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Biography

Like the characters she plays in her movies, Hilary Swank has survived every challenge life has thrown her way. Through all of her struggles…more

Born

7/30/1974, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Birth Name

Hilary Ann Swank

Gender

Female

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Star (3)

Role
- Beverly Hills 90210
  Carly Reynolds (episodes 210 - 226)
  - S 8: Ep 17 The Elephant's Father
    1/21/98
  - S 8: Ep 16 Illegal Tender
    1/14/98
  - S 8: Ep 15 Ready or Not
    1/7/98
  - S 8: Ep 14 Santa Knows
    12/17/97
  - S 8: Ep 13 Comic Relief
    12/10/97
  - + 16 More Credits
- Leaving L.A.
  Tiffany Roebuck
  - S 1: Ep 6 Dead Elvis
    6/14/97
  - S 1: Ep 5 Now?
    6/7/97
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Black Widower
    5/31/97
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Eyes of the City
    4/26/97
  - S 1: Ep 2 Give Them Names
    4/19/97
  - + 1 More Credits
- Camp Wilder
  Danielle
  - S 1: Ep 19 That Was Thin, This Is Now
    2/26/93
  - S 1: Ep 18 A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Dorfman
    2/19/93
  - S 1: Ep 17 Love Stinks
    2/12/93
  - S 1: Ep 16 Forget-Me-Not
    2/5/93
  - S 1: Ep 15 Bringing Up Brody
    1/22/93
  - + 14 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- e-Talk Daily
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 57 April 4, 2007
    4/4/07
  - S 3: Ep 56 April 3, 2007
    4/3/07
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 181 Hilary Swank; Carlos Mencia; Gym Class Heroes
    3/28/07
  - S 13: Ep 119 Show #2840
    12/20/04
  - S 11: Ep 179 Show #2453
    3/25/03
  - S 10: Ep 100 Show #2166
    11/23/01
  - S 9: Ep 22 Show #1980
    1/17/01
Guest Star (28)

Role
- The Talk
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8
    10/27/10
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 23: Ep 28 October 14, 2010
    10/14/10
  - S 22: Ep 29 October 19, 2009
    10/19/09
  - S 20: Ep 73 December 13, 2007
    12/13/07
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 18: Ep 25 Show #3382
    10/13/10
  - S 12: Ep 74 Show #2294
    1/3/05
  - S 11: Ep 86 Show #2117
    2/6/04
  - S 10: Ep 116 Show #1965
    4/4/03
  - S 9: Ep 155 Show #1810
    5/20/02
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Guest Star
  - S 16: Ep 1 Hilary Swank
    11/9/09
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 34 Hilary Swank/Jay Sean
    10/26/09
  - S 6: Ep 36 Hilary Swank/Bonnie Hunt/Warren Sapp/Kym Johnson
    10/27/08
  - S 2: Ep 64 Hilary Swank/Jason Randal
    12/2/04
- The Jay Leno Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 29 29
    10/22/09
- The Today Show
  Herself
  - S 58: Ep 207 October 16, 2009
    10/16/09
  - S 56: Ep 68 April 4, 2007
    4/4/07
  - S 53: Ep 248 December 13, 2004
    12/13/04
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 80: Ep 1 The 80th Annual Academy Awards
    2/24/08
  - S 75: Ep 1 The 75th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/03
  - S 73: Ep 1 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/01
- e-Talk Daily
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 109 January 28, 2008
    1/28/08
  - S 4: Ep 80 December 12, 2007
    12/12/07
  - S 4: Ep 78 December 10, 2007
    12/10/07
  - S 4: Ep 53 November 2, 2007
    11/2/07
  - S 3: Ep 4 January 5, 2007
    1/5/07
  - + 2 More Credits
- Shootout
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 12 Denzel Washington, Hilary Swank
    12/23/07
  - S 2: Ep 19 Oscars 2005
    2/27/05
- Canada AM
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 51 November 12, 2007
    11/12/07
- Punk'd
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 2 Hilary Swank, Ashley Tisdale, Chamillionaire
    4/17/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 2348 Hilary Swank, Artie Lange, the Black Keys
    1/11/07
  - S 12: Ep 81 Hilary Swank, Roger Ebert, Lee Ann Womack
    2/17/05
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 92 Friday, January 5, 2007
    1/5/07
- E! True Hollywood Story
  herself
  - S 11: Ep 16 Hilary Swank
    10/28/06
- MTV Movie Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 14: Ep 1 2005 MTV Movie Awards
    6/4/05
  - S 11: Ep 1 2002 MTV Movie Awards
    6/1/02
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Herself
  - — After Oscar® Party
    2/28/05
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 77: Ep 1 The 77th Annual Academy Awards
    2/27/05
  - S 72: Ep 1 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards
    3/26/00
- Saturday Night Live
  Herself
  - S 30: Ep 13 Hilary Swank/50 Cent
    2/19/05
- Coming Attractions
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 45 Coach Carter; White Noise; Million Dollar Baby; Elektra
    12/17/04
- The View
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 113 Swank/Marston
    2/13/04
  - S 5: Ep 49 November 29, 2001
    11/29/01
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 118 Hilary Swank
    3/27/03
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 37 Show 1039
    11/7/01
  - S 4: Ep 113 Show #737
    3/6/00
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  Kimberly
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
- Growing Pains
  Sasha Serotsky
  - S 7: Ep 17 Menage a Luke
    2/8/92
  - S 7: Ep 8 There Must Be a Pony
    11/2/91
- Evening Shade
  Aimee
  - S 2: Ep 8 I Do, I Don't
    11/18/91
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Road Trip
    10/21/91
- Harry and the Hendersons
  Chelsea
  - S 1: Ep 13 Harry Goes Ape
    4/20/91

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- Hilary attended but dropped out of South Pasadena High School in South Pasadena, California. She also studied at Santa Monica College.
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- Hilary was an athletic young girl and competed in the Junior Olympics. She was ranked fifth in the state of Washington in all-around gymnastics.
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- Hilary won the role of Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry over 300 other girls over a course of a three-year selection process. She earned a meager $3,000.00 for the movie.
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- Hilary:One thing I've learned, you never know where life is taking you, but it's taking you.
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- Hilary: We have all had a time in our life when we needed somebody to believe in us, or we finally had someone who believed in us that changed our lives. If you don't have it at home or in your family life, hopefully you can find that in a teacher.
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- Hilary: (Maggie Fitzgerald is the character she played in "Million Dollar Baby") I think beauty is all relative. It's subjective. To say that Maggie Fitzgerald wasn't pretty -- to some people, she might've been. People say the hair, makeup and pretty clothes make a pretty girl. I just don't see it that way.
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