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- NAME: Hilary Swank
- OCCUPATION: Animal Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress
- BIRTH DATE: June 30, 1974 (Age: 38)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Lincoln, Nebraska
- ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer
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Hilary Swank is an American actress who has won Academy Awards for her starring roles in the films Million Dollar Baby and Boys Don't Cry.
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Hilary Swank began acting at the age of nine and now lists two Best Actress Oscars on her resume for "Boys Don't Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby."
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Despite her personal challenges, Swank continued to work hard. In Freedom Writers (2007), Swank played a teacher trying to inspire her troubled urban students through writing. She also served as an executive producer on the film. Trying her hand at romantic comedy, Swank starred opposite Gerald Butler in the critically panned P.S. I Love You. Hopes were high for her portrayal of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart in Amelia (2009),
but the film proved to be another critical and commercial disappointment.
No matter what bumps or obstacles she may encounter on her career path, Swank continues to take on new challenges. She set up her own production company, 2S Films, with producer Molly Smith in 2008. For the upcoming drama, Betty Anne Waters, Swank plays a single mom who goes to law school to help get her brother released from prison. She is also serving as an executive producer of this film adaptation of a true story.
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