Hilary Swank

This article is about the American actress. For the Joey Badass song, see Hilary $wank.

Hilary Swank
Swank in 2015
Born	Hilary Ann Swank (1974-07-30) July 30, 1974 (age 50) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Occupations	Actress film producer
Years active	1991–present
Spouses	Chad Lowe ​ ​ (m. 1997;div. 2007)​ Philip Schneider ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	2

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 (1997–98).

Swank came to international recognition for 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 performances earned her widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards for Best Actress and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. She was named by Time 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), in all of which she also starred. Her other notable films include the television film Iron Jawed Angels (2004) and the feature 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 television 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 and dancer, and her father, Stephen Michael Swank, was a Chief Master Sergeant in the Oregon Air National Guard and later a traveling salesman.^{[ citation needed ]} Many of Swank's family members are from Ringgold County, Iowa. ^[2] Her maternal grandmother, Frances Martha Clough ( née Domínguez), was born in El Centro, California, and was of Mexican descent. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Swank's paternal grandmother was born in England; her other ancestry includes Dutch, German, Ulster-Scots, Scottish, Swiss, and Welsh. ^[3] The surname "Swank", originally "Schwenk", is of German origin. ^[6]

After living in Spokane, Washington, Swank's family moved into a home near Lake Samish, near Bellingham, Washington, when Swank was six. ^[7] She attended Happy Valley Elementary School, Fairhaven Middle School, then Sehome High School in Bellingham until she was 16. ^{[3] [8]} She competed in the Junior Olympics, the Washington state championships in swimming, and ranked fifth in the state in all-around gymnastics. ^[9] Swank made her first appearance on stage when she was nine years old, starring in The Jungle Book . ^[8]

When Swank was 15, her parents separated, and her mother, supportive of her daughter's desire to act, moved with her to Los Angeles, where they lived in their car until her mother saved enough money to rent an apartment. ^[7] Swank has called her mother the inspiration for her acting career and her life. ^[10] In California, Swank enrolled in South Pasadena High School, later dropping out. ^[11] She described her time at that school: "I felt like such an outsider. I didn't feel like I fit in. I didn't belong in any way. I didn't even feel like the teachers wanted me there. I just felt like I wasn't seen or understood." ^[7] She explained that she became an actor because she felt like an outsider, "As a kid I felt that I belonged only when I read a book or saw a movie, and could get involved with a character. It was natural that I became an actor because I longed so much to be those other people, or at least to play them." ^[12]

Career

Swank made her film debut in the 1992 comedy horror film Buffy the Vampire Slayer , playing a supporting role, after which she acted in the direct-to-video drama Quiet Days in Hollywood , where she co-starred with Chad Lowe, to whom she was married from 1997 to 2007. ^[13]

Swank in 1998

Her first leading film role was in the fourth installment of the Karate Kid series, The Next Karate Kid (1994) as Julie Pierce. The role used her gymnastics background and paired her with Pat Morita. In 1994, she also starred in the drama, Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story , as the abused stepdaughter who was protected by Donna (Jaclyn Smith). In 1995, she appeared with British actor Bruce Payne in Kounterfeit . In 1996, she starred in a TV movie, family drama Terror in the Family, as a troubled teenager. In September 1997, Swank played single mother Carly Reynolds in Beverly Hills, 90210 and was initially promised it would be a two-year role, but saw her character written out after 16 episodes in January 1998. ^[3] Swank later stated that she was devastated at being cut from the show, thinking, "If I'm not good enough for 90210, I'm not good enough for anything." ^[14]

The firing from Beverly Hills, 90210 freed her to audition for the role of Brandon Teena in Boys Don't Cry . To prepare for the role, Swank lived as a man for a month and reduced her body fat to 7%. She earned only $75 per day for her work on the film, culminating in a total of $3,000. ^[15] Her earnings were so low that she had not even earned enough to qualify for health insurance. ^[16] Upon release, many critics lauded her performance, with Premiere listing it as one of the "100 Greatest Performances of All Time". ^[17] James Berardinelli wrote at the time that Swank "gives the performance of her career". ^[18] Her work earned her several accolades, including the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Actress. ^[3] In an interview with Variety in 2020, Swank said that she felt a trans actor should have played the role, and had she been offered it today, she would have refused it, stating "Twenty-one years later, not only are trans people having their lives and living, thankfully, although we still have a long way to go in their safety and their inclusivity, but we now have a bunch of trans actors who would obviously be a lot more right for the role and have the opportunity to actually audition for the role." ^{[19] [20]}

Swank again won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for playing a female boxer in Clint Eastwood's 2004 film Million Dollar Baby , a role for which she underwent extensive training in the ring and weight room, aided by professional trainer Grant L. Roberts, gaining 19 pounds of muscle. ^[16] With her second Oscar, she had joined the ranks of Vivien Leigh, Sally Field, and Luise Rainer as the only actresses to have been nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress twice and won both times. ^[21] After winning her second Oscar, she said, "I don't know what I did in this life to deserve this. I'm just a girl from a trailer park who had a dream." ^[16]

Swank at the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con

In 2006, Swank signed a three-year contract with Guerlain to be the face of the women's fragrance Insolence. ^[22] She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the motion picture category on January 8, 2007; it was the 2,325th star presented. ^{[23] [24]} In 2007, Swank starred in Freedom Writers , about a real-life teacher, Erin Gruwell. Many reviews of her performance were positive, with one critic noting that she "brings credibility" to the role, ^[25] and another stating that her performance reaches a "singular lack of artifice, stripping herself back to the bare essentials". ^[26] Swank next starred in the horror film The Reaping (2007), as a debunker of religious phenomena. Swank convinced the producers to move the film's setting from New England to the Deep South, and the film was filmed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when Hurricane Katrina struck. ^[27] The same year, she also appeared in the romantic drama P.S. I Love You with Gerard Butler. ^{[27] [28]}

Swank portrayed the pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart in the 2009 biopic Amelia , which she also co-executive produced through 2S Films, a production company she established with producer Molly Smith. ^{[29] [30]} In preparation for the role, she began a series of flight training lessons in a Cirrus SR22. ^[31]

Swank at the 2013 Life Ball in Vienna, Austria

In 2012, Swank's audiobook recording of Caroline Knapp's Pack of Two: The Intricate Bond Between People and Dogs was released at Audible.com. ^[32] In 2013, she starred in the television film Mary and Martha alongside Brenda Blethyn. ^[33] In 2014, Swank played the lead role of Kate Parker, a woman whose life is shattered when she develops the degenerative disease ALS, in You're Not You . The film co-starred Emmy Rossum and Josh Duhamel. In 2015, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women. ^[34]

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

In July 2019, Swank was cast in the thriller film The Hunt , opposite Betty Gilpin. Before its release, the film's plot, about deadly violence between political liberals and conservatives caused controversy, after which its release was delayed by Universal from the original date of September 2019. Swank commented on the situation, stating: "No one's seen the film. You can't really have a conversation about it without understanding what it's about." ^[39] The film was released in 2020, and received mixed reviews. ^[40] In September 2020, Swank portrayed Emma, an astronaut, in the Netflix science drama series Away, which was canceled after one season. ^[41] For both The Hunt and Away, Swank earned a total of three nominations at the 2021 Critics' Choice Super Awards. ^[42]

Other ventures

Clothing line

On October 18, 2016, Swank announced that she is launching a luxury clothing line, Mission Statement. ^{[43] [44] [45]} The 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 to create clothing that is eco-conscious and devoid of large logos, saying in an interview with DuJour that "we believe in promoting the women wearing the clothes and not the brand itself, which is why there is no external branding." ^[47] The brand works with suppliers that follow strict environmental policies and sustainable production practices. ^[47]

Philanthropy

In July 2007, hair product brand Pantene, in partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Women's Cancer Research Fund, signed Swank to represent Pantene Beautiful Lengths charity campaign in 2008. ^{[48] [49]} The campaign encouraged people to donate their healthy hair to create free wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment. ^[50] Swank participated in Pantene's Million Inch Chain program by cutting her hair and donating it. ^[51]

In May 2024, Hilary Swank supported Ukraine and joined UNITED24 ambassadors and will raise funds for Ukraine. ^{[52] [53]}

Animal advocacy

Swank hosted and co-produced a two-hour television special, Fox's Cause for Paws: An All-Star Dog Special, which aired on Thanksgiving night in 2014. ^[54] The show celebrated the human-dog connection and rescue dogs. ^{[55] [56]} In 2014, The Petco Foundation honored Swank for her animal advocacy work and, in 2015, she received the Compassion Award by ASPCA. ^{[57] [58] [59]}

In 2015, Swank founded a nonprofit organization, the Hilaroo Foundation, which aims to bring at-risk teenagers and rescue dogs together in the hope that the two can heal each other. ^{[60] [61]} She was inspired to create the foundation after rescuing a dog called Karoo in South Africa. ^[62]

Personal life

In a January 2009 episode of The Office , "Prince Family Paper", the subplot of the episode is the office coworkers debating whether or not Hilary Swank is "hot". Swank referred to such discussions emphasizing the looks of women in Hollywood as doing a "disservice". ^{[63] [64]}

In October 2011, Swank attracted controversy for attending an event in Chechnya's capital Grozny on the 35th birthday of Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov on October 5. ^[65] After wishing him "Happy birthday, Mr. President", she reportedly claimed knowledge about Kadyrov saying, "I read. I do my research." ^[66] Following criticism from human rights groups, that reported having informed her about the human rights abuses in Chechnya prior to the event and asked her to reconsider her participation, ^{[67] [68]} Swank said she was unaware that Kadyrov had been accused of human rights violations and that she "deeply regrets" taking part in the lavish concert. She donated her personal appearance fees "to various charitable organizations". ^[69]

In a 2020 interview with Health , Swank revealed that she took a three-year break from acting beginning in 2014 to help her father recover from a lung transplant. ^{[70] [71]}

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

Relationships

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

On March 22, 2016, Swank announced her engagement to Rubén Torres, a financial advisor with UBS and former professional tennis player. The two had been dating since May 2015. ^[78] In June 2016, Swank's representative confirmed that Torres and she had ended their engagement. ^[79]

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

Filmography

Swank at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Kimberly Hannah
1994	The Next Karate Kid	Julie Pierce
1996	Sometimes They Come Back... Again	Michelle Porter
	Kounterfeit	Colleen
1997	Quiet Days in Hollywood	Lolita
1998	Heartwood	Sylvia Orsini
1999	Boys Don't Cry	Brandon Teena
2000	The Gift	Valerie Barksdale
	The Audition	—	Short film
2001	The Affair of the Necklace	Jeanne St. Rémy de Valois
2002	Insomnia	Det. Ellie Burr
	The Space Between	—	Short film
2003	11:14	Buzzy
	The Core	Major Rebecca "Beck" Childs
2004	Red Dust	Sarah Barcant
	Million Dollar Baby	Maggie Fitzgerald
2006	The Black Dahlia	Madeleine Linscott
2007	The Reaping	Katherine Winter
	Freedom Writers	Erin Gruwell
	P. S. I Love You	Holly Kennedy
2008	Birds of America	Laura
2009	Amelia	Amelia Earhart	Also co-executive producer
2010	Conviction	Betty Anne Waters	Also executive producer
2011	The Resident	Dr. Juliet Devereau
	New Year's Eve	Claire Morgan
2014	The Homesman	Mary Bee Cuddy
	You're Not You	Kate Parker	Also producer
2015	Lauda: The Untold Story	Herself	Documentary
2016	Spark	The Queen (voice)
2017	Logan Lucky	Sarah Grayson
	55 Steps	Colette Hughes
2018	What They Had	Bridget Ertz	Also executive producer
2019	I Am Mother	Woman
2020	The Hunt	Athena Stone
	Fatale	Detective Valerie Quinlan
2023	The Good Mother	Marissa Bennings	[84]
2024	Ordinary Angels	Sharon Stevens

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Evening Shade	Aimee Thompson	4 episodes
1991–1992	Growing Pains	Sasha Serotsky	2 episodes
1992–1993	Camp Wilder	Danielle	Main role, 19 episodes
1994	Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story	Patty Yaklich	Television film
1996	Terror in the Family	Deena Marten
1997	Dying to Belong	Lisa Connors
	The Sleepwalker Killing	Lauren Schall
	Leaving L.A.	Tiffany Roebuck	Main role
1997–1998	Beverly Hills, 90210	Carly Reynolds
2004	Iron Jawed Angels	Alice Paul	Television film
2013	Mary and Martha	Mary Morgan
2018	Trust	Gail Getty	Main role
2019–2020	BoJack Horseman	Joey Pogo (voice)	5 episodes
2020	Away	Emma Green	Main role; also executive producer
2022–2023	Alaska Daily	Eileen Fitzgerald
2025	Yellowjackets	TBA

Awards and nominations

Swank and then First Lady Michelle Obama in 2011

Swank at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival

Year	Award	Work	Result
1993	Young Artist Award, Best Young Actress in a New Television Series	Camp Wilder	Nominated
1999	Award Circuit Community Award, Best Lead Actress	Boys Don't Cry	Nominated
	Boston Society of Film Critics Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Chicago International Film Festival Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Gijon International Film Festival Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	National Board of Review Award, Breakthrough Performance - Female		Won
	New York Film Critics Circle Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Stockholm Film Festival Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Toronto Film Critics Association Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Village Voice Film Poll Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
2000	Academy Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Chlotrudis Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Critics Choice Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Florida Film Critics Circle Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Golden Globe Award, Best Lead Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama		Won
	Independent Spirit Award, Best Female Lead		Won
	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award, Most Promising Actress		Won
	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Molodist International Film Festival Award, best Full-Length Fiction Film		Won
	MTV Movie + TV Award, Best Breakthrough Performance - Female		Nominated
	MTV Movie + TV Award, Best Kiss (shared with Chloe Sevigny)		Nominated
	National Society of Film Critics Award, Best Lead Actress		Nominated
	Online Film & Television Association Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Online Film Critics Society Award, Best Lead Actress		Nominated
	Santa Fe Critics Circle Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Satellite Award, Best Lead Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama		Won
	Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Lead Role		Nominated
	ShoWest Convention Award, Female Star of Tomorrow		Won
	Southeastern Film Critics Association Award, Best Lead Actress	Boys Don't Cry	Won
	Teen Choice Award, Choice Breakout Performance - Female		Nominated
2001	British Academy Film Award, Best Lead Actress		Nominated
	Empire Award, Best Actress		Nominated
	London Critics Circle Film Award, Best Lead Actress		Nominated
	Saturn Award, Best Supporting Actress	The Gift	Nominated
2003	Empire Award, Best Actress	Insomnia	Nominated
2004	Award Circuit Community Award, Best Lead Actress	Million Dollar Baby	Nominated
	Award Circuit Community Award, Best Cast Ensemble		Nominated
	Boston Society of Film Critics Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Florida Film Critics Circle Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Gold Derby Award, Best Lead Actress in a Television Movie / Miniseries	Iron Jawed Angels	Nominated
	Online Film & Television Association Award, Best Lead Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries		Nominated
	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award, Best Lead Actress	Million Dollar Baby	Won
	St. Louis Film Critics Association Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Utah Film Critics Association Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award, Best Lead Actress		Nominated
2005	Academy Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Critics Choice Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Gold Derby Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Gold Derby Award, Best Ensemble Cast		Nominated
	Golden Globe Award, Best Lead Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama		Won
	Golden Globe Award, Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television	Iron Jawed Angels	Nominated
	International Online Cinema Award, Best Lead Actress	Million Dollar Baby	Nominated
	Italian Online Movie Award, Best Lead Actress		Nominated
	MTV Movie + TV Award, Best Female Performance		Nominated
	National Society of Film Critics Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Online Film & Television Association Award, Best Lead Actress		Won
	Online Film Critics Society Award, Best Lead Actress		Nominated
	Satellite Award, Best Lead Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama		Won
	Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Lead Role		Won
	Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture		Nominated
	Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award, Best Lead Actress		Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries	Iron Jawed Angels	Nominated
2006	DVD Exclusive Award, Best Lead Actress - in a DVD Premiere Movie	11:14	Nominated
	Empire Award, Best Actress	Million Dollar Baby	Nominated
	Jupiter Award, Best International Actress		Won
	Sant Jordi Award, Best Foreign Actress		Won
	SESC Film Festival Award, Best Foreign Actress		Won
	The Stinkers Bad Movie Award, Worst On-Screen Couple (shared with Josh Hartnett)	The Black Dahlia	Nominated
	TV Land Award, Little Screen/Big Screen Star - Women		Won
2007	Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award, Actress Most In Need of a New Agent	The Black Dahlia	Won
	Walk of Fame, Star on the Walk of Fame - Motion Picture 6925 Hollywood Blvd.		Won
2008	Golden Camera Award, Best International Actress	P.S. I Love You / Freedom Writers	Won
	Irish Film and Television Award, Best International Actress	P.S. I Love You	Won
2009	Hollywood Film Festival Award, Best Lead Actress	Amelia	Won
	Women's Image Network Award, Outstanding Actress Feature Film		Nominated
2010	Gold Derby Award, Best Lead Actress of the Decade	Million Dollar Baby	Nominated
	Gotham Award, Tribute award		Won
2011	Fright Meter Award, Best Lead Actress	The Resident	Nominated
	Giffoni Film Festival Award, Francois Truffat award		Won
	Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Lead Role	Conviction	Nominated
2014	Boston Society of Film Critics Society Award, Best Lead Actress	The Homesman	Nominated
	Phoenix Critics Circle Award, Best Lead Actress		Nominated
	Phoenix Film Critics Society Award, Best Lead Actress		Nominated
	San Diego Film Critics Society Award, Best Lead Actress		Nominated
	Telluride Film Festival Award, Silver Medallion award		Won
	Women Film Critics Circle Award, Courage in Acting award	The Homesman	Nominated
	Women Film Critics Circle Award, Invisible Woman award		Nominated
	Women Film Critics Circle Award, Best Ensemble Cast		Won
2015	Bambi Award, Film - International		Won
2016	Jupiter Award, Best International Actress	You're Not You	Nominated
2019	Locarno Film Festival, Leopard Club Award		Won
	AACTA Award, Best Supporting Actress – Cinema	I Am Mother	Nominated
2021	Critics' Choice Super Award, Best Villain in a Movie	The Hunt	Nominated
	Critics' Choice Super Award, Best Actress in an Action Movie		Nominated
	Critics' Choice Super Award, Best Actress in a Science Fiction / Fantasy Series	Away	Nominated
2023	Golden Globe Award, Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Alaska Daily	Nominated

See also

• List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories
• List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees
• List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• List of actors with Hollywood Walk of Fame motion picture stars

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External links

• Hilary Swank at AllMovie
• Hilary Swank at Rotten Tomatoes
• Hilary Swank at IMDb
• Hilary Swank at the TCM Movie Database
• "Hilary Swank Biography and Interview". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement. June 22, 2007.