Hilary Swank

Personal details

Hilary Swank was born on 30th July 1974. She was born in Nebraska, U.S. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California. She is a well known producer and a stunning actress by profession. Her star sign is Leo. She is 5 feet and 6 inches tall. She was born to Stephan Swank, a chief sergeant and Judy Kay, a dancer. She is younger to a brother named Daniel. She belongs to English, German, Scottish, Welsh, Dutch and Irish ancestry. She attended Happy Valley Elementary School and later attended the Seahome High School. She is a well known activist. She was married to Chad Lowe, an actor and director in 1997 but sadly got divorced in 2007. She is 43 years old.

Career

The exotic actress, Hilary Swank made her film debut in a comedy horror film Buffy The Vampire Slayer in 1992. Her big break was in the film Karate Kid and its franchise in the year 1994. She played Carly Reynolds in a teen drama TV series Beverly Hills 90210 by Darren Star. She was critically acclaimed as Brandon Teena in a biographical film Boys Don't Cry by Kimberly Pierce in 1999, for which she received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

She starred as Maggie Fitzgerald in the sports drama film Million Dollar Baby by Clint Eastwood in 2004. She starred in a supernatural thriller film The Gift by Sam Raimi in 2000. She starred in a psychological thriller film Insomnia by Christopher Nolan in 2002. She starred in a historical drama film Iron Jawed Angels by Katja Garnier in 2004. She starred in a drama film Red Dust in 2004.

She starred in a psychological horror film The Reaping in 2007. She starred in the drama film P.S. I Love You by Richard Lagravenese in 2007. She starred in a film called Freedom Writers in 2007. She starred in a period drama The Homesman by Tommy Lee Jones in 2014. She voiced Queen in the animated comedy film Spark: A Space Tail in 2016. She starred as Kate in a drama film You're Not You in 2014. She starred as Mary in a drama TV movie Mary and Martha in 2013. She played Beck in the action sci-fi film The Core in 2003.

She has won two Academy Awards for Best Actress. She has won 55 awards and 41 nominations. She has won the OFTA Film Award in 2005 for Best Actress in the sport drama film Million Dollar Baby (2004). She won a Hollywood Film Award for Best Actress in the drama film Amelia (2009). She has won the Tribute Award in 2010. She has won the Francois Truffant Award in 2011. She was nominated in 1993 for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a comedy film Camp Wilder (1992). She owns two Critics Choice Awards in the year 2000 and 2005. She has earned a Net worth of around $40 million. Swank has 494k followers on Instagram. She has 32,414 followers on Twitter. She has over 11k likes and over 10k followers on Facebook.

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