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'''Katherine Mathilda "Tilda" Swinton''', born 5 November 1960 (age 53), is a British actor most noted in the [[nonbinary]] community for her [[ | | picture=Tilda Swinton Cannes 2013.JPG | ||
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| date_birth=5 November 1960<ref name="Turner">{{Cite web |title=The queer cult stardom of Tilda Swinton |last=Turner |first=Kyle |work=Seventh Row |date=18 May 2016 |access-date=21 May 2020 |url= https://seventh-row.com/2016/05/18/queer-cult-stardom-tilda-swinton/}}</ref> | |||
| place_birth=London, England | |||
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| known_for=''Orlando'' and ''Constantine'' | |||
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'''Katherine Mathilda "Tilda" Swinton''', born 5 November 1960 (age 53), is a British actor most noted in the [[nonbinary]] community for her [[androgynous]] roles in ''Orlando'' and as [[genderless]] angel Gabriel in ''Constantine''. | |||
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''Michael Clayton'' in 2007. | She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''Michael Clayton'' in 2007. | ||
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==Tilda Swinton on gender== | ==Tilda Swinton on gender== | ||
"I | "I don't know if I could ever really say that I was a girl – I was kind of a boy for a long time. I don’t know, who knows? It changes."<ref name="thewip">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Actress Tilda Swinton: “I am probably a woman” |last=Kreutzbruck |first=Vera von |work=thewip.net |date=20 March 2009 |access-date=21 May 2020 |url= http://thewip.net/arts-culture/feature-articles/interview-with-actress-tilda-swinton-i-am-probably-a-woman/}}</ref> | ||
"That whole idea of transformation is at the heart of what I’m interested in as a performer and not least through the idea of gender. It’s a very personal matter. I can categorically say that as Orlando does in the film: Yes, I’m probably a woman."<ref name=thewip></ | "That whole idea of transformation is at the heart of what I’m interested in as a performer and not least through the idea of gender. It’s a very personal matter. I can categorically say that as Orlando does in the film: Yes, I’m probably a woman."<ref name="thewip" /> | ||
"I enjoy walking the tightrope of identity, of sexual identity, of gender identity."<ref name="thewip" /> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Nonbinary people | [[Category:Nonbinary people]] [[Category:Performers]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:24, 21 May 2020
 Swinton at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Date of birth | 5 November 1960[1] |
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| Place of birth | London, England |
| Occupation | actor |
| Known for | Orlando and Constantine |
Katherine Mathilda "Tilda" Swinton, born 5 November 1960 (age 53), is a British actor most noted in the nonbinary community for her androgynous roles in Orlando and as genderless angel Gabriel in Constantine.
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Michael Clayton in 2007.
In 2013, Swinton was named as one of the fifty best-dressed over 50s by The Guardian.[2]
Tilda Swinton on gender
"I don't know if I could ever really say that I was a girl – I was kind of a boy for a long time. I don’t know, who knows? It changes."[3]
"That whole idea of transformation is at the heart of what I’m interested in as a performer and not least through the idea of gender. It’s a very personal matter. I can categorically say that as Orlando does in the film: Yes, I’m probably a woman."[3]
"I enjoy walking the tightrope of identity, of sexual identity, of gender identity."[3]
References
- ↑ Turner, Kyle (18 May 2016). "The queer cult stardom of Tilda Swinton". Seventh Row. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ↑ The 50 best-dressed over 50s, The Guardian, March 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kreutzbruck, Vera von (20 March 2009). "Interview with Actress Tilda Swinton: "I am probably a woman"". thewip.net. Retrieved 21 May 2020.