball.
Which actor has the most Oscar wins ever? Katherine Hepburn, with four Academy Awards wins, is the actress with the most Oscars. She was nominated 12 times and won for 1933's "Morning Glory," 1967's "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," 1968's "The Lion in Winter" and 1981's "On Golden Pond."
"That was totally made up. I mean, there's no cut footage of Tom Cruise!" writer Michael Waldron told Rolling Stone of the cameo that never was. "But I love Tom Cruise, and I said to Kevin [Feige] at one point, I was like, 'Could we get Tom Cruise's Iron Man?'
Character. Katherine Matilda "Tilda" Swinton portrayed Ancient One in Doctor Strange. She also portrayed an alternate Ancient One in Avengers: Endgame.
When Queen Elizabeth met Marilyn Monroe: the Hollywood icon and British monarch were the same age when they met in 1956, but the actress' dream of having tea at the Buckingham Palace never came true.
Swinton Byrne had a cameo role in the 2009 film I Am Love, and stars in the Joanna Hogg films The Souvenir (2019) and its sequel The Souvenir Part II. She is the daughter of playwright John Byrne and actress Tilda Swinton.
Her biographer, Andrew Morton, researched Meghan Markle's ancestry for his book Meghan: A Hollywood Princess and claims he found a distant family relationship between her and Robert the Bruce. Through 25 generations on Meghan's grandmother's side, her ancestor, Roger Shaw, connects her to the King.
Her mother, Judith Balfour, Lady Swinton (née Killen), was Australian, and her father, Major-General Sir John Swinton, an army officer, was English-born. Her ancestry is Scottish, Northern Irish, and English, including a long tapestry of prominent Scottish ancestors.
