Editing Hilary Swank (section)

==Career==
Swank made her film debut in the 1992 comedy horror film ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', playing a  supporting role, after which she acted in the direct-to-video drama ''[[Quiet Days in Hollywood]]'', where she co-starred with [[Chad Lowe]], to whom she was married from 1997 to 2007.<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web|title=Hilary Swank Biography|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020739/bio|website=Yahoo! Inc.|access-date=January 14, 2017|archive-date=February 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216171345/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020739/bio|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Hillary Swank 1998.jpg|thumb|upright|Swank in 1998]]

Her first leading film role was in the fourth installment of the ''Karate Kid'' series, ''[[The Next Karate Kid]]'' (1994) as [[List_of_The_Karate_Kid_and_Cobra_Kai_characters#The_Next_Karate_Kid_(1994)|Julie Pierce]]. The role used her gymnastics background and paired her with [[Pat Morita]]. In 1994, she also starred in the drama, ''[[Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story]]'', as the abused stepdaughter who was protected by Donna (Jaclyn Smith). In 1995, she appeared with British actor [[Bruce Payne]] in ''[[Kounterfeit]]''. In 1996, she starred in a TV movie, family drama ''[[Terror in the Family]],'' as a troubled teenager. In September 1997, Swank played single mother Carly Reynolds in ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' and was initially promised it would be a two-year role, but saw her character written out after 16 episodes in January 1998.<ref name="Actors" /> Swank later stated that she was devastated at being cut from the show, thinking, "If I'm not good enough for ''90210'', I'm not good enough for anything."<ref>{{cite web|title=Hilary Swank reaping rewards|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/film/hilary-reaping-rewards/2007/04/22/1177180466303.html|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=April 23, 2007|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625110429/https://www.smh.com.au/news/film/hilary-reaping-rewards/2007/04/22/1177180466303.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The firing from ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' freed her to audition for the role of [[Brandon Teena]] in ''[[Boys Don't Cry (1999 film)|Boys Don't Cry]]''. To prepare for the role, Swank lived as a man for a month and reduced her [[Adipose tissue|body fat]] to 7%. She earned only $75 per day for her work on the film, culminating in a total of $3,000.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 17, 2001|title=Jamie Bell's life story put on screen|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Exclusive/0,4029,523215,00.html|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 4, 2005|archive-date=December 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213062322/http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Exclusive/0,4029,523215,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her earnings were so low that she had not even earned enough to qualify for [[health insurance]].<ref name="CBS1" /> Upon release, many critics lauded her performance, with ''Premiere'' listing it as one of the "100 Greatest Performances of All Time".<ref>{{cite web|date=2009-03-31|title=The 100 Greatest Performances of All Time: 100 - 75 - Premiere.com - Premiere.com|url=http://www.premiere.com/List/The-100-Greatest-Performances-of-All-Time/The-100-Greatest-Performances-of-All-Time-100-75|access-date=2020-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331131542/http://www.premiere.com/List/The-100-Greatest-Performances-of-All-Time/The-100-Greatest-Performances-of-All-Time-100-75|archive-date=March 31, 2009}}</ref> [[James Berardinelli]] wrote at the time that Swank "gives the performance of her career".<ref>{{cite web|last=Berardinelli|first=James|title=Boys Don't Cry|url=https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/boys-don-t-cry|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Reelviews Movie Reviews|language=en|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121041032/https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/boys-don-t-cry|url-status=live}}</ref> Her work earned her several accolades, including the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Golden Globe]] and [[Academy Award for Best Actress]].<ref name="Actors" /> In an interview with [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] in 2020, Swank said that she felt a trans actor should have played the role, and had she been offered it today, she would have refused it, stating "Twenty-one years later, not only are trans people having their lives and living, thankfully, although we still have a long way to go in their safety and their inclusivity, but we now have a bunch of trans actors who would obviously be a lot more right for the role and have the opportunity to actually audition for the role."<ref>{{cite web|last=Yap|first=Audrey Cleo|date=2020-10-01|title=Hilary Swank Praises Oscars New Diversity Rules, Talks About Netflix's 'Away'|url=https://variety.com/video/hilary-swank-oscars-new-diversity-rules/|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030143848/https://variety.com/video/hilary-swank-oscars-new-diversity-rules/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hilary Swank Says She Wouldn't Do 'Boys Don't Cry' Today|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/hilary-swank-trans-roles-cis-actors-hollywood/|access-date=2020-12-26|website=W Magazine {{!}} Women's Fashion & Celebrity News|date=October 2, 2020 |language=en-US|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415083751/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/hilary-swank-trans-roles-cis-actors-hollywood|url-status=live}}</ref>

Swank again won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for playing a female boxer in [[Clint Eastwood]]'s 2004 film ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'', a role for which she underwent extensive training in the ring and weight room, aided by professional trainer [[Grant L. Roberts]], gaining 19 pounds of muscle.<ref name="CBS1" /> With her second Oscar, she had joined the ranks of [[Vivien Leigh]], [[Sally Field]], and [[Luise Rainer]] as the only actresses to have been nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress twice and won both times.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59165-2005Feb28.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|title=At the Oscars, a 'Baby' Boom|first1=Hank|last1=Stuever|first2=William|last2=Booth|date=February 28, 2005|access-date=August 29, 2017|archive-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830062911/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59165-2005Feb28.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After winning her second Oscar, she said, "I don't know what I did in this life to deserve this. I'm just a girl from a trailer park who had a dream."<ref name="CBS1">{{cite web|first=Rebecca|last=Leung|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/02/60II/main677647.shtml|title=Hilary Swank: Oscar Gold – 60 Minutes|website=[[CBS News]]|date=March 2, 2005|access-date=September 9, 2010|archive-date=November 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110171127/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/02/60II/main677647.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Hilary Swank at Comic Con San Diego 2006.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Swank at the 2006 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]

In 2006, Swank signed a three-year contract with [[Guerlain]] to be the face of the women's fragrance Insolence.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hilary Swank enjoying the scent of 'Insolence'|first=Donna|last=Freydkin|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-10-10-swank-perfume_N.htm|website=[[USA Today]]|date=October 10, 2007|access-date=August 29, 2017|archive-date=August 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814033439/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-10-10-swank-perfume_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> She received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in the motion picture category on January 8, 2007; it was the 2,325th star presented.<ref name="Swankstar">{{cite web|title=Hilary Swank gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|website=USA Today|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-01-08-swank-star_x.htm|date=January 8, 2007|access-date=June 21, 2017|archive-date=August 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801070737/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-01-08-swank-star_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Swankstar2">{{cite web|title=Hilary Swank gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|website=Associated Press. The Mercury News|date=January 8, 2007|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/16412675.htm|access-date=January 8, 2007}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In 2007, Swank starred in ''[[Freedom Writers]]'', about a real-life teacher, [[Erin Gruwell]]. Many reviews of her performance were positive, with one critic noting that she "brings credibility" to the role,<ref name="Swank5">{{cite web|last=Sanford|first=James|title=Swank brings credibility to 'Freedom Writers'|website=Kalamazoo Gazette|date=January 5, 2007|url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/features-0/116801421868440.xml&coll=7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070326003542/http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/kzgazette/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Ffeatures-0%2F116801421868440.xml&coll=7|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2007|access-date=January 6, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and another stating that her performance reaches a "singular lack of artifice, stripping herself back to the bare essentials".<ref name="Swankfreedomreview1">{{cite web|last=Roach|first=Vicky|title=Hilary's all class|website=[[The Sunday Telegraph]]|date=March 22, 2007|url=http://www.news.com.au/sundaytelegraph/story/0,,21426737-5006013,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230195157/http://www.news.com.au/sundaytelegraph/story/0,,21426737-5006013,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 30, 2012|access-date=March 25, 2007}}</ref> Swank next starred in the [[horror film]] ''[[The Reaping]]'' (2007), as a debunker of religious phenomena. Swank convinced the producers to move the film's setting from [[New England]] to the [[Deep South]], and the film was filmed in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], when [[Hurricane Katrina]] struck.<ref name="Reaping1">{{cite web|last=Hart|first=Hugh|title=Real scare for cast of 'Reaping'|website=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=April 1, 2007|url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/01/PKG7MOPVNG1.DTL&type=movies|access-date=April 1, 2007|archive-date=June 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617194222/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2007%2F04%2F01%2FPKG7MOPVNG1.DTL&type=movies|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, she also appeared in the romantic drama ''[[P.S. I Love You (film)|P.S. I Love You]]'' with [[Gerard Butler]].<ref name="Reaping1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movieweb.com/hilary-swank-to-star-in-ps-i-love-you/|title=Hilary Swank to Star in PS, I Love You|website=[[MovieWeb]]|date=May 19, 2006|access-date=September 17, 2017|archive-date=September 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063852/http://movieweb.com/hilary-swank-to-star-in-ps-i-love-you/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Swank portrayed the pioneering aviator [[Amelia Earhart]] in the 2009 [[biopic]] ''[[Amelia (film)|Amelia]]'', which she also co-executive produced through 2S Films, a production company she established with producer Molly Smith.<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Fleming|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/news/hilary-swank-to-play-amelia-earhart-1117980470/|title=Hilary Swank to play Amelia Earhart|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 7, 2008|access-date=September 9, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081323/http://variety.com/2008/film/news/hilary-swank-to-play-amelia-earhart-1117980470/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Borys|last=Kit|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hilary-swank-molly-smith-form-113087|title=Hilary Swank, Molly Smith form 2S Films|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 3, 2008|access-date=June 3, 2008|archive-date=March 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320021825/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hilary-swank-molly-smith-form-113087|url-status=live}}</ref> In preparation for the role, she began a series of [[flight training]] lessons in a [[Cirrus SR22]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/l6ugq5/interview-hilary-swank-talks-amelia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205235120/https://www.mtv.com/news/l6ugq5/interview-hilary-swank-talks-amelia|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2023|title=Interview: Hilary Swank Talks Amelia|publisher=MTV.com|date=October 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Life_Ball_2013_-_magenta_carpet_Hilary_Swank_03.jpg|thumb|upright|Swank at the 2013 [[Life Ball]] in Vienna, Austria]]

In 2012, Swank's audiobook recording of [[Caroline Knapp]]'s ''Pack of Two: The Intricate Bond Between People and Dogs'' was released at [[Audible.com]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pack of Two: The Intricate Bond Between People and Dogs|url=https://www.audible.com/ao?ref_=paud_mem_bb_trial&prodIds=MB_LIST_001200EG1mft1bc,BK_ADBL_003549&source_code=AMZGC906AWS101212|website=Audible.com|access-date=September 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060842/https://www.audible.com/ao?ref_=paud_mem_bb_trial&prodIds=MB_LIST_001200EG1mft1bc,BK_ADBL_003549&source_code=AMZGC906AWS101212|archive-date=September 21, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2013, she starred in the television film ''[[Mary and Martha (film)|Mary and Martha]]'' alongside [[Brenda Blethyn]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Neil|last=Genzlinger|url=http://tv.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/arts/television/mary-and-martha-with-hilary-swank-and-brenda-blethyn.html|title=Bereaved and Incited by Malaria|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 19, 2013|access-date=September 18, 2013|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921091212/http://tv.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/arts/television/mary-and-martha-with-hilary-swank-and-brenda-blethyn.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Swank played the lead role of Kate Parker, a woman whose life is shattered when she develops the degenerative disease [[ALS]], in ''[[You're Not You]]''. The film co-starred [[Emmy Rossum]] and [[Josh Duhamel]]. In 2015, she was listed as one of [[100 Women (BBC)|BBC's 100 Women]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-34745739|title=BBC 100 Women 2015: Who is on the list?|date=17 November 2015|work=BBC News|access-date=17 August 2019|language=en-GB|archive-date=October 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011073712/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-34745739|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, she appeared in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s heist comedy ''[[Logan Lucky]]'', as Special Agent Sarah Grayson, alongside [[Channing Tatum]] and [[Daniel Craig]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Anita|last=Busch|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/hillary-swank-logan-lucky-movie-steven-soderbergh-1201768546/|title=Hilary Swank Latest To Board Steven Soderbergh Heist Film 'Logan Lucky'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 9, 2016|access-date=August 24, 2016|archive-date=August 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826123541/http://deadline.com/2016/06/hillary-swank-logan-lucky-movie-steven-soderbergh-1201768546/|url-status=live}}</ref> and portrayed lawyer Colette Hughes in [[Bille August]]'s drama film ''[[55 Steps]]''. In 2018, Swank starred in and executive produced the [[Alzheimer's disease]] drama film ''[[What They Had]]'', directed by [[Elizabeth Chomko]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon to Star in Drama 'What They Had' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hilary-swank-michael-shannon-star-drama-what-they-had-986989|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 17, 2017|access-date=March 17, 2017|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317202545/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hilary-swank-michael-shannon-star-drama-what-they-had-986989|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2018, she portrayed Gail Getty in the first season of [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]'s anthology series ''[[Trust (U.S. TV series)|Trust]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Otterson|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/hilary-swank-trust-fx-danny-boyle-1202399063/|title=Hilary Swank Joins Danny Boyle's FX Limited Series 'Trust' (EXCLUSIVE)|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=April 26, 2017|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=April 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426193658/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/hilary-swank-trust-fx-danny-boyle-1202399063/|url-status=live}}</ref> Swank was reported to star as Laura Murphy in [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]]'s drama series ''The One Percent''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Cynthia|last=Littleton|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/starz-orders-drama-one-percent-to-star-ed-helms-hilary-swank-1201281006/|title=Starz Orders Drama 'One Percent' to Star Ed Helms, Hilary Swank|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 12, 2014|access-date=October 16, 2015|archive-date=October 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003182523/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/starz-orders-drama-one-percent-to-star-ed-helms-hilary-swank-1201281006/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2019, Swank was cast in the thriller film ''[[The Hunt (2020 film)|The Hunt]]'', opposite [[Betty Gilpin]]. Before its release, the film's plot, about deadly violence between political liberals and conservatives caused controversy, after which its release was delayed by Universal from the original date of September 2019. Swank commented on the situation, stating: "No one's seen the film. You can't really have a conversation about it without understanding what it's about."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/the-hunt-universal-release-cancel-trump-fox-news|title=Universal Won't Release "The Hunt" Movie After Backlash From Trump And Fox News|website=BuzzFeed News|date=10 August 2019|access-date=August 17, 2019|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127161023/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/the-hunt-universal-release-cancel-trump-fox-news|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released in 2020, and received mixed reviews.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Hunt (2020)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hunt_2020|language=en|access-date=2020-12-26|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108022832/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hunt_2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2020, Swank portrayed Emma, an astronaut, in the Netflix science drama series [[Away (TV series)|''Away'']], which was canceled after one season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shafer|first=Ellise|date=2020-10-20|title=Netflix Cancels 'Away' After One Season|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/netflix-cancels-away-1234810392/|access-date=2021-01-03|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020061700/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/netflix-cancels-away-1234810392/|url-status=live}}</ref> For both ''The Hunt'' and ''Away'', Swank earned a total of three nominations at the 2021 [[Critics' Choice Super Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hammond|first=Pete|date=2020-11-19|title='Palm Springs', 'Lovecraft Country' Top Movie And Series Nominations For Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards; Netflix Lands 35 Nods|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/palm-springs-lovecraft-country-lead-critcs-choice-super-awards-nominations-1234618498/|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225023936/https://deadline.com/2020/11/palm-springs-lovecraft-country-lead-critcs-choice-super-awards-nominations-1234618498/|url-status=live}}</ref>

During ''[[Cobra Kai]]'s'' run, there was speculation that Swank might reprise the role of Julie Pierce from ''[[The Next Karate Kid]]'' (1994). According to [[Josh Heald]], they had a storyline involving Julie related to [[Mr. Miyagi]] and the mystery of a stolen necklace, "but before we got too deep, we had to reach out to Hilary and find out would she be willing to come and play with us."<ref name=rs25>{{cite web
|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/cobra-kai-ending-karate-kid-franchise-1235260148/
|title='Cobra Kai' Is Ending, But There's Still a Bright Future For the 'Karate Kid' Franchise
|access-date=2025-03-17
|last=Greene
|first=Andy
|date=2025-02-12
|publisher=Rolling Stone
}}</ref> At the end of the series in 2025, Heald,  [[Jon Hurwitz]], and [[Hayden Schlossberg]] stated that Swank would not appear as, "people have all sorts of reasons why they will or will not be participating in something, and with the timing of whatever was going on, it just was never an option."<ref name=decider25>{{cite web
|url=https://decider.com/2025/02/13/cobra-kai-season-6-part-3-hilary-swank-julie-pierce-explained/
|title='Cobra Kai' Co-Creators Break Down How Hilary Swank's Julie Pierce Would Have Fit Into The 'Cobra Kai' Universe
|access-date=2025-02-13
|last=Sorokach
|first= Josh
|date=2025-02-13
|publisher=[[New_York_Post#Decider|Decider]]
}}</ref> However, they also indicated that they will "have to see what might happen in this universe if we’re fortunate enough to continue writing within it. She’s a character that we have a lot of excitement to revisit."<ref name=rs25/>