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'''Katherine Mathilda "Tilda" Swinton''', born 5 | | picture=Tilda Swinton Cannes 2013.JPG | ||
| caption=Swinton at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival | |||
| date_birth={{Birth date and age|1960|11|5|df=yes}}<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/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128160947/https://seventh-row.com/2016/05/18/queer-cult-stardom-tilda-swinton/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | |||
| place_birth=London, England | |||
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| occupation=actor | |||
| known_for=''Orlando'' and ''Constantine'' | |||
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'''Katherine Mathilda "Tilda" Swinton''', born {{Birth date and age|1960|11|5|df=yes}}, 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. | ||
In 2013, Swinton was named as one of the fifty best-dressed over 50s by ''The Guardian''.<ref>''[http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/gallery/2013/mar/29/50-best-dressed-over-50s The 50 best-dressed over 50s]'', The Guardian, March 2013</ref> | In 2013, Swinton was named as one of the fifty best-dressed over 50s by ''The Guardian''.<ref>''[http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/gallery/2013/mar/29/50-best-dressed-over-50s The 50 best-dressed over 50s]'', The Guardian, March 2013 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230404115202/http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/gallery/2013/mar/29/50-best-dressed-over-50s Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | ||
==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/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105200743/https://thewip.net/arts-culture/feature-articles/interview-with-actress-tilda-swinton-i-am-probably-a-woman/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</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></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" /> | ||
"I enjoy walking the tightrope of identity, of sexual identity, of gender identity."<ref name="thewip" /> | |||
"The whole idea of being fixed in any way, it just makes me claustrophobic." (On the move towards gender-neutral awards in film)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tilda Swinton Praises Gender-Neutral Awards: ‘Being Fixed in Any Way Makes Me Claustrophobic’ |last=Ravindran |first=Manori |work=yahoo!news |date=3 September 2020 |access-date=7 September 2020 |url= https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tilda-swinton-praises-gender-neutral-095930466.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128115023/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tilda-swinton-praises-gender-neutral-095930466.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Nonbinary people | [[Category:Nonbinary people]] [[Category:Performers]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 17 July 2023
Katherine Mathilda "Tilda" Swinton, born nonbinary community for her androgynous roles in Orlando and as genderless angel Gabriel in Constantine.
5 November 1960 , is a British actor most noted in the
Swinton at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival | |
Date of birth | [1] | 5 November 1960
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Place of birth | London, England |
Occupation | actor |
Known for | Orlando and 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 genderEdit
"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]
"The whole idea of being fixed in any way, it just makes me claustrophobic." (On the move towards gender-neutral awards in film)[4]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Turner, Kyle (18 May 2016). "The queer cult stardom of Tilda Swinton". Seventh Row. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ↑ The 50 best-dressed over 50s, The Guardian, March 2013 Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kreutzbruck, Vera von (20 March 2009). "Interview with Actress Tilda Swinton: "I am probably a woman"". thewip.net. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ↑ Ravindran, Manori (3 September 2020). "Tilda Swinton Praises Gender-Neutral Awards: 'Being Fixed in Any Way Makes Me Claustrophobic'". yahoo!news. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2020.