It’s scary how far some actresses will go to look young and pretty. Tilda Swinton isn’t one of them. Her ability to toss Hollywood’s concept of age and beauty on its head has earned her accolades for more than a generation. Now, with her current transformation, she’s not only outdone herself but pulled a prank on the industry establishment.
Why lie? 'For the sheer sake of fun above all,' Swinton said.
In Swinton’s latest, a remake of 70s horror flick Suspiria, she’s the malevolent Madame Blanc—but that’s not all. She also portrays psychotherapist Dr. Josef Klemperer, a role initially credited throughout the production to an 82-year-old first-time male actor named Lutz Ebersdorf. The bogus thespian even got a bio on filmdom’s online database, IMDb.
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