
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).
Movies

Freedom Writers
2007
as Erin Gruwell

New Year's Eve
2011
as Claire Morgan

P.S. I Love You
2007
as Holly

The Resident
2011
as Juliet Devereau

Boys Don't Cry
1999
as Brandon Teena

The Reaping
2007
as Katherine

Amelia
2009
as Amelia Earhart

Iron Jawed Angels
2004
as Alice Paul

Conviction
2010
as Betty Anne Waters

Million Dollar Baby
2004
as Maggie Fitzgerald

The Core
2003
as Maj. Rebecca Childs

The Next Karate Kid
1994
as Julie Pierce

The Black Dahlia
2006
as Madeleine Linscott

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
as Kimberly Hannah

The Gift
2000
as Valerie Barksdale

11:14
2004
as Buzzy
Web Series

Fear Factor
2001
as Ellie Burr
