Born July 30, 1974, in Bellingham, Wa., Hilary Swank was discovered in childhood by producer Suzy Sachs. While training as an actress, Swank was also a champion swimmer and gymnast. She made her film debut in the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) and, two years later, beat out hundreds of auditionees for the title role of The Next Karate Kid.Small films and TV work (including a regular stint on "Beverly Hills 90210") followed until her next big break. In 1999, Swank was cast as Brandon/Teena, the gender-troubled protagonist of Boys Don't Cry (made on such a lean budget that she was reportedly paid a total of $3000).
The film's surprise critical success resulted in a Best Actress Academy Award -- and stardom -- for Swank. Since then, she's also garnered favorable notices for The Gift, Insomnia, The Affair of the Necklace and The Core.
ConvictionConvinced that her brother, Kenneth (Sam Rockwell), has been unjustly convicted of murder and incompetently defended by court-ordered attorneys, high school dropout Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank) puts herself through law school in order to represent him in his appeal. Inspired by a true story,... Read More
P.S. I Love YouWhen she loses her beloved husband Gerry (Gerard Butler) to a brain tumor, grieving widow Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) is surprised to learn that he left a series of letters behind to help her cope with the pain of being without him. As the months drag on, Holly finds messages from Gerry that... Read More
The ResidentA young doctor moves into a Brooklyn loft and realizes she isn't alone in her new abode. Now she's struggling to survive as she attempts to disentangle herself from her landlord, who has a key to her home and a growing obsession for his tenant. Read More
Freedom WritersWhile her at-risk students are reading classics like The Diary of Anne Frank, a young teacher (Hilary Swank) asks them to keep journals about their troubled lives and apply history's lessons to break the cycle of violence and despair that threatens their futures. Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton... Read More
AmeliaHilary Swank stars as famed aviator Amelia Earhart in this dramatic biopic that follows the daring pilot's rise from obscurity in Kansas to her troubled marriage to businessman George Putnam (Richard Gere), who recruited her for her first transatlantic flight. Mira Nair (The Namesake, Vanity Fair)... Read More
The Resident (2011) | R | |
New Year's Eve (2011) | PG-13 | |
R | ||
Amelia (2009) | PG | |
Birds of America (2008) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Freedom Writers (2007) | PG-13 | |
The Reaping (2007) | R | |
The Black Dahlia (2006) | R | |
11:14 (2005) | R | |
NR | ||
PG-13 | ||
Iron Jawed Angels (2004) | NR | |
Red Dust (2004) | R | |
The Core (2003) | PG-13 | |
Nature: Antarctica (2003) | NR | |
Insomnia (2002) | R | |
The Affair of the Necklace (2001) | R | |
The Gift (2000) | R | |
Boys Don't Cry (1999) | R | |
Heartwood (1998) | PG-13 | |
Dying to Belong (1997) | UR | |
The Sleepwalker Killing (1997) | PG-13 | |
Quiet Days in Hollywood (1997) | R | |
Terror in the Family (1996) | NR | |
Kounterfeit (1996) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
R | ||
PG | ||
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