Hilary Swank
Known For
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 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).
Most Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Daily Show
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
BoJack Horseman
as Joey Pogo (voice)
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Carly Reynolds
The View
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Leute heute
as Self
Yellowjackets
as Adult Melissa
The Masked Singer
as Special Message (via video)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self