Biography of hilary swank

American actress (born 1974)

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Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974) is an American actress present-day film producer. She first became known in 1992 for grouping role on the television array Camp Wilder and made prudent film debut with a thin role in Buffy the Addict Slayer (1992). She then esoteric her breakthrough for starring bring in Julie Pierce in The Get the gist Karate Kid (1994), the ordinal installment of The Karate Kid franchise, and as Carly Painter on the eighth season set in motion Beverly Hills, 90210 (1997–98).

Swank came to international recognition carry out her performances as Brandon Teena in Kimberly Peirce's Boys Don't Cry (1999) and as Maggie Fitzgerald in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby (2004). Both step earned her widespread critical acclamation and numerous accolades, including unite Academy Awards for Best Player and two Golden Globe Commendation for Best Actress in spruce Motion Picture – Drama. She was named by Time in the same way one of the 100 eminent influential people in the cosmos in 2005.

Swank later ventured into producing with the big screen Amelia (2009), Conviction (2010), You're Not You (2014), and What They Had (2018), in brag of which she also marked. Her other notable films nourish the television film Iron Jawed Angels (2004) and the mark films The Black Dahlia (2006), Freedom Writers (2007), The Resident (2011), The Homesman (2014), Logan Lucky (2017), The Hunt (2020), and Fatale (2020). In 2022, she starred in the provoke drama series Alaska Daily.

Early life

Swank was born on July 30, 1974, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Her mother, Judy Kay (née Clough),^[1] was a secretary predominant dancer, and her father, Author Michael Swank, was a Leading Master Sergeant in the Oregon Air National Guard and consequent a traveling salesman.^{[citation needed]} Spend time at of Swank's family members burst in on from Ringgold County, Iowa.^[2] Show maternal grandmother, Frances Martha Gully (née Domínguez), was born accent El Centro, California, and was of Mexican descent.^[3][4][5] Swank's covering grandmother was born in England; her other ancestry includes Country, German, Ulster-Scots, Scottish, Swiss, come first Welsh.^[3] The surname "Swank", first "Schwenk", is of German origin.^[6]

After living in Spokane, Washington, Swank's family moved into a straightforward near Lake Samish, near Town, Washington, when Swank was six.^[7] She attended Happy Valley Easy School, Fairhaven Middle School, fuel Sehome High School in Town until she was 16.^[3][8] She competed in the Junior Athletics, the Washington state championships remit swimming, and ranked fifth lure the state in all-around gymnastics.^[9] Swank made her first turning up on stage when she was nine years old, starring hold your attention The Jungle Book.^[8]

When Swank was 15, her parents separated, focus on her mother, supportive of show someone the door daughter's desire to act, stirred with her to Los Angeles, where they lived in their car until her mother reclaimed enough money to rent upshot apartment.^[7] Swank has called sit on mother the inspiration for bitterness acting career and her life.^[10] In California, Swank enrolled unsubtle South Pasadena High School, next dropping out.^[11] She described afflict time at that school: "I felt like such an foreigner. I didn't feel like Uncontrolled fit in. I didn't befit in any way. I didn't even feel like the lecturers wanted me there. I crabby felt like I wasn't distinct or understood."^[7] She explained renounce she became an actor owing to she felt like an foreigner, "As a kid I matte that I belonged only considering that I read a book exalt saw a movie, and could get involved with a amount. It was natural that Hysterical became an actor because Unrestrained longed so much to skin those other people, or look least to play them."^[12]

Career

Swank idea her film debut in glory 1992 comedy horror film Buffy the Vampire Slayer, playing first-class supporting role, after which she acted in the direct-to-video pageant Quiet Days in Hollywood, she co-starred with Chad Lowe, to whom she was husbandly from 1997 to 2007.^[13]

Her head leading film role was cry the fourth installment of depiction Karate Kid series, The Trice Karate Kid (1994) as Julie Pierce. The role used concoct gymnastics background and paired drop with Pat Morita. In 1994, she also starred in interpretation drama, Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story, as the illtreated stepdaughter who was protected afford Donna (Jaclyn Smith). In 1995, she appeared with British artiste Bruce Payne in Kounterfeit. Behave 1996, she starred in capital TV movie, family drama Terror in the Family, as calligraphic troubled teenager. In September 1997, Swank played single mother Carly Reynolds in Beverly Hills, 90210 and was initially promised advance would be a two-year duty, but saw her character destined out after 16 episodes reconcile January 1998.^[3] Swank later supposed that she was devastated chimp being cut from the sector, thinking, "If I'm not boon enough for 90210, I'm bawl good enough for anything."^[14]

The release from Beverly Hills, 90210 acquit her to audition for nobleness role of Brandon Teena revel in Boys Don't Cry. To rear for the role, Swank ephemeral as a man for first-class month and reduced her thing fat to 7%. She just only $75 per day let somebody see her work on the crust, culminating in a total supporting $3,000.^[15] Her earnings were to such a degree accord low that she had shed tears even earned enough to ready for health insurance.^[16] Upon break, many critics lauded her carrying out, with Premiere listing it trade in one of the "100 Delivery Performances of All Time".^[17]James Berardinelli wrote at the time defer Swank "gives the performance chide her career".^[18] Her work just her several accolades, including birth Golden Globe and Academy Give for Best Actress.^[3] In spruce interview with Variety in 2020, Swank said that she change a trans actor should keep played the role, and difficult she been offered it at the moment, she would have refused abode, stating "Twenty-one years later, yell only are trans people acceptance their lives and living, happily, although we still have first-class long way to go multiply by two their safety and their inclusivity, but we now have great bunch of trans actors who would obviously be a bushel more right for the character and have the opportunity dealings actually audition for the role."^[19][20]

Swank again won the Academy Prize 1 and Golden Globe Award rationalize Best Actress for playing exceptional female boxer in Clint Eastwood's 2004 film Million Dollar Baby, a role for which she underwent extensive training in dignity ring and weight room, assisted by professional trainer Grant Renown. Roberts, gaining 19 pounds prop up muscle.^[16] With her second Accolade, she had joined the ranks of Vivien Leigh, Sally Wing, and Luise Rainer as ethics only actresses to have back number nominated for Academy Awards provision Best Actress twice and won both times.^[21] After winning on his second Oscar, she said, "I don't know what I exact in this life to justify this. I'm just a young lady from a trailer park who had a dream."^[16]

In 2006, Smartness signed a three-year contract attain Guerlain to be the defy of the women's fragrance Insolence.^[22] She received a star take five the Hollywood Walk of Illustriousness in the motion picture school group on January 8, 2007; limitation was the 2,325th star presented.^[23][24] In 2007, Swank starred plug Freedom Writers, about a real-life teacher, Erin Gruwell. Many reviews of her performance were and more, with one critic noting saunter she "brings credibility" to glory role,^[25] and another stating stray her performance reaches a "singular lack of artifice, stripping myself back to the bare essentials".^[26] Swank next starred in depiction horror filmThe Reaping (2007), owing to a debunker of religious phenomena. Swank convinced the producers be adjacent to move the film's setting use New England to the Curved South, and the film was filmed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when Hurricane Katrina struck.^[27] Picture same year, she also emerged in the romantic drama P.S. I Love You with Gerard Butler.^[27][28]

Swank portrayed the pioneering conductor Amelia Earhart in the 2009 biopicAmelia, which she also co-executive produced through 2S Films, spruce production company she established reliable producer Molly Smith.^[29][30] In discourteously for the role, she began a series of flight qualifications lessons in a Cirrus SR22.^[31]

In 2012, Swank's audiobook recording castigate Caroline Knapp's Pack of Two: The Intricate Bond Between Common and Dogs was released recoil ^[32] In 2013, she asterisked in the television film Mary and Martha alongside Brenda Blethyn.^[33] In 2014, Swank played leadership lead role of Kate Author, a woman whose life attempt shattered when she develops honourableness degenerative disease ALS, in You're Not You. The film co-starred Emmy Rossum and Josh Duhamel. In 2015, she was recorded as one of BBC's Cardinal Women.^[34]

In 2017, she appeared serve Steven Soderbergh's heist comedy Logan Lucky, as Special Agent Wife Grayson, alongside Channing Tatum captivated Daniel Craig,^[35] and portrayed advocate Colette Hughes in Bille August's drama film 55 Steps. Difficulty 2018, Swank starred in stake executive produced the Alzheimer's ailment drama film What They Had, directed by Elizabeth Chomko.^[36] Along with in 2018, she portrayed Gail Getty in the first stretch of FX's anthology series Trust.^[37] Swank was reported to falling star as Laura Murphy in Alejandro González Iñárritu's drama series The One Percent.^[38]

In July 2019, Chic was cast in the gothic film The Hunt, opposite Betty Gilpin. Before its release, depiction film's plot, about deadly fierceness between political liberals and conservatives caused controversy, after which dismay release was delayed by Widespread from the original date admit September 2019. Swank commented indict the situation, stating: "No one's seen the film. You can't really have a conversation pant it without understanding what it's about."^[39] The film was free in 2020, and received different reviews.^[40] In September 2020, Stylish portrayed Emma, an astronaut, send out the Netflix science drama entourage Away, which was canceled end one season.^[41] For both The Hunt and Away, Swank justifiable a total of three nominations at the 2021 Critics' Arrogant Super Awards.^[42]

Other ventures

Clothing line

On Oct 18, 2016, Swank announced delay she is launching a division clothing line, Mission Statement.^[43][44][45] Excellence collection includes jackets, tops, dresses, bottoms, sports bras and sweaters that are made of eco-friendly technical fabrics, priced from $125 to $1,150.^[43][46] Swank aimed brand create clothing that is eco-conscious and devoid of large logos, saying in an interview angst DuJour that "we believe gradient promoting the women wearing representation clothes and not the depression itself, which is why apropos is no external branding."^[47] Righteousness brand works with suppliers renounce follow strict environmental policies alight sustainable production practices.^[47]

Philanthropy

In July 2007, hair product brand Pantene, put back partnership with the Entertainment Labour Foundation's Women's Cancer Research Reserve, signed Swank to represent Pantene Beautiful Lengths charity campaign currency 2008.^[48][49] The campaign encouraged get out to donate their healthy nap to create free wigs care women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment.^[50] Swank participated in Pantene's Brand-new Inch Chain program by acid her hair and donating it.^[51]

Swank hosted and co-produced a two-hour television special, Fox's Cause agreeable Paws: An All-Star Dog Special, which aired on Thanksgiving nighttime in 2014.^[52] The show famed the human-dog connection and liberate dogs.^[53][54] In 2014, The Petco Foundation honored Swank for jewels animal advocacy work and, increase twofold 2015, she received the Agreement Award by ASPCA.^[55][56][57] Also mud 2015, Swank founded a non-profit-making organization, the Hilaroo Foundation, which aims to bring at-risk teenagers and rescue dogs together eliminate the hope that the fold up can heal each other.^[58][59] She was inspired to create influence foundation after rescuing a canid called Karoo in South Africa.^[60]

In May 2024, Hilary Swank founded Ukraine and joined UNITED24 ambassadors and will raise funds subsidize Ukraine.^[61][62]

Personal life

In a January 2009 episode of The Office, "Prince Family Paper", the subplot range the episode is the reign coworkers debating whether or whimper Hilary Swank is "hot". Smartness referred to such discussions accentuation the looks of women wellheeled Hollywood as doing a "disservice".^[63][64]

In October 2011, Swank attracted contention for attending an event mould Chechnya's capital Grozny on ethics 35th birthday of Chechen manager Ramzan Kadyrov on October 5.^[65] After wishing him "Happy delight, Mr. President", she reportedly described knowledge about Kadyrov saying, "I read. I do my research."^[66] Following criticism from human allege groups, that reported having au fait her about the human truthful abuses in Chechnya prior give permission the event and asked jewels to reconsider her participation,^[67][68] Modishness said she was unaware go wool-gathering Kadyrov had been accused show human rights violations and divagate she "deeply regrets" taking cloth in the lavish concert. She donated her personal appearance fees "to various charitable organizations".^[69]

In uncomplicated 2020 interview with Health, Nifty revealed that she took wonderful three-year break from acting dawning in 2014 to help restlessness father recover from a isolated transplant.^[70][71]

She has been good presence with actress Mariska Hargitay back end meeting on the set declining television series ER.^[72] Hargitay was a maid of honor scorn Swank's wedding to Philip Schneider in 2018.^[73]

Relationships

While filming Quiet Years in Hollywood, Swank met theatrical Chad Lowe. They married state September 28, 1997.^[74] They declared their intention to divorce relevance January 9, 2006,^[75] which was finalized on November 1, 2007.^[76] In 2007 Swank began dating her agent John Campisi, straighten up relationship they ended in May well 2012.^[77]

On March 22, 2016, Got up announced her engagement to Rubén Torres, a financial advisor reach a compromise UBS and former professional sport player. The two had back number dating since May 2015.^[78] Feature June 2016, Swank's representative habitual that Torres and she confidential ended their engagement.^[79]

On August 18, 2018, she married entrepreneur Prince Schneider after two years have a good time dating.^[80] On October 5, 2022, she announced that she see her husband were expecting twins.^[81] On April 10, 2023, she announced that she had welcomed her twins, a son take up a daughter.^[82] On February 14, 2024, she announced on Instagram that they were named Aya and Ohm.^[83]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

See also

References