Born in London, England Tilda Swinton was born into an upper-class family, attended English and Scottish boarding schools and graduated Cambridge University with a degree in Social and Political Science and English Literature. She began her acting career with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and eventually began working in theatres around the world. On television, she appeared as Julia in the 1986 mini-series Zastrozzi: A Romance, and her first film was Caravaggio also in 1986.
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What If...? (2021)
Starring as The Ancient One
- Episode 1x04: What If… Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands? (Sep 1, 2021)
GMA3 (2020)
Guest starring as Tilda Swinton
- Episode 2x499: Sec. Miguel Cardona, Dr. Karena Wu, Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba (Aug 23, 2022)
The Boys (2019)
Guest starring as Ambrosius
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x07: The Insider (Jul 11, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x03: We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here (Jun 13, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x01: Department of Dirty Tricks (Jun 13, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Tilda Swinton
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-01-07: Tilda Swinton, Isabella Rossellini (Jan 7, 2025)
- Episode 2017-06-07: Tilda Swinton, Andy Cohen, Jordan Klepper (Jun 7, 2017)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
Guest starring as Tilda Swinton
- Episode 21x12: Adrien Brody & Tilda Swinton (Dec 20, 2024)
Hollywood Sessions (2014)
Guest starring as Tilda Swinton
- Episode 1x02: Supporting Actresses (Dec 15, 2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Tilda Swinton
- Episode 2014-03-13: Tilda Swinton, Warren Buffett, Carrie Brownstein, Lo-Fang (Mar 13, 2014)
Galapagos (2006)
Starring as Presenter
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Forces of Change (Oct 13, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: Islands That Changed the World (Oct 6, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: Born of Fire (Sep 29, 2006)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Tilda Swinton
(2 episodes)
- Episode 20x18: Better Man, The Room Next Door, September 5 (Jan 18, 2025)
- Episode 17x49: Three Thousand Years of Longing; Samaritan; The Invitation (Aug 27, 2022)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Tilda Swinton
- Episode 2016-10-18: Tom Cruise, Tilda Swinton, X Ambassadors & Tom Morello, Kenny Loggins (Oct 18, 2016)
Your Cheatin' Heart (1990)
Starring as Cissie Crouch
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: The Last Round Up (Nov 15, 1990)
- Episode 1x05: Lay That Pistol Down, Babe (Nov 8, 1990)
- Episode 1x04: Happy Trails (Nov 1, 1990)
- Episode 1x03: This Could Turn Septic on Us, Ya Big Ungrateful Midden (Oct 25, 1990)
- Episode 1x02: The Eagle of the Apocalypse and the Sidewinders of Satan (Oct 18, 1990)
- Episode 1x01: Throwing Up in the Gorbals (Oct 11, 1990)
CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
Guest starring as Tilda Swinton
- Episode 2025-01-05: Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody (Jan 5, 2025)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Tilda Swinton
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2009-02-22: The 81st Annual Academy Awards (Feb 22, 2009)
- Episode 2008-02-24: The 80th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 24, 2008)