Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank

Acting
Born 1974-07-30Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Biography

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).

Movies (55)

Million Dollar Baby
8.0

Million Dollar Baby

2004Movie8.0
Insomnia
7.0

Insomnia

2002Movie7.0
The Hunt
6.7

The Hunt

2020Movie6.7
The Core
5.8

The Core

2003Movie5.8
Logan Lucky
6.7

Logan Lucky

2017Movie6.7
Freedom Writers
7.9

Freedom Writers

2007Movie7.9
The Gift
6.5

The Gift

2000Movie6.5
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
5.6

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1992Movie5.6
The Next Karate Kid
5.4

The Next Karate Kid

1994Movie5.4
Ordinary Angels
7.7

Ordinary Angels

2024Movie7.7
The Black Dahlia
5.6

The Black Dahlia

2006Movie5.6
The Reaping
5.8

The Reaping

2007Movie5.8
The Homesman
6.5

The Homesman

2014Movie6.5
P.S. I Love You
7.2

P.S. I Love You

2007Movie7.2
The Resident
5.8

The Resident

2011Movie5.8
Boys Don't Cry
7.4

Boys Don't Cry

1999Movie7.4
New Year's Eve
5.9

New Year's Eve

2011Movie5.9
I Am Mother
6.7

I Am Mother

2019Movie6.7
Fatale
6.0

Fatale

2020Movie6.0
11:14
6.8

11:14

2004Movie6.8
Sometimes They Come Back... Again
4.8

Sometimes They Come Back... Again

1996Movie4.8
You're Not You
7.4

You're Not You

2014Movie7.4
The Good Mother
4.9

The Good Mother

2023Movie4.9
Conviction
7.1

Conviction

2010Movie7.1
The Concert for New York City
5.1

The Concert for New York City

2001Movie5.1
55 Steps
6.7

55 Steps

2018Movie6.7
Amelia
5.7

Amelia

2009Movie5.7
Disclosure
7.8

Disclosure

2020Movie7.8
Spark: A Space Tail
4.9

Spark: A Space Tail

2016Movie4.9
Iron Jawed Angels
6.8

Iron Jawed Angels

2004Movie6.8
The Affair of the Necklace
5.6

The Affair of the Necklace

2001Movie5.6
What They Had
6.5

What They Had

2018Movie6.5
The Audition
8.0

The Audition

2000Movie8.0
Quiet Days in Hollywood
3.3

Quiet Days in Hollywood

1997Movie3.3
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
6.1

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

2013Movie6.1
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
5.3

Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

2003Movie5.3
Mary and Martha
6.3

Mary and Martha

2013Movie6.3
Dying to Belong
5.5

Dying to Belong

1997Movie5.5
Birds of America
5.5

Birds of America

2008Movie5.5
Red Dust
5.8

Red Dust

2004Movie5.8
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2.0

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

2005Movie2.0
Kounterfeit
4.7

Kounterfeit

1996Movie4.7
Clint Eastwood : la légende

Clint Eastwood : la légende

2025Movie
...So Goes the Nation
6.9

...So Goes the Nation

2006Movie6.9
Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story
6.7

Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story

1994Movie6.7
Heartwood
3.8

Heartwood

1998Movie3.8
The Sleepwalker Killing
5.9

The Sleepwalker Killing

1997Movie5.9
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
6.2

Double Dutchess: Seeing Double

2017Movie6.2
Terror in the Family
6.0

Terror in the Family

1996Movie6.0
On Native Soil
8.0

On Native Soil

2006Movie8.0
N.A.R.

N.A.R.

Movie
James Lipton Takes on Three
8.0

James Lipton Takes on Three

2005Movie8.0
Born to Fight
8.0

Born to Fight

2005Movie8.0
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
3.0

Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya

2018Movie3.0
Under Antarctic Ice

Under Antarctic Ice

2003Movie

TV Shows (40)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009Series4.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series5.8
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series6.3
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015Series5.1
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
Beverly Hills, 90210
7.3

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990Series7.3
BoJack Horseman
8.5

BoJack Horseman

2014Series8.5
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993Series7.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992Series5.4
Golden Globe Awards
7.0

Golden Globe Awards

1944Series7.0
The Talk
3.0

The Talk

2010Series3.0
Leute heute
5.2

Leute heute

1997Series5.2
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003Series5.6
Punk'd
5.1

Punk'd

2003Series5.1
Yellowjackets
7.4

Yellowjackets

2021Series7.4
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014Series4.2
The Masked Singer
7.5

The Masked Singer

2019Series7.5
Chelsea
5.1

Chelsea

2016Series5.1
Wetten, dass..?
5.6

Wetten, dass..?

1981Series5.6
The Reichen Show
4.8

The Reichen Show

2005Series4.8
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
Today
5.6

Today

1952Series5.6
Growing Pains
6.5

Growing Pains

1985Series6.5
Bambi
9.0

Bambi

1948Series9.0
Harry and the Hendersons
5.8

Harry and the Hendersons

1991Series5.8
Explained
7.5

Explained

2018Series7.5
The Jay Leno Show
3.3

The Jay Leno Show

2009Series3.3
Away
6.5

Away

2020Series6.5
Goldene Kamera
5.7

Goldene Kamera

1984Series5.7
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
3.3

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

2019Series3.3
Alaska Daily
7.3

Alaska Daily

2022Series7.3
Trust
6.9

Trust

2018Series6.9
Camp Wilder
5.0

Camp Wilder

1992Series5.0
The Early Show
6.2

The Early Show

1999Series6.2
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
7.0

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

2021Series7.0
Leaving L.A.
8.0

Leaving L.A.

1997Series8.0