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Hilary Swank

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 (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).

  • BIRTH 30/07/1974
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 17
  • MOVIES 35
  • PRODUCTION 10

Shows (17)

BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
Joey Pogo (voice)
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Carly Reynolds
Away
Away
Emma Green
Explained
Explained
Narrator (voice)
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
Alaska Daily
Alaska Daily
Eileen Fitzgerald
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Growing Pains
Growing Pains
Sasha Serotsky
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
Trust (2018)
Trust (2018)
Gail Getty
The Masked Singer (US)
The Masked Singer (US)
Special Message (via video)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Chelsea
Chelsea
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
Leaving L.A.
Leaving L.A.
Tiffany Roebuck

Movies (35)

Freedom Writers
Freedom Writers
Erin Gruwell
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
Maggie Fitzgerald
Insomnia
Insomnia
Ellie Burr
I Am Mother
I Am Mother
Woman
The Hunt
The Hunt
Athena
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
Claire Morgan
Logan Lucky
Logan Lucky
Special Agent Sarah Grayson
P.S. I Love You
P.S. I Love You
Holly
Ordinary Angels
Ordinary Angels
Sharon Stevens
The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia
Madeleine Linscott
The Core
The Core
Maj. Rebecca Childs
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Kimberly Hannah
Fatale
Fatale
Detective Valerie Quinlan
Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry
Brandon Teena
11:14
11:14
Buzzy
The Gift
The Gift
Valerie Barksdale
The Next Karate Kid
The Next Karate Kid
Julie Pierce
The Good Mother
The Good Mother
Marissa Bennings
The Resident
The Resident
Juliet Devereau
Amelia
Amelia
Amelia Earhart
The Homesman
The Homesman
Mary Bee Cuddy
Conviction
Conviction
Betty Anne Waters
Iron Jawed Angels
Iron Jawed Angels
Alice Paul
55 Steps
55 Steps
Colette Hughes
The Affair of the Necklace
The Affair of the Necklace
Jeanne St. Remy de Valois
The Reaping
The Reaping
Katherine
What They Had
What They Had
Bridget
You're Not You
You're Not You
Kate
Birds of America
Birds of America
Laura
Spark: A Space Tail
Spark: A Space Tail
The Queen (voice)
Mary and Martha
Mary and Martha
Mary
Kadyrov, Ubu dictateur de Tchétchénie
Kadyrov, Ubu dictateur de Tchétchénie
Self (archive footage)
Sometimes They Come Back... Again
Sometimes They Come Back... Again
Michelle Porter
The Sleepwalker Killing
The Sleepwalker Killing
Lauren Schall
Quiet Days in Hollywood
Quiet Days in Hollywood
Lolita

Production (10)

Freedom Writers
Freedom Writers
Something Borrowed
Something Borrowed
11:14
11:14
Fatale
Fatale
The Good Mother
The Good Mother
The Resident
The Resident
Conviction
Conviction
You're Not You
You're Not You
What They Had
What They Had
Beautiful Ohio
Beautiful Ohio