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Hilary was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. After living in Spokane, Washington, the family moved to Bellingham, Washington, when she was 6. Hilary was discovered as a child by producer Suzy Sachs, who coached her in acting. When she was nine years old, she starred in her first play as "Mowgli" in "The Jungle Book"... See full bio »

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Hilary Ann Swank
in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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2013 The Homesman (filming)
Mary Bee Cuddy
 
2013 You're Not You (post-production)
Kate
 
2013 Mary and Martha (TV movie)
Mary
 
2013 Assistant to the Producers
Kate
 
2011 New Year's Eve
Claire Morgan - Times Square Story
 
2011 The Resident
Dr. Juliet Devereau
 
2010/II Conviction
Betty Anne Waters
 
2009 Amelia
Amelia Earhart
 
2008 Birds of America
Laura
 
2007 P.S. I Love You
Holly
 
2007 The Reaping
Katherine
 
2007 Freedom Writers
Erin Gruwell
 
2006 The Black Dahlia
Madeleine Linscott
 
2004 Million Dollar Baby
Maggie Fitzgerald
 
2004 Red Dust
Sarah Barcant
 
2004 Iron Jawed Angels (TV movie)
Alice Paul
 
2003 11:14
Buzzy
 
2003 The Core
Maj. Rebecca Childs
 
2002 The Space Between (short)
 
2002 Insomnia
Ellie Burr
 
2001 The Affair of the Necklace
Jeanne St. Remy de Valois
 
2000 The Gift
Valerie Barksdale
 
2000 The Audition (short)
 
1999 Boys Don't Cry
Brandon Teena
 
1997-1998 Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series)
Carly Reynolds
– The Elephant's Father (1998) … Carly Reynolds
– Illegal Tender (1998) … Carly Reynolds
– Ready or Not (1998) … Carly Reynolds
– Santa Knows (1997) … Carly Reynolds
– Comic Relief (1997) … Carly Reynolds
See all 16 episodes »
 
1998 Heartwood
Sylvia Orsini
 
1997 Leaving L.A. (TV series)
Tiffany Roebuck
– Dead Elvis (1997) … Tiffany Roebuck
– Now? (1997) … Tiffany Roebuck
– The Black Widower (1997) … Tiffany Roebuck
– The Eyes of the City (1997) … Tiffany Roebuck
– Give Them Names (1997) … Tiffany Roebuck
See all 6 episodes »
 
1997 The Sleepwalker Killing (TV movie)
Lauren Schall
 
1997 Dying to Belong (TV movie)
Lisa Connors
 
1996 Kounterfeit (video)
Colleen
 
1996 Sometimes They Come Back... Again (video)
Michelle Porter
 
1996 Terror in the Family (TV movie)
Deena Marten
 
1995 Quiet Days in Hollywood
Lolita
 
1994 The Next Karate Kid
Julie Pierce
 
1994 Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story (TV movie)
Patty Yaklich
 
1992-1993 Camp Wilder (TV series)
Danielle
– That Was Thin, This Is Now (1993) … Danielle
– A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dorfman (1993) … Danielle
– Love Stinks (1993) … Danielle
– Forget-Me-Not (1993) … Danielle
– Bringing Up Brody (1993) … Danielle
See all 19 episodes »
 
1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Kimberly
 
1991-1992 Growing Pains (TV series)
Sasha Serotsky
– Menage a Luke (1992) … Sasha Serotsky
– There Must Be a Pony (1991) … Sasha Serotsky
 
1991-1992 Evening Shade (TV series)
Aimee #1
– I Do, I Don't (1991) … Aimee #1
– The Road Trip (1991) … Aimee #1
 
1991 Harry and the Hendersons (TV series)
– Harry Goes Ape (1991)
 
1990 ABC TGIF (TV series)
Danielle
 
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
2013 You're Not You (producer) (post-production)
 
2011 Something Borrowed (producer)
 
2011 The Resident (executive producer)
 
2011 Choose You (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2010/II Conviction (executive producer)
 
2009 Amelia (executive producer)
 
2007 Freedom Writers (executive producer)
 
2006 Beautiful Ohio (producer)
 
2005 Celebrity Charades (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2003 11:14 (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2010 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
– Hilary Swank/Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg (2010) (performer: "Boogie Oogie Oogie", "Lovely Day", "Can't Hide Love", "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?")
 
2007 P.S. I Love You (performer: "Gett Off", "Love You 'til the End")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2012/I Will (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (92 titles)
2007-2011 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 December 2011 (2011) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 October 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 27 October 2008 (2008) … Herself
– Episode dated 9 January 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2000-2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #20.48 (2011) … Herself (also archive footage)
– Episode #19.66 (2011) … Herself
– Episode #15.56 (2007) … Herself
– Episode #15.3 (2007) … Herself
– Episode #12.215 (2004) … Herself
See all 10 episodes »
 
2011 12th International Indian Film Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Director
 
2011 Mark at the Movies (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.71 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 12 January 2011 (2011) … Herself - Actress
 
2010 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 December 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 BFI London Film Festival Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010 The Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.8 (2010) … Herself
 
2009-2010 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.4 (2010) … Herself
– Episode #5.6 (2009) … Herself
 
2003-2010 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself
– Hilary Swank/Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 4 April 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2010 Canada A.M. (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 October 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Larry King Live (TV series)
Herself
– Hilary Swank & Sam Rockwell (2010) … Herself
 
2006-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 September 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 8 March 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 4 December 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 27 October 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 23 October 2009 (2009) … Herself
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2010 Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf (TV series)
Herself
– Hollywood (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Herself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Friedrichshafen (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Guión busca estrella (TV documentary)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
2007-2009 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.45 (2009) … Herself
– Episode #2.43 (2007) … Herself
 
2009 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.45 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Hilary Swank (2009) … Herself - Guest
 
2009 The Jay Leno Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.29 (2009) … Herself
 
2007-2009 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 October 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 13 December 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2009 Access Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 October 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2008 Stand Up to Cancer (TV movie)
Herself
 
2008 Oscar's Red Carpet 2008 with Regis Philbin (TV special)
Herself
 
2008 Live from the Red Carpet: The 2008 Academy Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: In Memoriam
 
2008 Goldene Kamera (TV movie)
Herself
 
2005-2007 Shootout (TV series)
Herself
– Denzel Washington/Hilary Swank/Richard LaGravenese (2007) … Herself
– Episode #2.19 (2005) … Herself
 
2007 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 December 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 January 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 December 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 April 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2001-2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– P.S., I Love You (2007) … Herself
– 'The Affair of the Necklace': The Making of a Scandal (2001) … Herself
 
2005-2007 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 November 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Oprah's After-Oscar Party 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 14 November 2005 (2005) … Herself
– Oprah's After Oscar Party 2005 (2005) … Herself
– Episode dated 31 January 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2007 Screen Nation Television and Film Awards 2007 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 The New 7 Wonders of the World (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
2007 Punk'd (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #8.2 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 April 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 April 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 The Reaping: EPK Featurette (TV short)
Herself
 
2006-2007 Corazón de... (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 April 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Episode dated 25 July 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2007 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.426 (2007) … Herself
 
2006-2007 HypaSpace (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #6.64 (2007) … Herself
– Episode #5.150 (2006) … Herself
– Episode #5.149 (2006) … Herself
 
2007 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Herself
– 32ème nuit des Césars (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Six O'Clock News (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 21 February 2007 (2007) … Herself - Actress
 
2007 The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Screenplay
 
1999-2007 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 January 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 February 2005 (2005) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 November 1999 (1999) … Herself
 
2007 Charlie Rose (TV series)
– John F. Burns/Hilary Swank/Todd Field (2007)
 
2006 Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV series)
Herself
– Teen Acting Careers with 'Greek' … Herself
 
2006 ...So Goes the Nation (documentary)
Herself
 
2006 On Native Soil (documentary)
Narrator
 
2006 VH1: All Access (TV series)
Herself
– Celeb Breakups & Scandals (2006) … Herself
 
2006 The 4th Annual TV Land Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor
 
2006 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2006 The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
2005 A Concert for Hurricane Relief (TV special)
Herself
 
2005 James Lipton Takes on Three (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 Born to Fight (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 2005 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2005 Waratte iitomo! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 May 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
2005 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Herself - Host
– Hilary Swank/50 Cent (2005) … Herself - Host
 
2005 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role/Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Cast of a Motion Picture, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
 
2005 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Herself - Actress (segment "Hilary Swank")
– Poisoned/An Expensive Lesson/Hilary Swank (2005) … Herself - Actress (segment "Hilary Swank")
 
2005 The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture [Drama]/Nominee: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie
 
2005 Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (TV special)
Herself
 
2005 The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Winner
 
2004 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 December 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 The 2004 Annual Matrix Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner
 
2004 The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Presenter: Best Female Lead
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Herself - Interviewee
 
2003 To the Core and Back (video documentary short)
Herself - 'Beck' (also archive footage)
 
2003 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Herself
– Chris Rock (2003) … Herself
– Hilary Swank (2003) … Herself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Film clip from 'The Hours'/Past Winner
 
2003 Nature (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Under Antarctic Ice (2003) … Narrator
 
2002 Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years (TV movie)
Herself
 
2002 2002 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2002 Day for Night: The Making of 'Insomnia' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2000-2001 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 November 2001 (2001) … Herself
– Episode dated 6 March 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
2001 The Concert for New York City (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself / Carly Reynolds
– Beverly Hills 90210 (2001) … Herself / Carly Reynolds
– Hilary Swank … Herself
 
2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
2001 The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter (uncredited)
 
2001 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2001 The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
 
2001 The Gift: A Look Inside (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2000 Reel Models: The First Women of Film (TV documentary)
Herself - Co-Host
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
2000 The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
 
2000 VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross (TV special)
Herself
 
1992 Untitled 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Featurette (TV documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (13 titles)
2005-2012 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2012 Banda sonora (TV series)
 
2010 Richard Roeper & the Movies (TV series)
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2008 Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (TV documentary)
Herself/Maggie Fitzgerald (uncredited)
 
2007 Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 50 premios Sant Jordi de cinematografía (TV special)
Maggie Fitzgerald
 
2006 Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (documentary)
Herself/Brandon Teena
 
2006 VH1 News Presents: Hollywood Secrets Revealed - Scenes They Don't Want You to See (TV short)
Herself
 
2005 El oficio de actor (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2005 San Sebastián 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV movie)
Teena Brandon - Brandon Teena (uncredited)
 
2004 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (TV special documentary)
Herself - #63: Acceptance Speech Goofs
 
1999 The European Film Awards (TV movie)
Brandon Teena
 

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Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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I think when you're playing a real character you have an extra responsibility to do it really right, so because of that, I do extensive research. I really try and figure out the person inside and out. I read the lines, but I read in-between the lines and try and find the qualities in that person that makes them human and I hopefully try and bring that out in what I do. - on playing Annie Sullivan. See more »

Trivia:

Campaigned for the role of Christine Collins in Changeling, but lost the part to Angelina Jolie. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo