Hilary Swank Biography (1974-)

Full name, Hilary Ann Swank; born July 30, 1974, in Lincoln, NE; raised in Washington and California; daughter of Stephen (in the military and in sales) and Judy (a secretary and dancer) Swank; married Chad Lowe (an actor), September 28, 1997 (some sources cite October 2, 1997). Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager:Untitled Entertainment, 331 North Maple Dr., Second Floor, Beverly Hills, CA90210.; Publicist: Baker Winokur Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor West, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer
Birth Details: July 30, 1974; Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Kimberly Hannah, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twentieth Century-Fox,1992
Julie Pierce, The Next Karate Kid, Columbia, 1994
Colleen, Kounterfeit (also known as Money Crush), LIVE Entertainment, 1996
Michelle Porter, Sometimes They Come Back ... Again (also known asSometimes They Come Back 2), Trimark Pictures, 1996
Lolita, The Way We Are (also known as Quiet Days in Hollywood), Kick Film, 1997
Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon, Boys Don't Cry (also known as TakeIt Like a Man), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Valerie Barksdale, The Gift, Paramount, 2000
The Audition (short film), 2000
Jeanne St. Remy de Valois, The Affair of the Necklace, Warner Bros., 2001
Detective Ellie Burr, Insomnia, Warner Bros., 2002
The Space Between (short film), 2002
Buzzy, 11:14, MDP Worldwide, 2003
Major Rebecca "Beck" Childs, The Core (also known as Core),Paramount, 2003
Maggie Fitzgerald, Million Dollar Baby (also known as Rope Burns), Warner Bros., 2004
Sarah Barcant, Red Dust, BBC Films, 2004
Madeleine Sprague, The Black Dahlia, Lions Gate Films, 2005
Narrator, On Native Soil (documentary), Linda Ellman Productions,2005
Catherine, The Reaping, Warner Bros., 2006
Teacher, Freedom Writers, Paramount, 2006
Film Executive Producer
11:14, MDP Worldwide, 2003
Freedom Writers, Paramount, 2006
Television Appearances
Series
Aimee, Evening Shade, CBS, 1991-92
Danielle, Camp Wilder, ABC, 1992-93
Tiffany Roebuck, Leaving L.A., ABC, 1997
Carly Reynolds, Beverly Hills 90210, Fox, 1997-98
Participant, Celebrity Charades, American Movie Classics, beginning 2005
Movies
Patty, Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story (also known as Victim of Rage), CBS, 1994
Deena Martin, Terror in the Family, Fox, 1996
Lauren Schall, The Sleepwalker Killings (also known as Crimes of Passion: Sleepwalker and From the Files of Unsolved Mysteries: "TheSleepwalker Killings"), NBC, 1997
Lisa Connors, Dying to Belong, NBC, 1997
Sylvia Orsini, Heartwood, Family Channel, 1998
Alice Paul, Iron Jawed Angels, HBO, 2004

Specials
Narrator, Reel Models: The First Women of Film (documentary), American Movie Classics, 2000
Herself, The Concert for New York City, multiple networks, 2001
(In archive footage) Herself, "#63: Acceptance Speech Goofs," 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Herself, Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope, multiple networks, 2005
Awards Presentations
Presenter, Cybermania '94: The Ultimate Gamer Awards, TBS, 1994
Herself, The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2000
Herself, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000
Presenter, VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross (also known asDivas 2000), VH1, 2000
Herself, The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2001
Presenter, The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women to Watch, CBS, 2001
(Uncredited) The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2001
Presenter, The 2002 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2002
Presenter, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
Presenter, The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 2004
Herself, The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2005
Herself, The 77th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2005
Herself, The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2005
Herself, The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, The WB, 2005
Herself, The 2005 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2005
Episodic
Sasha Serotsky, "There Must Be a Pony," Growing Pains, ABC, 1991
"Harry Goes Ape," Harry and the Hendersons, syndicated, 1991
Sasha Serotsky, "Menage a Luke," Growing Pains, ABC, 1992
Herself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999
Herself, Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2000, 2004
Herself, The View, ABC, 2000, 2004
Herself, "The Affair of the Necklace," HBO First Look, HBO, 2001
Herself, Beverly Hills 90210: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2001
Herself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2003, 2004
Herself, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2002, 2003, 2004
Herself, The Daily Show (also known as The Daily Show with JonStewart and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition), Comedy Central, 2003
Herself, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2004
Coming Attractions, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Herself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2005
Herself, The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, multiple appearances in 2005
Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 2005
Herself, Waratte iitomo, [Japan], 2005
Appeared as Danielle, ABC TGIF (also known as TGIF), ABC.
Pilots
Tiffany Roebuck, Leaving L.A., ABC, 1997
Appeared as Andi in the pilot Reality Checks.
Television Work
Series
Executive producer, Celebrity Charades, American Movie Classics, beginning 2005
Stage Appearances
Gretel, Hansel and Gretel, Missoula Children's Theatre, Missoula,MT, 1987
Cinderella, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Cinderella, Bellingham Theatre, Bellingham, WA, 1988
Annie Sullivan, The Miracle Worker, Charlotte Repertory Theatre, Charlotte, NC, 2003
RECORDINGS
Videos
Herself, The Gift: A Look Inside (short documentary film), 2001
Herself, Day for Night: The Making of "Insomnia" (short documentary film), Warner Home Video, 2002
Herself, Sex at 24 Frames per Second (documentary; also known as Playboy Presents "Sex at 24 Frames per Second: The Ultimate Journey throughSex in Cinema"), Playboy Entertainment Group, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers 2000, issue 3, Gale, 2000

Periodicals

Chicago Tribune, December 15, 2004
Empire, issue 77, 1995, pp. 67-68
Entertainment Weekly, October 29, 1999, p. 509; December 24, 2004,pp. 34-36; February 4, 2005, p. 35
Femme Fatales, September 1, 2000, pp. 12-15
Glamour (Great Britain), October, 2002, pp. 86-90, 92, 94
Harpers & Queen, September, 2002, pp. 175-77
InStyle, February, 1998, p. 203; September, 2002, pp. 490-91
Interview, April, 2000, p. 136; June, 2000, p. 87; March, 2005, pp. 181-82
Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2004
Marie Claire, July, 2002, pp. 40-44, 46
Newsweek, January 10, 2005, pp. 50-52
Now, January 23, 2002, pp. 32-33
Out, October, 1999
Parade, August 7, 1994; November 18, 2001, pp. 26-27
People Weekly, May 8, 2000, p. 192; April 14, 2003, p. 83
Premiere, November, 1999, p. 46; September, 2001, pp. 68-71
Seventeen, December, 2002, p. 174
Talk, October, 1999
Time, January 17, 2000, p. 88; April 18, 2005, p. 116
Times (London), March 27, 2003
USA Today, October 21, 1999
US Weekly, April 10, 2000, pp. 62-63
Washington Post, February 13, 2004, pp. C1, C8

Electronic

Hilary Swank Web Page, http://www.hilaryswank.com, August 31, 1999; April 11, 2000

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