Katherine Matilda Swinton (born November 5, 1960) is an award-winning British actress of Scottish descent, known for her versatile roles in independent films and blockbusters. She is a recipient various accolades throughout her long career, including an Academy Award and two BAFTA Awards, in addition to being nominated for three Golden Globe Awards and five Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Swinton began her career by appearing in experimental films starting with Caravaggio (1986), followed by The Last of England (1988), War Requiem (1989), and The Garden (1990). She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of Isabella of France in Edward II (1991). She next starred in Sally Potter's Orlando (1992), for which she received a nomination for the European Film Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in The Deep End (2001), and followed this with appearances in Vanilla Sky (2001), Adaptation (2002), Constantine (2005), Julia (2008), and I Am Love (2009).
For the film Young Adam (2003), she won the British Academy Scotland Award for Best Actress. Her performance in Michael Clayton (2007) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Additionally, she won the European Film Award for Best Actress and received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the psychological thriller We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011). Swinton has also played the White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia series (2005–2010) and the Ancient One in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise.
Swinton was awarded the Richard Harris Award by the British Independent Film Awards in recognition of her contributions to the British film industry. In 2013, she was given a special tribute by the Museum of Modern Art. In 2020, Swinton was awarded the British Film Institute Fellowship, the highest honour presented by the institution, for her "daringly eclectic and striking talents as a performer and film-maker and recognizes her great contribution to film culture, independent film exhibition and philanthropy." That same year, The New York Times ranked her thirteenth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century up to that point.
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| 1 | The Room Next Door (2024) | Martha / Michelle | 8 | |
| 2 | The End (2024) | Mother | - | - |
| 3 | Problemista (2024) | Elizabeth | 8 | |
| 4 | The Killer (2023) | The Expert | 6.2 | |
| 5 | Asteroid City (2023) | Dr. Hickenlooper | 6.9 | |
| 6 | Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) | Alithea | 6.5 | |
| 7 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) Most waited movies 2022 | Wood Sprite / Death (voice) | 7.8 | |
| 8 | The Eternal Daughter (2022) | Julie / Rosalind | 3.5 | |
| 9 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022) | Self | 8 | |
| 10 | Memoria (2021) | Jessica Holland | 8 | |
| 11 | The Souvenir: Part II (2021) | Rosalind | 9 | |
| 12 | The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) | J.K.L. Berensen | 7.1 | |
| 13 | Last and First Men (2020) | Narrator (voice) | 4 | |
| 14 | Avengers: Endgame (2019) Top 100 by FilmGator | The Ancient One | 8.7 | |
| 15 | The Dead Don't Die (2019) | Zelda Winston | 6.1 | |
| 16 | Uncut Gems (2019) | Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice) | 7.6 | |
| 17 | The Souvenir (2019) | Rosalind | 5.7 | |
| 18 | The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) | Betsey Trotwood | 6.2 | |
| 19 | Suspiria (2018) | Madame Blanc / Dr. Klemperer / Helena Markos | 6.8 | |
| 20 | Isle of Dogs (2018) | Oracle (voice) | 7.8 | |
| 21 | Okja (2017) | Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando | 7.6 | |
| 22 | War Machine (2017) | German Politician | 6.1 | |
| 23 | Hail, Caesar! (2016) | Thora Thacker / Thessaly Thacker | 6.5 | |
| 24 | Doctor Strange (2016) Top 100 by FilmGator | The Ancient One | 7.9 | |
| 25 | B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (2015) | Self | 8 | |
| 26 | Trainwreck (2015) | Dianna | 6.6 | |
| 27 | A Bigger Splash (2015) | Marianne Lane | 6.4 | |
| 28 | Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen (2014) | Self | - | - |
| 29 | The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Top 100 by FilmGator | Madame D. | 8.1 | |
| 30 | David Bowie: Five Years (2013) | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 | |
| 31 | When Björk Met Attenborough (2013) | Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 32 | The Zero Theorem (2013) | Dr. Shrink-Rom | 6.5 | |
| 33 | Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) | Eve | 7.6 | |
| 34 | Snowpiercer (2013) | Mason | 7.3 | |
| 35 | Here (2012) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 36 | Moonrise Kingdom (2012) Oscars 2013 | Social Services | 7.8 | |
| 37 | We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) | Eva Khatchadourian | 7.4 | |
| 38 | I Am Love (2010) Oscars 2011 | Emma Recchi | 6.3 | |
| 39 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) | White Witch | 6.2 | |
| 40 | The Limits of Control (2009) | Blonde | 6 | |
| 41 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) | White Witch | 6.6 | |
| 42 | Julia (2008) | Julia | - | - |
| 43 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Oscars 2009 | Elizabeth Abbott | 7.5 | |
| 44 | Burn After Reading (2008) | Katie Cox | 7 | |
| 45 | Michael Clayton (2007) Oscars 2008 | Karen Crowder | 7.1 | |
| 46 | Stephanie Daley (2007) | Lydie Crane | 6 | |
| 47 | Strange Culture (2007) | Hope Kurtz | 7 | |
| 48 | Deep Water (2006) | Narrator (voice) | 7 | |
| 49 | Thumbsucker (2005) | Audrey Cobb | 6.4 | |
| 50 | Constantine (2005) | Gabriel | 7.3 | |
| 51 | Broken Flowers (2005) | Penny | 6.9 | |
| 52 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) Oscars 2006 | White Witch | 7.1 | |
| 53 | The Statement (2003) | Annemarie Livi | 5 | |
| 54 | Young Adam (2003) | Ella Gault | 6.6 | |
| 55 | Adaptation. (2002) Oscars 2003 | Valerie Thomas | 7.4 | |
| 56 | Teknolust (2002) | Rosetta / Ruby / Marinne / Olive | - | - |
| 57 | Vanilla Sky (2001) Oscars 2002 | Rebecca Dearborn | 6.6 | |
| 58 | The Deep End (2001) | Margaret Hall | 7.5 | |
| 59 | Possible Worlds (2000) | Joyce | 6 | |
| 60 | The Beach (2000) | Sal | 6.5 | |
| 61 | The War Zone (1999) | Mum | 6.5 | |
| 62 | Conceiving Ada (1999) | Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace | - | - |
| 63 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) | Muriel Belcher | 6.5 | |
| 64 | Female Perversions (1996) | Evelyn Stephens | 6 | |
| 65 | Wittgenstein (1993) | Lady Ottoline Morrell | 8 | |
| 66 | Blue (1993) | (voice) | 7.3 | |
| 67 | Orlando (1992) | Orlando | 8.3 | |
| 68 | Edward II (1991) | Isabella | 5 | |
| 69 | The Garden (1990) | Madonna/Voice Overs | 6 | |
| 70 | War Requiem (1989) | The Nurse | 6 | |
| 71 | Aria (1987) | Young Girl | - | - |
| 72 | The Last of England (1987) | The Maid | 9 | |
| 73 | Caprice (1986) | Lucky | 5 | |
| 74 | Caravaggio (1986) | Lena | 3.5 |

