Hilary Swank

Acting · Born 1974-07-30 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

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…

Filmography

• Million Dollar Baby as Maggie Fitzgerald
• Boys Don't Cry as Brandon Teena
• Insomnia as Ellie Burr
• Freedom Writers as Erin Gruwell
• P.S. I Love You as Holly
• Conviction as Betty Anne Waters
• Ordinary Angels as Sharon Stevens
• You're Not You as Kate
• The Gift as Valerie Barksdale
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Kimberly Hannah

TV

• The Masked Singer as Special Message (via video)
• BoJack Horseman as Joey Pogo (voice)
• Growing Pains as Sasha Serotsky
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
• The Daily Show as Self
• Today as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark
• The View as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self