Who played the White Witch in the 2005 Narnia film?

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

Swinton portrays Jadis, the White Witch, an ancient sorceress who has imposed an endless winter on Narnia. Her rule is threatened when Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie enter the land and become involved in the prophecy of four human rulers.

The film was directed by Andrew Adamson and adapted from C. S. Lewis’s 1950 novel. Swinton was the first choice for Jadis and became one of the production’s most recognizable performers. Her version of the character combines regal elegance with menace, especially in scenes involving Edmund, the enchanted Turkish Delight, and the climactic battle at Beruna.

The role continued into later films. Swinton returned as the Witch in Prince Caspian, where a magical apparition is summoned, and appeared briefly in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader as a manifestation of Edmund’s fears. The 2005 film was the first theatrical Narnia adaptation in the modern film series.