Hilary Swank

Date of Birth

30 July 1974, Bellingham, Washington, USA

Birth Name

Hilary Ann Swank

Height

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Spouse

Chad Lowe

(28 September 1997 - 1 November) (divorced)

Trivia

Named one of "People" magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2000, 2004 and 2005.

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).

Ex-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 her ex-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).

Is of Spanish and Native American heritage.



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