Million Dollar Baby

...Swank exercises to see how far she can push her body. The 'Million Dollar Baby' star always makes time for her work-outs because she considers it as essential as eating or breathing. She said: "I love getting the opportunity to recognize...

In this article: Hilary Swank and Africa

...boosted her career. The Oscar winner for ''Boys Don''t Cry'' and ''Million Dollar Baby'' believes that her success came from the opportunities, which came in the months after she was axed from the US teen drama series. "Being fired from...

In this article: Hilary Swank, Beverly Hills 90210, Washington, and US

...feel genuine. Capable of staggering screen presence, Hilary Swank ("Boys Don't Cry," "Million Dollar Baby") manages to channel Earhart's freckles and androgynous charm, yet falters at harnessing the aviatrix's singular persona. Ironically,...

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...her prime limitation: She doesn't have much range. Swank can tear up the screen in raw street drama such as "Boys Don't Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby," for which she earned Academy Awards. She's miserably out of her skin as the stately...

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...in her life as she came from a poor family. The 'Million Dollar Baby' star grew up poor in a trailer park in Bellingham, Washington, until her mother drove her to LA to pursue acting. 'Growing up poor, I experienced classism. Not from...

In this article: Hillary Swank, Louisiana, Daily Telegraph, Bellingham, Washington, and Melbourne

...it into focus. The sinewy strength and controlled aggression that Swank used to such good effect for her Oscar-winning roles in Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby is mostly diminished in Amelia by a poster-girl smile. So ever-present is...

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...seem to be the perfect choice to play Earhart. The athletic Swank specializes in boyish-looking women, and has won two Oscars for such roles ("Boys Don't Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby"). Swank has had trouble crossing over into romantic...

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...of the Triumph Inspiration Award But the actress, who won Oscars for her roles in Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby, is putting on a brave face for the cameras, however out of place she feels. Hilary - who has repeatedly said, 'I...

In this article: Hilary Swank, Oscars, Amelia Earhart, Vivien Leigh, Hollywood, Milan, and Chad Lowe

...Painter in May (09), while Swank is now dating her agent, John Campisi. But the Million Dollar Baby star still cherishes the time she spent with her ex-husband. She says, "It's really such a part of the past, it's over now, so there's no...

In this article: Hilary Swank, Chad Lowe, and Quiet Days in Hollywood