Hilary Swank is an award-winning American actress and filmmaker. She is best known for her role as Brandon Teena in "Boys Do Cry" and as Maggie Fitzgerald in "Million Dollar Baby". She first starred Julie Pierce in the fourth film of The Karate Kid franchise. In her brilliant acting career, Swank has starred in many hit movies such as "The Homesman", "The Resident", "The Gift", "P.S. I love you" and "Logan Lucky". In 2018, she was seen in the FX series "Trust", playing Abigail Harris Getty opposite Donald Sutherland as J. Paul Getty.
Birth name
Hilary Ann Swank
Nickname
Hilary
Job
Actress, producer
Nationality
American
Private life
Anniversary / Date of birth
Hilary Swank was born on July 30, 1974 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.
Age
She is currently 44 years old.
Sign of the sun
Leo
Ethnicity
White
Its origins are Mexican, English and German, with smaller amounts of North Irish (Scottish-Irish), Swiss-German, Dutch, Scottish and Welsh.
Religion
Atheist
Education
Hilary attended Happy Valley Elementary School, Fairhaven Middle School, and then Sehome High School in Bellingham.
She was then accepted at South Pasadena High School in Los Angeles but dropped after a while.
Family details
- Father – Stephen Michael Swank (was a chief sergeant-chef in the National Air Guard of Oregon and was also a commercial traveler)
- Mother – Judy Kay (nee Clough) (secretary and dancer)
- Brothers and sisters – Daniel Swank (older brother)
Civil status
Married
Husband
Hilary Swank has had little relationship over the years. Her first marriage was with actor Chad Lowe in 1997 but they divorced in 2007. She was in a relationship with her agent, John Campisi, from 2007 until their breakup in May 2012. In 2015, she started dating Ruben Torres, a financial advisor with UBS and a former professional tennis player. They got engaged in March 2016, but they called in June 2016.
Swank married entrepreneur Philip Schneider on August 18, 2018 after two years of frequentation.
Physical statistics
size
- In feet – 5 feet 6 inches
- In centimeters – 168 cm
- In meters – 1.68 meters
Weight
- In kilograms – 55 kg
- In pounds – 121 lbs
Body measurements
- Measurements – 34-24-35
- Chest – 34 inches
- Cut – 25 inches
- hip – 35 inches
- Bra size – 32B
bodybuilding
Slender
Eye colour
Dark brown
Hair color
Light brown
Shoe size
She is wearing a shoe size 9 (US).
The size of the dress
Her dress size is 2 (US).
Sexuality
Straight ahead
Professional statistics
Beginning of the film
Hilary debuted on screen in a minor role in the horror film "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" in 1992. She played the role of Kimberly Hannah.
Her big break came in 1994 when she was launched in the fourth episode of the Karate Kid series, "The Next Karate Kid", opposite Pat Morita.
Beginning of television
Hilary got her first credits in two episodes of the CBS television show "Evening Shade" in 1991. She played her character as Aimee Thompson in the series.
Famous for
She was much appreciated for her performance in the movie "The Next Karate Kid", after which her career has seen a meteoric rise in several movies and TV shows.
His performance as Brandon Teena in the biopic "Boys Do Not Cry" was one of his remarkable works early in his career. She has done a lot of homework and reduced her weight as a young transman brutally murdered when people realize her sexuality. She won the Golden Globe Award and the Oscar for best actress for her work in the film.
She played Maggie Fitzgerald in "Million Dollar Baby", which was another important job in her career. For her outstanding performance as a boxer, she again won the Golden Globe Award and the Oscar for Best Actress.
Brand Mentions
She did some work for Guerlain and Calvin Klein.
Hilary Swank Favorites
- Favorite Movie – Citizen Kane (1941), The Graduate (1967), The Godfather (1972), The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Favorite Filmmaker – Elia Kazan, Orson Welles
Hilary Swank's net worth
Hilary Swank has a net worth of $ 40 million. It has few properties in its possession, including a $ 9.5 million Californian house at Pacific Palisades and a luxury home in Los Angeles. It owns a Porsche 911 Carrera, a 2006 Mercedes Benz CLK350 Coupe and a BMW Hydrogen 7.
Social media Profiles
Hilary Swank Facts
She began acting at the age of nine by appearing as Mowgli in "The Jungle Book". Since then, she has performed in several local plays and theater.
Her parents divorced when she was 16 and later moved to Los Angeles with her mother.
In 2000, 2004 and 2005, she was in the list of the 50 most beautiful people in People magazine.
She received $ 75 a day for her work in the drama Boys Do Not Cry (1999).
Hilary is the first woman in history to win an Oscar for her role as a boxer.
She has two dogs: Karoo, a Corgi / Jack Russell mix and Lucky, a German mix of shepherds / Labarador Retriever.
On January 8, 2007, Hilary received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
She was originally considered for the role of Satine in Moulin Rouge! (2001), but it's finally Nicole Kidman.
Hilary is the third youngest actress to win two Oscars for best actress, only after Luise Rainer and Jodie Foster.
She is good friend with actress Mariska Hargitay.
She would play Laura Murphy in the drama series The One Percent by Alejandro González Iñárritu.