Scottish actress Katherine Matilda Swinton made her screen debut in the 1986 historical-drama film ‘Caravaggio’ and the TV-miniseries ‘Zastrozzi.’
During her early career, Swinton appeared in ‘The Last of England’ (1987), ‘War Requiem’ (1989), ‘The Garden’ (1990). The romantic-historical-drama ‘Edgar II’ (1991), which won her awards, is considered one of her best performances.
Swinton played the titular role in the prize-winning film ‘Orlando’ (1992). Thereafter, sShe appeared in ‘Wittgenstein’ (1993), ‘Conceiving Ada’ (1997), ‘The Protagonists’ (1999), ‘The War Zone’ (1999), and ‘The Beach’ (2000).
The thriller ‘The Deep End’ (2001) and the crime-drama ‘Julia’ (2008) earned her nominations
Swinton starred in the psychological-thriller ‘Vanilla Sky’ (2001), ‘The Statement’ (2003), ‘Constantine’ (2005). After appearing as ‘White Witch’ in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the witch and the Wardrobe’ (2005), she guest-appeared in its sequels.
Swinton earned several awards/nominations for her performance in the legal-thriller ‘Michael Clayton’ (2007), ‘Young Adam’ (2003), and ‘We Need to Talk about Kevin’ (2011). In 2008, she starred in ‘Burn after Reading’ and ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’. In 2009, she produced and starred in ‘I Am Love.’
Swinton featured in ‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ (2012), ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ (2014), ‘The Bigger Splash’ (2015), ‘Doctor Strange’ (2016), ‘Suspiria’ (2018), and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019).