Hilary Swank
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).
Acting
Movie
Million Dollar Baby
as Maggie Fitzgerald
2004
Movie
Insomnia
as Ellie Burr
2002
Movie
Logan Lucky
as Special Agent Sarah Grayson
2017
Movie
The Hunt
as Athena
2020
Movie
P.S. I Love You
as Holly
2007
TV
BoJack Horseman
as Joey Pogo (voice)
2014
Movie
I Am Mother
as Woman
2019
Movie
Freedom Writers
as Erin Gruwell
2007
Movie
New Year's Eve
as Claire Morgan
2011
Movie
The Core
as Maj. Rebecca Childs
2003
Movie
Boys Don't Cry
as Brandon Teena
1999
Movie
The Gift
as Valerie Barksdale
2000
Movie
The Black Dahlia
as Madeleine Linscott
2006
Movie
The Next Karate Kid
as Julie Pierce
1994
TV
Yellowjackets
as Adult Melissa
2021
Movie
11:14
as Buzzy
2004
Movie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Kimberly Hannah
1992
Movie
The Reaping
as Katherine
2007
Movie
The Homesman
as Mary Bee Cuddy
2014
Movie
You're Not You
as Kate
2014
TV
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Carly Reynolds
1990
Movie
The Resident
as Juliet Devereau
2011
Movie
Conviction
as Betty Anne Waters
2010
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
Crew
Movie
Freedom Writers
Executive Producer
2007
Movie
Something Borrowed
Producer
2011
Movie
11:14
Executive Producer
2004
Movie
You're Not You
Producer
2014
Movie
The Resident
Executive Producer
2011
Movie
Conviction
Executive Producer
2010
Movie
Fatale
Producer
2020
TV
Away
Executive Producer
2020
Movie
What They Had
Executive Producer
2018
TV
Alaska Daily
Executive Producer
2022
Movie
The Good Mother
Executive Producer
2023
Movie
Beautiful Ohio
Producer
2006