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Hilary Swank: Biography

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Birth Name: Hilary Ann Swank
Birth Place: Lincoln, NE
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/30/1974, Leo
Profession: Actor

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Hilary Swank Fast Facts:

Competed in the Junior Olympics and Washington state swimming events.
Ranked fifth in Washington state all-around gymnastics.
After leaving Beverly Hills, 90210, won the lead role in Boys Don't Cry and subsequently won her first Best Actress Oscar.
Famously forgot to thank her husband, Chad Lowe, during her Oscar acceptance speech for Boys Don't Cry.
In 2006, became a spokesperson for Guerlain, a French cosmetics company.
Is a pet-adoption ambassador for Iams pet foods.

Hilary Swank Relationships:
Dan Swank - Brother
Judy Swank - Mother
Chad Lowe - Ex-husband
Stephen Swank - Father
John Campisi - Significant Other
Hilary Swank Awards:
2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1999 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
2004 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
2000 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Nominee
1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
College:
Attended Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

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Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Larry Busacca/Getty Images

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2011 Academy Awards, Hilary Swank Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

2011 SAG Awards, Hilary Swank Jason Merrit/Getty Images

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