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| Hilary Swank |
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"Here I am: I'm a work in progress... and always will be. "
| Date of Birth: July 30, 1974 |
| Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska |
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| Her turn as Teena Brandon in the 1999 independent film Boys Don't Cry, shot on a shoestring budget, won universal acclaim as well as the statuette for Best Actress at the 2000 Academy Awards. In 2005, she proved that she wasn't a one-trick pony when she won the Best Actress Oscar, SAG and Golden Globe for her performance in Million Dollar Baby. |
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| While so many other young women in Hollywood are typecast based on physical appearance, Swank has earned the right to control her own destiny based on her powerful performances in Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby. |
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Hilary Ann Swank was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 30, 1974. She grew up in Bellingham, Washington and as a child, devoted much of her time to athletic pursuits. Swank swam in the Junior Olympics and state championships, and ranked fifth in her state for gymnastics. At the age of 16, Swank moved to Los Angeles to realize her dream of becoming an actress.
Her first notable screen credit was as the sidekick in the feature film, Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1992. Two years later, she earned a modicum of fame when she was chosen to star in The Next Karate Kid, a critical and box-office failure. |
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