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Biography 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". She began to appear regularly in local theater and school plays. She went to school in Bellingham, where she lived with her family...
| Company: |
Hillary Swank Productions, Principal (Executive)
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| Talent Agent: |
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) - Stuart Manashil
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| Profession: |
Actress / Producer / Soundtrack |
| Born: |
30 July 1974, Bellingham, Washington, USA (age 35) |
| Birth Name: |
Hilary Ann Swank |
| Height: |
5' 6" (1.68 m) |
| Spouse: |
Chad Lowe (28 September 1997 - 1 November 2007) (divorced)
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| Awards: |
Won 2 Oscars. Another 39 wins & 18 nominations |
| Credited Years: |
1990 - 2011 |
Salary
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The Affair of the Necklace (2001): $3,000,000 |
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Boys Don't Cry (1999): $3,000 |
Real Life Quotes
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[2005 Academy Awards acceptance speech for Best Actress in a Leading Role] "I don't know what I did in this life to deserve all this. I'm just a girl from a trailer park who had a dream. I never thought this would ever happen, let alone be nominated. And a working actor, for that matter. And now, this. I thank the Academy. I'm eternally grateful for this great honor. I would also like to acknowledge my fellow nominees, Annette, Imelda, Kate, and Catalina, your work inspires me beyond words. I am going to start by thanking my husband because I'd like to think I learned from past mistakes. Chad, you're my everything. Thank you for your support. It means the world. I would never be standing here if it weren't for the -- each and every one of the brilliant people I had surrounding me, supporting me and believing in me. Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, thank you for sending me this most marvelous script. You will never know how grateful I am. Paul Haggis, for writing this beautiful script. Our other producers extraordinaire: Albert S. Ruddy (Al Ruddy), Clint, Rob Lorenz (Robert Lorenz). Phyllis Huffman, our casting director. My trainers, Grant Roberts and Hector Roca, you pushed me further than I ever thought I could push myself up to that last pound, actually to that last ounce. I thank you. My sparring partners who were so patient. And everyone at Gleason's. Well, the ever-amazing Morgan Freeman. Tom Stern, our cinematographer, you are brilliant. Joel Cox, our editor, you're amazing. You know? I'm going to thank my mom for believing in me from the beginning. My dad, for his support. My agents, Josh Lieberman, Tony Lipp, Kelly Tiffan, John Campisi. Jason Weinberg, my manager (You can't do that. I haven't gotten to Clint yet! I saved him for the end) Karl Austen (Karl R. Austen), Jeff Bernstein, my lawyers. And then Clint. Clint Eastwood. Thank you for allowing me to go on this journey with you. Thank you for believing in me. You're my "macushla" Thank you. Warner brothers, as well. And you know what? Wait! Troy Nankin, my best friend and publicist. Thank you!" |
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"My most annoying question is 'Hilary, are you ever going to play a pretty girl?'" quoted in Newsweek. |
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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 |
Trivia
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Named one of "People" magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2000, 2004 and 2005. |
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Cut off all of her hair and lived as a boy for a month to prepare her for her role as Teena Brandon in Boys Don't Cry. |
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She won the lead role of Brandon/Teena in Boys Don't Cry after hundreds of other actresses had been considered and rejected over the course of three years. Told director Kimberly Peirce that, like her character, she was also 21 and hailed from Lincoln, Nebraska. But she was fibbing, and when Peirce later confronted her with the lies, she winningly responded: "But that's what Brandon would do." |
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Has been acting professionally since she was 16. |
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Has a parrot and a cat named Tallinn. |
Other Works
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Starred in a short film The Audition, directed by her husband, Chad Lowe. |
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TV commercial for Independent Film Channel (2000) |
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Print ad for Calvin Klein underwear (2004) |
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Print ad, Estée Lauder, 2004. |
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(2006) Print ad and TV commercial for "Insolence" eau de toilette by Guerlain |
Where Are They Now?
| March 2003 |
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Appeared in a production of "The Miracle Worker" in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| April 2004 |
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Taking boxing lessons at Gleason's Gym in New York City, New York, in anticipation of her upcoming lead role as the female boxer in Clint Eastwood's next film Million Dollar Baby (original title "Rope Burns"), which is scheduled to start filming in Los Angeles, California, in June 2004. |
| September 2006 |
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Filming P.S. I Love You in Dublin, Ireland and New York. |
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