Hilary Swank

  • Name: Hilary Swank
  • Date of Birth: July 30, 1974
  • Place of Birth: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Mini-bio: 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 regu...( read more)larly 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 on September 28, 1997. An aficionado for anything that involves the outdoors, she enjoys: sky diving, river rafting, and skiing.
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Eye color: Brown
Height: 5'4
Nickname(s): "Hil"
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Family: Mother: Judy Swank; Brother: Dan Swank
Resides in: Los Angeles
Religious affiliations: Says she believes in God, but has no specific affiliation
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Personal interests/hobbies: Reading, art,
Charities/Causes: Volunteered in India as a teacher; greatly involved with cancer research; cut off 9 inches of her hair for Pantene Beautiful Lengths, an organization that makes wigs for cancer patients.
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  • pinkcielojean
    pinkcielojean
    i love evrery movie you had hil,... and u even made me cry with that p.s. ilove you huh>>.. i guess my wish would be good healt for u always
    am ur no. 1 filipino fan!
    posted 53 days ago
  • elifer73
    elifer73
    omg i lubbed p.s i love you it made me cry so much it was beautiful!!!i think they should win an award great acting hilary swank how she acted lost confused it was so gud!!
    posted 75 days ago
  • soso1954
    soso1954
    The movie P.S.I LOVE YOU was the best movie I've ever seen.If she doesn't win an award for that they should never have them.
    posted 107 days ago
  • arenasa9
    arenasa9
    i like how you act in one million dolar...make more movies...molto bene !!!
    posted 209 days ago
  • volleyballcld
    volleyballcld
    I loved your movie Freedom Writers!!!! All my friends agree that movie ROCKED!!!!
    posted 226 days ago
  • lushesamie
    lushesamie
    I think hilary swank is one of the best actresses I have ever seen. My 2 favourite films that she starred in are, boys dont cry and freedom writers, those are the 2 best films ever.
    posted 251 days ago
  • Goldback422
    Goldback422
    freedom writers is one of the best movies i have ever seen
    posted 293 days ago
  • SweetestDownfall
    SweetestDownfall
    one of the best female actresses.

    Boys Don't Cry & Iron Jawed Angels

    <3


    posted 328 days ago
  • bratzroxkim
    bratzroxkim
    hi hilary swank i like your movie's they are really good
    posted 332 days ago
  • iwalani28
    iwalani28
    hello hillary i was hoping that you could help me i and trying to find a song from one of ur movies it's called the next karate kid it in the part where ur in the temple and ur listing to ur radio and i guess doing some martial arts and the monks walked in and you told then that you were sorry and you turned of the radio but the monks turned the radio back on and started to dance they liked music i would grately appreciate it . or if anyone reads this and now what song i am talking about then please feel free to leave me a comment thank you
    posted 388 days ago
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