Hilary Swank
Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974) is an American actress and film producer. Swank 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, 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 performances earned her widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards for Best Actress. 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''. Provided by Wikipedia
