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Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974) is a two-time Academy Award-winning United States actress. Her Hollywood film career began with a small part in
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film) (1992) and then a major part in
The Next Karate Kid (1994), where she played Julie Pierce, the first female protégé of the sensei Mr. Miyagi. She has become known for her two Academy Award-winning performances: first as Brandon Teena, a transman in the movie
Boys Don't Cry (film), and a struggling waitress-turned-Women's boxing, Maggie Fitzgerald, in
Million Dollar Baby.
Hilary Swank biography
Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974) is a two-time Academy Award-winning United States actress. Her Hollywood film career began with a small part in
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film) (1992) and then a major part in
The Next Karate Kid (1994), where she played Julie Pierce, the first female protégé of the sensei Mr. Miyagi. She has become known for her two Academy Award-winning performances: first as Brandon Teena, a transman in the movie
Boys Don't Cry (film), and a struggling waitress-turned-Women's boxing, Maggie Fitzgerald, in
Million Dollar Baby.
Biography
Early life
Swank was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Judy (married and maiden names Clough), a secretary and dancer, and Stephen Swank, who was an officer in the Air National Guard and later a traveling salesman. She has a brother, Dan. Many of her family members hail from Ringgold County, Iowa. Swank came from humble beginnings, particularly as a child growing up in a trailer park near Lake Samish in Bellingham, Washington,
When Swank was nine years old, she made her first appearance on stage starring in
The Jungle Book. She became involved in school and community theater programs, including those of the Bellingham Theatre Guild. She went to Sehome High School in Bellingham until she was sixteen. Swank also competed in the Junior Olympics and the Washington state championships in swimming; she ranked fifth in the state in all-around gymnastics In California, Swank enrolled in South Pasadena High School (although she later dropped out of school) and started acting professionally. She helped pay the rent with the money she earned appearing in television programs such as
Evening Shade and
Growing Pains.
Career
The Next Karate Kid is a 1994 film starring Hilary Swank and Pat Morita. It is the fourth and final movie in the
Karate Kid series.
In September 1997, Swank was cast as single mother Carly Reynolds on
Beverly Hills, 90210. She was initially promised it would be a two-year role, but saw her character written out after 16 episodes in January 1998. Swank later said that she was devastated at being cut from the show, thinking, "If I'm not good enough for
90210, I'm not good enough for anything."
As it turned out, the firing was a lucky break for Swank, freeing her to audition for the role of Brandon Teena in
Boys Don't Cry (film). Swank reduced her Adipose tissue to seven percent in preparation for the role. Many critics hailed hers as the best female performance of 1999; her co-star, Chloë Sevigny, had her performance singled out as well. Swank's work ultimately won her the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Actress. She subsequently won the Best Actress Oscar and Golden Globe again for playing a boxer in Clint Eastwood's 2004 Oscar-winning film
Million Dollar Baby, a role for which she underwent training in the ring and gained 19 pounds of muscle. In 2007, Swank starred in and executive produced and another stating that her performance reaches a "singular lack of artifice, stripping herself back to the bare essentials".
Swank starred in
The Reaping, a horror film released on April 5, 2007, in which she plays a debunker of religious phenomena. Swank convinced the producers to move the film's setting from New England to the Deep South, and the movie was being filmed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when Hurricane Katrina struck. Swank also appeared in the romantic comedy
P.S. I Love You (film) alongside Gerard Butler, an actor for whom she has much praise. It was released at the end of 2007.
Variety (magazine) online reported in February 2008, that Swank would be portraying Amelia Earhart, and be co-executive producer for a biopic titled
Amelia (film). Filming occurred in the summer of 2008 in a number of international locations. Swank is also attached to star in the Hollywood remake version of
Intimate Strangers.
Personal life
Swank has said that she is "an actor, not a celebrity" and has described herself as a "homebody.". She has said that she is "athletically inclined" and that she "loves sports."
Swank developed potential health problems, including elevated Mercury (element) levels in her body, through certain preparations for her roles, including weight gain and loss for
Boys Don't Cry and
The Black Dahlia. She has stated that she would "do what she needs to make the role believable and to make it work" and that her "battle scars are a reminder that you're alive and human and that you bleed."
Swank married actor Chad Lowe on September 28, 1997. The two met in 1992, on the set of
Quiet Days in Hollywood, a direct-to-video film. In December 2006, Swank confirmed that she was dating John Campisi, her agent.
Hilary Swank in the news
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NDTV.comHilary Swank plays a lawyerNDTV.com, India - Oct 5, 2008Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank seems set to steal Julia Roberts' thunder with her new film Betty Ann Waters, a legal thriller which will see her playing ...Hilary Swank to play a lawyer Times of Indiaall 12 news articles
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Cast: Cate Blanchett, Greg Kinnear, Hilary Swank, Keanu Reeves ...TVNZ, New Zealand - Sep 30, 2008The good-natured Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) is a recently widowed mother of three young boys who must bear the burden of "the gift" of psychic vision. ...
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WWI Museum launches film series, from Mary Pickford to Hilary SwankKansas City Star, MO - Sep 24, 2008•“Iron Jawed Angels”: A 2004 HBO film starring Academy Award winners Hilary Swank and Anjelica Huston. The film covers the historic WWI-era struggle of ...
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Fredericton actor to appear in movie with Hilary Swank, Richard GereDaily Gleaner, Canada - Oct 3, 2008He will also appear in the upcoming movie Amelia, starring Hilary Swank, Ewan McGregor and Richard Gere. "I got to work with her for one day. ...
read moreHilary Swank to star in 'Betty Anne' - Variety
VarietyHilary Swank to star in 'Betty Anne'Variety, CA - Sep 30, 2008By MICHAEL FLEMING Hilary Swank is set to star in "Betty Anne Waters," a drama helmed by Tony Goldwyn. Story is about a single mother who worked her way ...
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Hilary Swank to star in ‘Betty Anne Waters’Monsters and Critics.com - Oct 1, 2008By Patrick Luce Oct 1, 2008, 11:25 GMT Variety reports the film will be financed through Omega Entertainment (who will also distribute the flick worldwide). ...
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Hilary Swank Set To Fight Justice System In New RoleWISC, WI - Sep 30, 2008She’s played her share of tough-gal film roles with critical acclaim, and now Hilary Swank will take on the justice system in her latest role in 'Betty ...
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