Hilary Swank Biography:

Hilary Swank was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 30, 1974. She grew up in Bellingham, Washington and as a child, dedicated much of her time to athletic activities. Swank was a swimmer in the Junior Olympics and state championships, and ranked fourth in her state for gymnastics. At the age of sixteen, Swank relocated to Los Angeles to try and find her dream of becoming a sexy celebrity actress.

Her first prominent movie screen credit was as the associate in the feature film, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" in 1992. Two years later, she gained a degree of fame when she was chosen to star in "The Next Karate Kid", a general all around box-office disaster.

Swank then showed up in numerous minor films abd movie projects, and gained respect on "Beverly Hills, 90210" for one season with Tiffani Thiessen, as Steve's (Ian Ziering) girlfriend Carly. In 1999, Swank wsa hired for a role that would change her life forever in the independent drama, "Boys Don't Cry". Based on the account of Teena Brandon, a woman whose real life decision to lead her life as a man met with tragic consequences, "Boys Don't Cry" was a runaway smash hit and show that Hilary Swank was capable of headlining a movie and gained her the attention of tabloid media and audiences around the country. Much deserved praise went to Swank for her spectacular accomplishment, for which she won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Actress. 

Swank's next projects included "The Gift" working along side mega celebrities Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves and Katie Holmes in 2000, "The Affair of the Necklace" (2001), the thriller "Insomnia" (2002) with Al Pacino and Robin Williams, "The Core" (2003), the made for television movie "Iron Jawed Angels" with future "Doc" Patrick Dempsey, for which she was nominated for a Best Actress Golden Globe, and finally "Red Dust" in 2004.

In 2004, Hilary received the chance of a lifetime with her brilliantly played portrayal of a champion boxer in Clint Eastwod's "Million Dollar Baby" next to Morgan Freeman, for which she won the Oscar, SAG and Golden Globe for Best Actress. 

A number of relatively successful films followed including "The Black Dahlia" with Scarlett Johansson in 2006, "Freedom Writers" in 2007, "The Reaping" (2007) and "P.S., I Love You" (2007).

Swank married actor Chad Lowe in 1997 but the couple divorced in May 2006.

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