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Hilary Swank

Age: 35
Height: 5' 6"

Birth Place: Bellingham, Washington, USA
Born: Jul. 30th, 1974

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Hilary Swank's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Leaving L.A.	Tiffany Roebuck
Camp Wilder	Danielle

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Hilary was discovered as a child by producer Suzy Sachs, who coached her in acting. When she was nine years old, she starred in her first play as "Mowgli" in "The Jungle Book". She began to appear regularly in local theater and school plays. She went to school in Bellingham, where she lived with her family, until she was 16. She competed in the Junior Olympics and Washington State championships in swimming; she ranked 5th in the state in all-around gymnastics (which would come in handy for starring in The Next Karate Kid (1994) years later). In 1990, Hilary and her mother moved to Los Angeles, where she enrolled in South Pasadena High School, and started acting professionally. She appeared in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) but The Next Karate Kid (1994), where she got the part competing against hundreds of other actresses, was her breakout role. Ever since then, she has been much in demand and has worked non-stop in movies. She won the Best Actress Oscar for Boys Don't Cry (1999). She starred in a few minor films before starring in Clint Eastwood's boxing drama Million Dollar Baby (2004) that won her a Golden Globe and a SAG Award, as well as her second Academy Award. She is two for two at the Oscars, a feat she shares only with a few other women. Off-screen, she married Chad Lowe (I) on September 28, 1997. An aficionado for anything that involves the outdoors, she enjoys: sky diving, river rafting and skiing.

TRIVIA:

Hilary's 20th birthday party was a 1974 themed party and was held in Hollywood at The Crush Bar.
Each time Hilary Swank has won an Academy Award, 'Annette Bening' (qv) was nominated in the same category.
Announced in January 2006 that she and her husband 'Chad Lowe (I)' (qv) are separating after 8 years of marriage.
Studies acting with 'Larry Moss (I)' (qv).
Is of Spanish and Native American heritage.
Cut off all of her hair and lived as a boy for a month to prepare her for her role as Teena Brandon in _Boys Don't Cry (1999)_ (qv).
For a few weeks before _Boys Don't Cry (1999)_ (qv) began filming, she went out in public dressed as a boy. Many were fooled by the disguise.
Although she was naturally athletic from high school, she totally changed physically to play Maggie in _Million Dollar Baby (2004)_ (qv). She gained nearly 20 pounds, becoming so buff that her former clothes are still too small for her.