Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank
Biography
Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974) is an American actress and film producer. She first became known in 1992 for her role on the television series Camp Wilder and made her film debut with a minor role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). She then had her breakthrough for starring as Julie Pierce in The Next Karate Kid (1994), the fourth installment of The Karate Kid franchise, and as Carly Reynolds on the eighth season of Beverly Hills, 90210 (1997–1998). Swank came to international recognition for her performances as Brandon Teena, a transgender man, in Kimberly Peirce's Boys Don't Cry (1999), and as Maggie Fitzgerald, an aspiring boxer, in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby (2004). Both of her performances earned her critical acclaim, and she earned numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005. Swank later ventured into producing with the films Amelia (2009), Conviction (2010), You're Not You (2014), and What They Had (2018), all of which she also starred in. Her other notable films include the television film Iron Jawed Angels (2004), and the feature films Freedom Writers (2007), Logan Lucky (2017), The Hunt (2020), and Fatale (2020).
Known For
Actor
as Sharon Stevens
as Marissa Bennings
as Eileen Fitzgerald
as Det. Valerie Quinlan
as Brandon Teena / Self (archive footage)
as Athena
as Emma Green
as Woman
as Self - Contestant
as Self
as Special Message (via video)
as Bridget
as Self (archive footage)
as Colette Hughes
as Narrator (voice)
as Gail Getty
as Special Agent Sarah Grayson
as The Queen (voice)
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Kate
as Mary Bee Cuddy
as Self
as Joey Pogo (voice)
as Mary
as Claire Morgan
as Juliet Devereau
as Betty Anne Waters
as Amelia Earhart
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Laura
as Holly
as Katherine
as Erin Gruwell
as Self
as Madeleine Linscott
as Narrator (voice)
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Maggie Fitzgerald
as Alice Paul
as Sarah Barcant
as Self
as Buzzy
as Maj. Rebecca Childs
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Ellie Burr
as Jeanne St. Remy de Valois
as Self
as Valerie Barksdale
as Brandon Teena
as Self
as Sylvia Orsini
as Lauren Schall
as Lisa Connors
as Lolita
as Self
as Self
as Tiffany Roebuck
as Colleen
as Michelle Porter
as Deena Marten
as Self
as Julie Pierce
as Patty Yaklich
as Self - Guest
as Kimberly Hannah
as Danielle
as Self
as Chelsea
as Carly Reynolds
as Self - Guest
as Sasha Serotsky
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer