Hilary Swank
Acting
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).
Known for
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movieOrdinary Angels
2024
Sharon Stevens
movieThe Good Mother
2023
Marissa Bennings
tvAlaska Daily
2022
Eileen Fitzgerald
tvYellowjackets
2021
Adult Melissa
movieFatale
2020
Det. Valerie Quinlan
tvAway
2020
Emma Green
movieDisclosure
2020
Brandon Teena / Self (archive footage)
movieThe Hunt
2020
Athena
movieI Am Mother
2019
Woman
tvThe Masked Singer
2019
Special Message (via video)
movieWhat They Had
2018
Bridget
tvExplained
2018
Narrator (voice)
movieKadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
2018
Self (archive footage)
tvTrust
2018
Gail Getty
movie55 Steps
2018
Colette Hughes
movieLogan Lucky
2017
Special Agent Sarah Grayson
tvChelsea
2016
Self
movieSpark: A Space Tail
2016
The Queen (voice)
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
tvBoJack Horseman
2014
Joey Pogo (voice)
movieThe Homesman
2014
Mary Bee Cuddy
movieNew Year's Eve
2011
Claire Morgan
movieThe Resident
2011
Juliet Devereau
tvThe Talk
2010
Self
movieConviction
2010
Betty Anne Waters
movieAmelia
2009
Amelia Earhart
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieThe Reaping
2007
Katherine
movieFreedom Writers
2007
Erin Gruwell
movieThe Black Dahlia
2006
Madeleine Linscott
movieOn Native Soil
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieShelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
Self - Presenter
movieMillion Dollar Baby
2004
Maggie Fitzgerald
movie11:14
2004
Buzzy
movieIron Jawed Angels
2004
Alice Paul
movieRed Dust
2004
Sarah Barcant
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Self / Self - Guest
movieThe Core
2003
Maj. Rebecca Childs
tvPunk'd
2003
Self
movieUnder Antarctic Ice
2003
Narrator (voice)
movieInsomnia
2002
Ellie Burr
movieThe Affair of the Necklace
2001
Jeanne St. Remy de Valois
movieThe Gift
2000
Valerie Barksdale
movieBoys Don't Cry
1999
Brandon Teena
movieHeartwood
1998
Sylvia Orsini
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieThe Sleepwalker Killing
1997
Lauren Schall
tvLeaving L.A.
1997
Tiffany Roebuck
movieDying to Belong
1997
Lisa Connors
movieKounterfeit
1996
Colleen
movieSometimes They Come Back... Again
1996
Michelle Porter
movieTerror in the Family
1996
Deena Marten
movieThe Next Karate Kid
1994
Julie Pierce
movieCries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story
1994
Patty Yaklich
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvCamp Wilder
1992
Danielle
movieBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
Kimberly Hannah
tvBeverly Hills, 90210
1990
Carly Reynolds
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvGrowing Pains
1985
Sasha Serotsky
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvToday
1952
Self
tvBambi
1948
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Production13
movieThe Good Mother
2023
Executive Producer
tvAlaska Daily
2022
Executive Producer
movieFatale
2020
Producer
tvAway
2020
Executive Producer
movieWhat They Had
2018
Executive Producer
movieYou're Not You
2014
Producer
movieSomething Borrowed
2011
Producer
movieThe Resident
2011
Executive Producer
movieConviction
2010
Executive Producer
movieFreedom Writers
2007
Executive Producer
movieBeautiful Ohio
2006
Producer
movie11:14
2004
Executive Producer
N.A.R.
Executive Producer