Hilary Swank - lucky break

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Actress Hilary Swank has become a real find for the world of cinema, her filmography is constantly replenished with strong roles and awards of world film awards. She simply could not fail to succeed, and it's not just a bright appearance and strong character. The secret of the American actress is in her difficult fate and talent to transform into the most complex and deep characters.

Starring - Hilary

(Date of birth - July 30, 1974, zodiac sign - Leo)

The actress grew up in a poor family, in her youth the girl had to literally fight for survival, proving to her family, society and herself that she deserved the best. Together with her mother, Swank was forced to move to a disadvantaged area and live in a trailer car so that she would no longer see her alcoholic father and start life, albeit a small one, of a family from scratch.

At school, Hillary had few friends, and in order to fend off the attacks of ill-wishers, she asked her mother to enroll her in karate. It was after this that the girl's mother decided to post photos of her daughter to the database of actors, hoping that Hilary would be lucky to appear in local advertising and even earn some money.

Hilary, indeed, noticed and began to call to appear in small film projects, the first of which were:

• The series "Growth Problems" (1985 - 1992) - in the role of Sasha Serotsky;
• Comedy series "Thank God it's Friday" (1989 - 2018) - Danielle;
• The series "Evening Shadow" (1990 - 1994) - Aime;
• Serial melodrama "Beverly Hills 90210" (1990 - 2000) - Carly;
• Sports drama "The Karate Kid 4" (1994) - Julie;
• Comedy drama "Quiet Days in Hollywood" (1997) - Lolita;
• Horror film "Sometimes they come back dreams" (1996) - Michelle;
• Action "Fake" (1996) - Colleen.

As Hilary admits, she soon dropped out of school, and almost no one noticed. And she decided to become an actress in order to be a completely different person at least a little.

And after filming Beverly Hills 90210, Swank's self-esteem dropped altogether, because the director considered her "scary to shoot" and removed the line of Hilary's character

Lucky case

“I decided to look at it as a lucky break: I was fired, I decided to stop acting … And exactly 2 months later I was invited to a project that changes everything in my life!”

After such a failure, the girl was noticed by Kimberly Pierce, the female director of the biography Boys Don't Cry (1999). The filmmakers were looking for a feminine guy for the role of a girl who behaves like a real man. It was this character, Tina Brandon, that became one of the most memorable roles in TV series and films for Hilary Swank.

This is a young man who was born in a female body, but who from early childhood felt like a man. The producers of the picture strongly doubted that the actress would be able to play such a controversial and complex character, because his real story made the whole of America talk about the rights of transgender people in 1993. However, Hilary brilliantly coped with the role, she even had to cut her hair short. After the film's release, Swank was awarded a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Actress.

After such a hit on the target as Tina Brandon, Hillary no longer had a way back - only to success, to new film projects. And in 2000, she received the ShoWest "Brightest Star of the Future" award for this role.

Own niche in Hollywood - only "strong-willed" roles

Among the stunning films starring Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby (2004) cannot be ignored.

“Not like everyone else. The real one. Million dollar baby!"

When the actress trained to play the stubborn and determined female boxer Maggie Fitzgerald, she rubbed such a callus on her leg that it was painful to walk. A reward for her efforts and full dedication was followed by the second Oscar, after which Hilary became the 2nd actress in Hollywood (after Judy Foster), who managed to get 2 Oscars under 30 years old.

A distinctive feature of Swank was her adherence to principles - she is ready to wait for years for "her" role, because she intends to play extremely strong and strong-willed women

Bright and non-standard characters that Hilary managed to embody on the screen can be seen in the pictures:

• Crime detective "Black Orchid" (2005) - in the role of Medellin;
• Detective thriller "Insomnia" (2002) - Ellie Bloor;
• Thriller "Harvest" (2007) - Catherine;
• American melodrama “P. S. I love you "(2007) - Holly;
• Biographical drama "Amelia" (2009) - Amelia Earhart.

This was followed by an Emmy award for a brilliant role in the crime-drama horror film 11:14 (2003).

Hilary Swank is currently working on such projects as the thriller "Fatale" directed by Deon Taylor about a police detective and the fantasy film "Away" by Edward Zwick. And on June 20, 2019, Swank will appear on the screens in the fantastic thriller Robot Child (release date worldwide - January 25, 2019, premiere on the Netflix online platform - June 7, 2019).

According to the plot, fulfilling its main mission to populate planet Earth, an android robot codenamed "Mother" brings up a daughter, an ordinary teenage girl, in an underground scientific base. But this "family" idyll collapses when a mysterious woman who miraculously survived after the cataclysm penetrates from the outside from the "infected" surface, which is played by Hilary. Tension and rivalry will build up between Swank's character and the robot, and an atmosphere of claustrophobia will prevail in the frame.

The film about artificial intelligence has become one of the most anticipated post-apocalyptic and science fiction films of 2019 (KinoPoisk expectation rating - 99%).

“Throughout the film, I sweat, breathe heavily and try to overcome the pain. My character is completely wild. She doesn't know who to trust and she's just trying to survive,”Hilary says of her role in an interview with Variety ahead of the film's premiere

As we can see, the filmography of Hilary Swank (Hilary Swank) proves that it is possible - to take a dizzying flight from poverty and obscurity to success and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Giving her all for reincarnation and transformation in her characters one hundred percent, Hilary continues to delight fans with new film works and roles.