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2007
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Apr 27, 2024 · Hilary Swank on returning home as an Oscar winner: ‘I can take the high road on a lot of things, but not that’ The ‘Million Dollar Baby’ star defied the odds to become a double Oscar winner.
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Apr 26, 2024 · Hilary Swank on purpose, parenthood and the importance of patience. The Oscar-winning actress discusses her new film, Ordinary Angels – and how she's relied on "grit" throughout her...
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4 days ago · Hilary Swank, American actress who won two best actress Academy Awards, both for roles that were considered uncommonly difficult and courageous—a young transgender man in Boys Don’t Cry (1999) and a female professional boxer in Million Dollar Baby (2004). Learn more about Swank’s life and career.
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Apr 26, 2024 · Hilary Swank says playing roles based on real stories have made her a "better person". The 49-year-old has portrayed a real-life single mother, a lawyer and a high-school dropout - and won her first Academy Award in 2000 for Boys Don't Cry, a story based on the life of Brandon Teena, a trans man who was murdered in 1993.
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Apr 20, 2024 · Hilary Swank has reflected on her role in Boys Don’t Cry two decades ago, saying changing awareness means she wouldn’t take the part today. Swank won her first Oscar for the role of real-life...
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4 days ago · Hilary Swank Had A Feeling She’d Be A Twin Mom. The actor spoke with Scary Mommy about her path to motherhood and her collaboration with Healthy Baby. Written by Sheila Yasmin Marikar. 5 minutes ago. Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images. Until recently, the longest period Hilary Swank had spent apart from her 12-month-old twins was four hours.
Apr 22, 2024 · Actress Hilary Swank, who won an Oscar Trophy for her performance in Boys Don’t Cry as Brandon Teena reflected on her role and addressed whether she would take on the transgender role now. The actress shared her opinion on the evolving understanding of transgender issues and concluded that she would not consider starring in the movie now.
