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Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 30, 1974 (51)
Birthplace Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 14, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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).

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Filmography

Ordinary Angels

Ordinary Angels

2024

as Sharon Stevens

The Good Mother

The Good Mother

2023

as Marissa Bennings

Fatale

Fatale

2020

as Det. Valerie Quinlan

The Hunt

The Hunt

2020

as Athena

I Am Mother

I Am Mother

2019

as Woman

What They Had

What They Had

2018

as Bridget

55 Steps

55 Steps

2018

as Colette Hughes

Logan Lucky

Logan Lucky

2017

as Special Agent Sarah Grayson

Spark: A Space Tail

Spark: A Space Tail

2016

as The Queen (voice)

The Homesman

The Homesman

2014

as Mary Bee Cuddy

You're Not You

You're Not You

2014

as Kate

Mary and Martha

Mary and Martha

2013

as Mary

The Resident

The Resident

2011

as Juliet Devereau

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

2011

as Claire Morgan

Conviction

Conviction

2010

as Betty Anne Waters

Amelia

Amelia

2009

as Amelia Earhart

Birds of America

Birds of America

2008

as Laura

Freedom Writers

Freedom Writers

2007

as Erin Gruwell

P.S. I Love You

P.S. I Love You

2007

as Holly

The Reaping

The Reaping

2007

as Katherine

On Native Soil

On Native Soil

2006

as Narrator (voice)

The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

2006

as Madeleine Linscott

A Concert for Hurricane Relief

A Concert for Hurricane Relief

2005

as Presenter

Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels

2004

as Alice Paul

Red Dust

Red Dust

2004

as Sarah Barcant

Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

2004

as Maggie Fitzgerald

Under Antarctic Ice

Under Antarctic Ice

2003

as Narrator

The Core

The Core

2003

as Maj. Rebecca Childs

11:14

11:14

2003

as Buzzy

Insomnia

Insomnia

2002

as Ellie Burr

The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace

2001

as Jeanne St. Remy de Valois

The Gift

The Gift

2000

as Valerie Barksdale

Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry

1999

as Brandon Teena

Heartwood

Heartwood

1998

as Sylvia Orsini

Quiet Days in Hollywood

Quiet Days in Hollywood

1997

as Lolita

The Sleepwalker Killing

The Sleepwalker Killing

1997

as Lauren Schall

Dying to Belong

Dying to Belong

1997

as Lisa Connors

Terror in the Family

Terror in the Family

1996

as Deena Marten

Sometimes They Come Back... Again

Sometimes They Come Back... Again

1996

as Michelle Porter

Kounterfeit

Kounterfeit

1996

as Colleen

The Next Karate Kid

The Next Karate Kid

1994

as Julie Pierce

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1992

as Kimberly Hannah

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The Good Mother

The Good Mother

2023

Executive Producer

Fatale

Fatale

2020

Producer

What They Had

What They Had

2018

Executive Producer

You're Not You

You're Not You

2014

Producer

The Resident

The Resident

2011

Executive Producer

Something Borrowed

Something Borrowed

2011

Producer

Conviction

Conviction

2010

Executive Producer

Freedom Writers

Freedom Writers

2007

Executive Producer

Beautiful Ohio

Beautiful Ohio

2006

Producer

11:14

11:14

2003

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Carly Reynolds

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Oct 04, 1990

Camp Wilder

as Danielle

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Sep 18, 1992

Alaska Daily

as Eileen Fitzgerald

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Oct 06, 2022

Trust

as Gail Getty

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 25, 2018

Away

as Emma Green

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 04, 2020

Leaving L.A.

as Tiffany Roebuck

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 12, 1997

BoJack Horseman

as Joey Pogo (voice)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Aug 22, 2014

Growing Pains

as Sasha Serotsky

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 24, 1985

The Masked Singer

as Special Message (via video)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 2019

Harry and the Hendersons

as Chelsea

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 1991

Explained

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 23, 2018

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

as Self

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 09, 2021

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 25, 1992

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Today

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

The View

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Today with Hoda & Jenna

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 08, 2019

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Early Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1999

The Jay Leno Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2009

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Chelsea

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 11, 2016

Leute heute

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1997

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Punk'd

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 17, 2003

The Reichen Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2005

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1966

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

Bambi Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1948

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 25 35 21
2024 6 30 51 19
2024 7 37 59 14
2024 8 24 52 13
2024 9 22 37 10
2024 10 15 24 8
2024 11 17 31 11
2024 12 16 25 9
2025 1 30 52 11
2025 2 13 26 2
2025 3 9 22 1
2025 4 2 2 1
2025 5 3 5 1
2025 6 2 3 2
2025 7 2 2 1
2025 8 2 7 1
2025 9 1 1 1
2025 10 1 2 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 814 498
2024 6 399 57
2024 7 837 729
2025 1 516 179
2025 2 713 480
2025 3 590 513
2025 7 561 27
2025 8 641 641
2025 10 592 238

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