1974-07-30 Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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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Ordinary Angels | Sharon Stevens | 2024-02-22 |
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The Good Mother | Marissa Bennings | 2023-08-31 |
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Fatale | Det. Valerie Quinlan | 2020-12-18 |
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The Hunt | Athena | 2020-03-11 |
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Disclosure | Brandon Teena / Self (archive footage) | 2020-06-19 |
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I Am Mother | Woman | 2019-06-07 |
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Kadyrov, Ubu dictateur de Tchétchénie | Self (archive footage) | 2018-05-15 |
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What They Had | Bridget | 2018-10-19 |
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55 Steps | Colette Hughes | 2018-03-01 |
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Double Dutchess: Seeing Double | 2017-09-20 | |
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Logan Lucky | Special Agent Sarah Grayson | 2017-08-17 |
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Spark: A Space Tail | The Queen (voice) | 2016-04-22 |
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You're Not You | Kate | 2014-10-10 |
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The Homesman | Mary Bee Cuddy | 2014-05-18 |
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Mary and Martha | Mary | 2013-03-01 |
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Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story | Self | 2013-04-27 |
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New Year's Eve | Claire Morgan | 2011-12-08 |
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The Resident | Juliet Devereau | 2011-02-10 |
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Conviction | Betty Anne Waters | 2010-10-15 |
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Amelia | Amelia Earhart | 2009-10-22 |
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Birds of America | Laura | 2008-10-09 |
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Freedom Writers | Erin Gruwell | 2007-01-05 |
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P.S. I Love You | Holly | 2007-11-15 |
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The Reaping | Katherine | 2007-04-05 |
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On Native Soil | Narrator (voice) | 2006-01-01 |
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The Black Dahlia | Madeleine Linscott | 2006-09-15 |
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...So Goes the Nation | Self | 2006-10-04 |
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A Concert for Hurricane Relief | Self - Presenter | 2005-09-02 |
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Red Dust | Sarah Barcant | 2004-01-11 |
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Iron Jawed Angels | Alice Paul | 2004-01-16 |
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Million Dollar Baby | Maggie Fitzgerald | 2004-12-15 |
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The Core | Maj. Rebecca Childs | 2003-03-28 |
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Under Antarctic Ice | Narrator (voice) | 2003-01-12 |
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11:14 | Buzzy | 2003-09-05 |
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Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | Self | 2003-09-23 |
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Insomnia | Ellie Burr | 2002-05-24 |
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The Concert for New York City | Self | 2001-10-20 |
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The Affair of the Necklace | Jeanne St. Remy de Valois | 2001-11-30 |
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The Gift | Valerie Barksdale | 2000-03-16 |
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Boys Don't Cry | Brandon Teena | 1999-09-02 |
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Heartwood | Sylvia Orsini | 1998-04-19 |
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The Sleepwalker Killing | Lauren Schall | 1997-04-28 |
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Quiet Days in Hollywood | Lolita | 1997-01-01 |
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Dying to Belong | Lisa Connors | 1997-02-24 |
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Terror in the Family | Deena Marten | 1996-04-16 |
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Sometimes They Come Back... Again | Michelle Porter | 1996-09-03 |
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Kounterfeit | Colleen | 1996-11-15 |
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The Next Karate Kid | Julie Pierce | 1994-07-18 |
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Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story | Patty Yaklich | 1994-02-01 |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Kimberly Hannah | 1992-07-24 |
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