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Trivia
Birth name: Hilary Ann Swank
Date of birth: 30 July 1974
Place of birth: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Spouse: Chad Lowe (28 September 1997 - present)
2000 - Named one of "People"
magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.
Cut off all of her hair and lived as a boy
for a month to prepare her for her role as Teena Brandon in Boys Don't
Cry (1999).
Sister-in-law of Rob Lowe.
She won the lead role of Brandon/Teena in
Boys Don't Cry (1999) after hundreds of other actresses had been
considered and rejected over the course of three years. Told director
Kimberly Peirce that, like her character, she was also 21 and hailed
from Lincoln, Nebraska. But she was fibbing, and when Peirce later
confronted her with the lies, she winningly responded: "But that's
what Brandon would do."
Has been acting professionally since she was
16.
Has a parrot and a cat named Tallinn.
Competed in the Junior Olympics and
Washington state championships in swimming; ranked fifth in the state in
all-around gymnastics.
Discovered as a young child actor by
producer Suzy Sachs.
Met husband Chad Lowe on set of Quiet Days
in Hollywood (1997), married after 5-month relationship.
Mother Judy Swank moved with her to LA area
at age 16, where, impoverished for a while, they lived out of their car.
Earned $75 a day for Boys Don't Cry (1999).
Auditioned for the role of Lucy Hatcher on
the television series "The Practice" (1997).
Of Spanish and Native American heritage.
Hilary's 20th birthday party was a 1974
themed party and was held in Hollywood at The Crush Bar.
She and husband moved into a 4-story
brownstone home in Greenwich Village (NYC) they bought for $4 million.
(June, 2002)
Sister-in-law of makeup artist Sheryl
Berkoff.
Although she was naturally athletic from
high school, she totally changed physically to play Maggie in Million
Dollar Baby (2004). She gained nearly 20 pounds, becoming so buff that
her former clothes are still too small for her.
Attended Santa Monica College.
First woman to win an Oscar in a role as a
boxer
Is the third youngest actress to win 2 Best
Actress Academy Awards. Luise Rainer and Jodie Foster were the first and
second, respectively.
Joined Vivien Leigh, Helen Hayes, Sally
Field and Luise Rainer as the only actresses with a perfect track record
at the Oscars: Two nominations and two wins.
15th January 2005: Fined NZ$200 (AUD$190)
for bringing undeclared fruit into New Zealand. She was found with an
apple and orange at New Zealand's Auckland International Airport. She
has since contested the fine.
Grew up in Bellingham, Washington
Both of her Oscar-winning roles required
huge physical changes
Though she's known for her dramatic work,
she starred in several sitcom pilots for CBS that never amounted to
much.
Has 2 dogs: Karoo, a Corgi/Jack Russell mix,
and Lucky, a German Shepherd/Labarador Retriever mix.
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