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Wednesday, November 06, 2019

TILDA SWINTON

I have always been fascinated by Tilda Swinton and have found her acting mesmerising often and also enjoyed her art work collaborations too



“It’s a real comfort zone for me to feel alien.” 
Tilda Swinton



Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) is a British actress and performance artist, known for her work in both independent arthouse films and mainstream blockbusters. She began her career in experimental films directed by Derek Jarman, starting with Caravaggio (1986), followed by The Last Of England (1988), War Requiem (1989), The Garden (1990), and Edward II (1991). She next starred in Sally Potter's Orlando (1992).

Her other film roles include Julia (2008), I Am Love (2009), Female Perversions (1996), The War Zone (1998), The Beach (2000), The Deep End (2001), Vanilla Sky (2001), Adaptation (2002), Constantine (2005), Thumbsucker (2005), The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2008), Burn After Reading (2008), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), Snowpiercer (2013), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Trainwreck (2015), A Bigger Splash (2015), Doctor Strange (2016), Okja (2017), and Suspiria (2018).

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