Hilary

About me:

I was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 30, 1974. I grew up in Bellingham, Washington and as a child,I devoted much of my time to athletic pursuits. I swam in the Junior Olympics, state championships and ranked fifth in my state for gymnastics.At the age of sixteen, I moved to Los Angeles to realize my dream of becoming an actress. I moved to Los Angeles when I was 16 and soon landed a guest starring role on the syndicated "Harry and the Hendersons". I then played recurring characters on both "Evening Shade" (CBS) and "Growing Pains" (ABC) during the 1991-92 season before making my feature debut as Kristy Swanson's Valley Girl pal in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992). I beat out thousands of actresses coast to coast for the coveted lead part of Julie in "The Next Karate Kid" (1994), a role that required me to call on my athletic prowess and marked my most prominent role to that time. A regular on ABC's short-lived series "Camp Wilder" (1992-93), likewise on ABC's even briefer "Leaving L.A." (1997), I gained notice when I joined the cast of Fox's popular "Beverly Hills, 90210" in 1997 playing a single mom who served as a love interest for Ian Ziering's Steve. My career transforming role of Teena Brandon, a Nebraska woman undergoing a "sexual identity crisis" who opts to live as a man, in "Boys Don't Cry" (1999) earned numerous accolades. Predictably, my workload increased significantly after my Oscar win in 2001, and I found myself starring in several lesser known but nonetheless challenging roles, including Sam Raimi's psychological thriller "The Gift" (2001), as well as "The Affair of the Necklace" with then future Oscar winner Adrien Brody. I also co-narrated the Barbra Streisand-produced documentary "Reel Models: The First Women of Film", and would take on gender equality issues once again in HBO's "Iron Jawed Angels"(2003), which featured myself, Anjelica Houston, and Frances O'Connor as leaders in the women's suffrage movement. However, I did take a break from brooding period pieces and serious explorations of sexuality for one unapologetic big-budget summer blockbuster -- Jon Amiel's "The Core" (2003), in which I co-starred as one of several individuals chosen to journey to the Earth's core in hopes of jump-starting the collapsing electromagentic forces. I also accepted a supporting role as an eager-to-please rookie detective alongside Hollywood veteran Al Pacino and Robin Williams in 2002's "Insomnia". ..

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