Hilary Swank

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 19971998 Swank came to international recognition for her performances as Brandon Teena a transgender man in Kimberly Peirces Boys Dont Cry 1999 and as Maggie Fitzgerald an aspiring boxer in Clint Eastwoods 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 Youre 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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D.O.B: 1974-07-30
Place of Birth: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Profession: Acting

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