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Katherine Matilda "Tilda" Swinton of Kimmerghame (born 5 November 1960) is a British actress, performance artist, model, and fashion icon, known for both arthouse and mainstream films. She began her career in films directed by Derek Jarman, starting with ''Caravaggio'' in 1985. In 1991, Swinton won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for her performance as Isabella of France in ''Edward II''. She next starred in Sally Potter's ''Orlando'' in 1992 and was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress. In 2001, Swinton was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in ''The Deep End''. She followed this with appearances in ''Vanilla Sky'' (2001), and ''Adaptation'' (2002). She then starred in the crime drama ''Julia'' (2008), ''I Am Love'' (2009), and the psychological thriller ''We Need to Talk About Kevin'' (2011). She is also known for her performances as the White Witch in the ''Chronicles of Narnia series''. Swinton won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as lawyer Karen Crowder in ''Michael Clayton'' (2007). Her other film appearances include ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), ''Burn After Reading'' (2008), ''Moonrise Kingdom'' (2012), ''Snowpiercer'' (2013), ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014), and ''Trainwreck'' (2015). In 2005, Swinton was given the Richard Harris Award by the British Independent Film Awards in recognition of her contributions to the British film industry. In 2013 she was given a special tribute by the Museum of Modern Art. ==Early life== Swinton was born in London, the daughter of Judith Balfour (née Killen 1929–2012) and John Swinton. She has three brothers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.biography.com/people/tilda-swinton-267548 )〕 Her father is a Major-General, KCVO, OBE, DL, and Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire from 1989 to 2000. Her mother was Australian.〔(Judith Swinton obituary ) retrieved 2/21/2015〕 Her paternal great-grandfather was a Scottish politician and herald, George Swinton, and her maternal great-great-grandfather was the Scottish botanist John Hutton Balfour. The Swinton family is an ancient Anglo-Scots family that can trace its lineage to the Middle Ages. The Swinton family is one of only three families (along with the Ardens and the Berkeleys) that can trace their unbroken land ownership and lineage to before the Norman Conquest.〔Burke, Sir Bernard. ''A Genealogical & Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, 18th Edition, Volume 1''.〕 Swinton attended three independent schools: Queen's Gate School in London, the West Heath Girls' School and also Fettes College for a brief period. West Heath was an expensive boarding school where she was a classmate and friend of Princess Diana.〔 Swinton went to volunteer in Kenya during a break from college.〔http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/tilda-swinton-i-was-expected-to-marry-a-duke-1932431.html〕 In 1983, she graduated from New Hall (now known as Murray Edwards College) at the University of Cambridge with a degree in Social and Political Sciences. While at Cambridge, she joined the Communist Party; she later joined the Scottish Socialist Party. It was in college that Swinton began performing on stage.〔(Tilda Swinton: 'I was expected to marry a duke!' ), ''The Independent'', 3 April 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tilda Swinton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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