Tilda Swinton
 Swinton at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Date of birth | 5 November 1960[1] |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Occupation | actor |
| Known for | Orlando and Constantine |
Katherine Mathilda "Tilda" Swinton, born 5 November 1960, 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[edit | edit source]
"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]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
