Hilary Swank

Hilary Ann Swank (Lincoln, Nebraska, July 30, 1974) is an American actress.

Winner of two Oscars, two Golden Globes and an Actors Guild Award, her appearances in films such as Boys Don't Cry or Million Dollar Baby have brought him both good reviews and recognition. Her role as Maggie Fitzgerald in the Clint Eastwood film often appears on lists of the best female performances in history.

Biography

Hilary Ann Swank was discovered as a child by a producer who took over her childhood career. She thereafter appeared regularly in plays at her town and her college theaters. She was also a keen athlete who competed in the Junior Olympics in swimming and was ranked fifth best junior athlete in the state of Nebraska. At the age of 16 and after the divorce of her parents, she moved with her mother to Los Angeles (California), she studied dramatic art and began acting professionally in the theater.

Hilary Swank at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival

His good physical preparation came in handy in his second film, a sequel to Karate Kid. She was chosen from hundreds of applicants and became a popular actress. She has since received numerous offers, and some of her films have achieved major success. For Boys Don't Cry, in which she plays a young transgender man, she received the Oscar for Best Leading Actress in 1999. For this role, she shaved her head and lived for a month as a boy to get used to the role, posing as his own brother. The director of the tape, Kimberly Pierce, put this requirement to Hilary to get the role of her. Brandon Teena's portrayal of her (Teena Brandon) has been described as haunting and brilliant. After playing this role, Swank suffered a period of identity crisis: "On days off from shooting, I would come home and put on skirts and makeup, but when I looked in the mirror I only saw an androgynous being," the actress once said. overcome the trance.^{[citation required]}

After this role, no good quality offers came her way and her frustration was about to cause an early and forced withdrawal, until Clint Eastwood called her to play the role of Maggie Fitzgerald in Million Dollar Baby, for which Swank again won the Oscar for Best Leading Actress.

Subsequently, he has worked on projects such as Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia, Stephen Hopkins' The Reaping, Freedom Writers and the Away series.

Personal life

Swank married Chad Lowe (Rob Lowe's younger brother) on September 27, 1997. However, on January 9, 2006, the couple announced their separation, after more than 8 years of marriage. On November 1, 2007, the divorce became effective.

On March 22, 2016, Swank announced her engagement to Rubén Torres. They had been dating since May 2015. In June 2016 it was announced that they had separated.

On August 18, 2018, she married businessman Philip Schneider after two years of relationship. In October 2022, she announced that she was expecting twins.

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Awards

Oscar

Golden Globes

BAFTA

Actors Guild

Film Review

Satellite