Birth Name: Katherine Matilda Swinton
Nicknames: Swilda
Birthdate: November 5th, 1960
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5'11"
Parents: Major-General Sir John Swinton
Siblings: Three brothers
Pets: None
Hair color: Red (although she has colored it blond and brown)
Eye color: Green
Marital status: Married to spouse John Byrne; they have two children (twins), Xavier and Honor.
IMDB Listing: Here
Movies: Constantine, Vanilla Sky, Orlando, The Deep End
Narnia Movie Appearances: LWW, PC
Narnia Character: Jadis, the White Witch

Fun Facts:

• Went to school with Princess Diana
  
• Functions as the muse and mascot of Dutch haute-couture fashion designers Viktor and Rolf.
  

Narnia Fun Facts:

• During an early meeting with Andrew Adamson at a sushi restaraunt, she got an entire platter of sashimi dumped on her lap by accident.
  
• During filming, the wig that Tilda wore for her part was so heavy that they had to rig up a special board for her to lean on during breaks so as to get that enormous weight off of her neck. The board was dubbed her 'Rack of Pain'.
  
• Gets on very well with her co-star Skandar Keynes, and their personalities are a perfect match...read this gem of an interview with Skandar that was taken in December '05.