biography of hilary swank

Biography of Hilary Swank

Does Million Dollar Baby, Boys Don't Cry, ring a bell? If not, then let's just brush up; she is the woman who is driven by desire and determination. She is Hilary Swank; the winner of two Academy Awards.

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Milestones
Swank began her career with a brief appearance in Henry and the Hendersons. Swank made her film debut with Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1992, following which she starred in Quiet Days in Hollywood where she met her husband, Chad Lowe. Her first big break came to her in the movie The Next Karate Kid in which she played the role of Julie and flaunted her gymnastics background. In Boys Don't Cry, Swank actually transformed herself into the role of the character she was playing. She worked closely with acting coach, Larry Mills who suggested that Swank spend a month dressed as a man. Swank took up the challenge and cropped her hair to bag the part, and moved around the town disguised as a man. Gaining critical acclaim for her performance, she bagged an Academy Award and a Golden Globe among others for her breakthrough performance. Swank trained under Hector Roca for her role of Maggie in the Million Dollar Baby where she played the role of a female boxer. Here again, she pulled herself through a grueling training regime to portray a tough but determined female boxer. Her ability to completely inhabit the character she played won her accolades and Swank earned another Oscar and a Golden Globe for her performance. Swank was presented with the 2325th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007. Swank co-produced Mira Nair's biopic Amelia in which she essayed the role of a pioneering aviator, Amelia Earhart.
Career Moves
Filmography
Year Movie As
2011 New Year's Eve Claire Morgan
2011 The Resident Dr. Juliet Devereau
2010 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
1998 Heartwood Sylvia Orsini
1997 The Sleepwalker Killing (TV movie) Lauren Schall
1997 Dying to Belong (TV movie) Lisa Connors
1996 Terror in the Family (TV movie) Deena Marten
1996 Sometimes They Come Back... Again (video) Michelle Porter
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 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Kimberly
Television Appearances
Year Series Character
1991-92 Evening Shade Aimee
1992-93 Camp Wilder Danielle
1997 Leaving L.A. Tiffany Roebuck
1997-98 Beverly Hills 90210 Carly Reynolds
Accolades
Movie Nominations
Conviction Screen Actors Guild Award
P.S. I Love You Irish Film and Television Awards
Iron Jawed Angels Golden Globe (Miniseries) Screen Actors Guild Award (Miniseries)
Million Dollar Baby Academy Award Boston Society of Film Critics Award Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Central Ohio Film Critics Association Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award Florida Film Critics Circle Award Golden Globe Award Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award National Society of Film Critics Award Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance Empire Award MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance Online Film Critics Society Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance
Insomnia Empire Award
The Gift Saturn Award for Supporting actress
Boys Don't Cry Academy Award Boston Society of Film Critics Award Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award Chicago Film Critics Association Award Chicago International Film Festival, Silver Hugo Award Chlotrudis Award Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award Florida Film Critics Circle Award Gijón International Film Festival Award Golden Globe Award - Motion Picture Drama Independent Spirit Award Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance New York Film Critics Circle Award Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Award Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Southeastern Film Critics Association Award Toronto Film Critics Association Award BAFTA Award in a Leading Role Empire Award MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance Online Film Critics Society Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance
Hilary Swank, in all, comes forth as a woman who perseveres and fights against all odds. From a trailer park to an Oscar-winning performance, Swank has endured the worst of life and has certainly made the best of the opportunities that came her way. Hilary Swank best described would be the girl who proves her mettle; needless to say, she is the one who has never failed to take up new challenges despite the obstacles she has encountered in the past.

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