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Tilda Swinton
Playing Orlando and winning an Oscar for Michael Clayton.
Orlando · Michael Clayton
- Born
- 5 November 1960
- Birthplace
- London, United Kingdom
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Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton is a Scottish actor whose work moves between experimental cinema and major studio films. Her collaborations with Derek Jarman helped establish a career marked by unusual characters and visual experimentation.
Early life
Scottish upbringing
Grew up partly at her family’s home in the Scottish Borders.
University theatre
Studied at Cambridge before pursuing professional performance.
Career
- 1984
Stage work
Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- 1986
Film debut
Appeared in Derek Jarman’s Caravaggio.
- 1990s–2000s
Wider cinema
Moved between independent films and prominent international productions.
Selected work
Orlando
Played the title character across centuries and a change of sex.
Michael Clayton
Won the supporting actress Oscar as corporate lawyer Karen Crowder.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Played a mother confronting the aftermath of her son’s violence.
Beyond work
Family
Has twins with artist and playwright John Byrne.
Arts collaboration
Has also worked in performance art, including projects with Joan Jonas.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗2008 Academy Awards ↗Photo: Danielle Varenhorst. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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