- Will star in MILLION DOLLAR BABY to be directed and starred by Clint Eastwood. (April 1, 2004)
- Will be the face of a new sexy underwear range by Calvin Klein. (March 30, 2004)
- 2000 - Hillary Swank was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People
- Cut off all of her hair and lived as a boy for 1 month to prepare her for her role as Teena Brandon in BOYS DON'T CRY (1999).
- Sister in law of Rob Lowe.
- Hilary won lead role of Brandon/Teena in Boys after hundreds of other actresses had been considered and rejected over the course of 3 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 Lowe on set of QUIET DAYS IN HOLLYWOOD, 1992; married after 5-yr relationship.
- Mother Judy Swank moved with her to LA area at age 16, where, impoverished for awhile, they lived out of their car.
- Earned $75 a day for BOYS DON'T CRY.
- 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 is left-handed
- Helped rescue more than a dozen cats and dogs from apartments near Ground Zero in the days following the attacks on the World Trade Center.
- Has put the idea of starting a family on hold - much to husband Chad Lowe's distress.
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at BAFTA Awards for BOYS DON'T CRY (2001)
- Nominated for Best Kiss at MTV Movie Awards for BOYS DON'T CRY (2000) - shared with Chloë Sevigny
- Nominated for Breakthrough Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
Quotes- "One thing I've learned: You never know where life is taking you, but it's taking you."
- "I feel that we're all the same no matter who we choose to love."
- On Brandon Teena, whom she played in BOYS DON'T CRY: "I've been very inspired from Brandon. He's changed my whole life. I've also been inspired to live my dreams, to be myself and to live every moment. In society, everyone tells you what you should be and we're all trying to figure out who we are. Now I'm living every moment fully. Brandon had a fuller life in those twenty-one years than a lot of people who live to be fifty. So I've been lucky."
- On playing Brandon Teena in BOYS DON'T CRY: "It took about four weeks for me to detox from masculinity ... I felt like I had lost every ounce of my femininity and I honestly didn't know if I'd ever get it back."
Awards- Academy Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role, BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- Florida Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama, BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- Golden Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama, BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- Independent Spirit Awards: Best Female Lead, BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards: Sierra Award - Best Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards: Sierra Award - Most Promising Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- Molodist International Film Festival: Festival Diploma - Best Full-Length Fiction Film, BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- ShoWest Convention: ShoWest Award - Female Star of Tomorrow (2000)
- Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (1999)
- Chicago International Film Festival: Silver Hugo - Best Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (1999)
- Gijón International Film Festival: Best Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (1999)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (1999)
- National Board of Review: Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (1999)
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (1999)
- Stockholm Film Festival: Best Actress, BOYS DON'T CRY (1999)
- Toronto Film Critics Association Awards: Best Performance, Female, BOYS DON'T CRY (1999)
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