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Tilda Swinton started making films with the director Derek Jarman in 1985 with CARAVAGGIO. They made seven more films together, including THE LAST OF ENGLAND, THE GARDEN, WAR REQUIEM, EDWARD II (for which she won the Best Actress award at the 1991 Venice International Film Festival) and WITTGENSTEIN, before Jarman’s death in 1994. She gained wider international recognition in 1992 with her portrayal in ORLANDO, based on the novel by Virginia Wolf under the direction of Sally Potter.

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She has established rewarding ongoing filmmaking relationships including with Jim Jarmusch – ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE and THE DEAD DON’T DIE, Joel and Ethan Coen with BURN AFTER READING and HAIL, CAESAR!, Lynne Ramsay with WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN and with Luca Guadagnino in I AM LOVE, A BIGGER SPLASH and SUSPIRIA.

She also worked with Bong Joon Ho on the international hits SNOWPIERCER and OKJA and has featured in the critically acclaimed comedy TRAINWRECK from Amy Schumer directed by Judd Apatow, and the Marvel Studios blockbuster DOCTOR STRANGE. She received both the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress of 2008 for Tony Gilroy‘s MICHAEL CLAYTON. She most recently worked with Apichatpong Weerasethakul on MEMORIA, and the second part of THE SOUVENIR with Joanna Hogg. THE FRENCH DISPATCH is Tilda’s fourth film with Wes Anderson.

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Tilda Swinton: “I’m never really that interested in acting, to be honest with you”

“What I need is this feeling of not knowing what I’m doing. Genuinely this feeling of beginner’s mind, constantly.” – Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton Admits She’s Never Auditioned for a Role

Tilda Swinton is one of Hollywood’s most unusual actresses who delivers an incredible performance each time she is on-screen. She is currently gracing theaters with her performance in Wes Anderson‘s The Grand Budapest Hotel as octogenarian Madame D. and in Jim Jarmusch‘s Only Lovers Left Alive as a chic vampire.

Biography: Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton started making films with the English director Derek Jarman in 1985; their first was Caravaggio. They made seven more films together, including The Last of England, The Garden,War Requiem, Edward II (for which she was named Best Actress at the Venice International Film Festival), and Wittgenstein, before Mr. Jarman’s death in 1994.

Tilda Swinton on ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’ and Choosing Parts: “I don’t choose roles, I choose people”

Swinton talks about a number of topics, including her peculiar way of picking projects.

2 Things You Want To Know About Tilda Swinton

The actual title of the article is 13 Things You Want To Know About Tilda Swinton but only these two were of interest for this site. Check out the other 11 here via indiewire 8. Derek Jarman is the reason she’s working today (you probably figured that too, but it’s