Tilda Swinton is a film actress.
Katherine Matilda `` Tilda '' Swinton ( born 5 November 1960 ) is a British actress , performance artist , model , and fashion muse , known for her roles in independent and Hollywood films . She began her career in films directed by Derek Jarman , starting with Caravaggio ( 1986 ) , followed by The Last of England ( 1988 ) , War Requiem ( 1989 ) and The Garden ( 1990 ) . She next starred in Sally Potter 's Orlando ( 1992 ) , and was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress . She then starred in the crime drama Julia ( 2008 ) , I Am Love ( 2009 ) , and the psychological thriller We Need to Talk About Kevin ( 2011 ) . Her other film appearances include Female Perversions ( 1996 ) , Tim Roth 's The War Zone ( 1998 ) , The Beach ( 2000 ) , Teknolust ( 2002 ) , Thumbsucker ( 2005 ) , Stephanie Daley ( 2006 ) , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ( 2008 ) , Burn After Reading ( 2008 ) , Moonrise Kingdom ( 2012 ) , Snowpiercer ( 2013 ) , The Grand Budapest Hotel ( 2014 ) , Trainwreck ( 2015 ) , A Bigger Splash ( 2015 ) and Doctor Strange '' ( 2016 ) .