Celebrate Tilda Swinton’s Birthday With 25 Photos of the Shape-Shifting Actress

Tilda Swinton as Lena in Caravaggio in 1986.

Tilda Swinton, left, and director Ken Russell at the Cannes Film Festival for their film Aria in Cannes, France in May 1987.

Tilda Swinton attends the Orlando New York City Premiere on June 2, 1993 in New York City.

Tilda Swinton sleeps in a glass box as part of an exhibition called "The Maybe" at the Serpentine Gallery on Sept. 4, 1995 in London.

From left: Leonardo Dicaprio, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, and Tilda Swinton at the premiere of The Beach in Berlin on Feb 13, 2000.

Tilda Swinton arrives at the Palme d'Or Award Ceremony at the 54th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 20, 2001.

Tilda Swinton attends the premiere of Adaptation on Dec. 3, 2002 in Westwood, Calif.

Malcom McLaren, second from left, Tilda Swinton, and Viktor & Rolf on Aug. 10, 2003 in Paris.

Tilda Swinton and Ewan McGregor during the Young Adam premiere in New York City on Oct. 8, 2003.

Tilda Swinton as Gabriel in Constantine in 2005.

Tilda Swinton as Jadis, the White Witch, in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 2005.

Tilda Swinton as Karen Crowder in Michael Clayton in 2007.

Tilda Swinton onstage during the 80th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 24, 2008 in Los Angeles.

From left: Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, and George Clooney pose before the screening of Burn After Reading in Venice, Italy on Aug. 27, 2008.

Tilda Swinton onstage during the Cesar Film Awards on Feb. 27, 2009 in Paris.

Tilda Swinton as Eva Khatchadourian in We Need to Talk About Kevin in 2011.

From left: Quentin Tarantino, Tilda Swinton and Marilyn Manson attend the I Am Love reception on Jan. 13, 2011 in West Hollywood, Calif.

Tilda Swinton in 2012 photographed as an honoree for that year's TIME 100.

Elton John and Tilda Swinton during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

From left: Jason Schwartzman, Bruce Willis, Wes Anderson, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, and Bill Murray promote Moonrise Kingdom at the 65th Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2012 in Cannes, France.

Tilda Swinton and David Bowie in a still from Bowie's video for "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" in 2013.

Sandro Kopp, left, and Tilda Swinton, right, attend the private viewing for the David Bowie Is exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum on March 20, 2013 in London.

Tilda Swinton as Madame Céline Villeneuve Desgoffe und Taxis in The Grand Budapest Hotel in 2014.

Tilda Swinton as Dianna in Trainwreck in 2015.

Tilda Swinton attends the premiere of A Bigger Splash on Oct. 21, 2015 in London.