Hilary Swank

Acting

Born: 1974-07-30
From: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 2.6

Also Known As

Hilary Ann 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).

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Awards & Nominations7 won · 3 nominated

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

Alaska Daily

2023
🏆 Won

BBC 100 Women

2015
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Actress

Million Dollar Baby

2005
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

Million Dollar Baby

2005
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

Million Dollar Baby

2004
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Actress

Boys Don't Cry

2000
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

Boys Don't Cry

2000
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

Boys Don't Cry

1999
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Acting90 titles

Production12 titles