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  Hilary Swank
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Hilary Ann Swank
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07/30/1974 Birthplace:
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This brown-haired, brown-eyed actress Hilary Swank found success in Hollywood not long after unpacking her bags. The athletic native of Bellingham, Washington moved to Los Angeles when she was 16 and soon landed a guest starring role on the syndicated "Harry and the Hendersons.” She then played recurring characters on both "Evening Shade" (CBS) and "Growing Pains" (ABC) during the 1991-92 season before making her feature debut as Kristy Swanson's Valley Girl pal in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992). Swank beat out thousands of actresses for the coveted lead part of Julie in "The Next Karate
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Raised in Bellingham, WA
1983
Began acting career as Mowgli in a school play of "The Jungle Book"
Won the Best Junior Actress Award from the Bellingham Theatre Guild
1990
Moved to Los Angeles at age 16
1991
Landed first job as guest star in episode of the syndicated series "Harry and the Hendersons"
1991
Played recurring roles in ABC's "Growing Pains" and CBS' "Evening Shade"
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