Who is Tilda Swinton?

Tilda Swinton is currently a pretty famous actress. She was born on November 5, distant 1960 in London itself. This woman really had good fortune throughout her life. Let's take a closer look at her creative path.

Actress childhood

According to experts, Tilda Swinton comes from a very famous ancient Scottish family. Her early childhood passed in Germany. From 10 years old, she studied at a closed boarding school. It is worth noting that children from exclusively aristocratic families studied at the school, including Princess Diana herself . Back in school, Tilda Swinton became interested in theater. She participated in numerous productions, and a little later entered a prestigious college called Fetts (Edinburgh). After some time, the girl went to Africa, where she worked for quite some time in schools in Kenya and even in South Africa. Then, in 1983, she received a complete higher education with a degree in "the specialist in the field of social and political English literature", which was popular in those days.

Beginning of Star Trek

• Back in 1985, Tilda Swinton made her debut on the stage in
  
  performance called "White Rose". After she met the British director Jarman, who shot eight films with her participation.
• The fame for the aspiring actress came after working with Jarman. In 1992, she starred in the film "Orlando", where she played the roles of a woman and a man. This film was subsequently recognized as the best at the famous Venice Film Festival.
• In 2000, Tilda Swinton, whose photo was already present in all the tabloids, took part in the film "Beach" along with Leonardo di Caprio. It was after this picture that the actress began to be invited to the shooting of Hollywood filmmakers. Among the most famous roles include work in the films "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "Constantine." In 2008, the actress was awarded the prestigious Oscar statuette. After that, she admitted that she did not consider the career race the meaning of life. Today, she can afford to accept the role or refuse to work solely at her discretion.

Personal life

Tilda Swinton, whose filmography is only growing day by day, cannot boast of the role of an excellent wife. In general, she was never officially married at all. The first known novel was attributed to her with the artist John Byrne. As a result of their union, two twins were born. For the past five years, Tilda has been living together with the painter Sandro Kopp. To spend as much time as possible directly with the family, she has to give up a large number of promising roles. However, she does not lose heart, but, on the contrary, emphasizes again that she plays only in those films that she really likes. Tilda prefers not to spend her creativity on unpromising paintings. It is noteworthy that the actress calls her relationship the so-called "open marriage", she allows small intrigues to her roommate, as they say, on the side.