theOscarSite Facts:
Birth Date:
  • 30 July 1974
Birthplace:
  • Bellingham, WA
Quote:
  • "I hope [BOYS DON'T CRY] can help people be inspired to be themselves and to live their dream. And live every single moment fully." -- USA Today, October 21, 1999
Education:
  • Sehome High School (Bellingham, WA)
  • South Pasadena (CA) High School
Factoids:
  • Competed in the Junior Olympics and Washington state championships in swimming; ranked fifth in the state in all-around gymnastics
  • Salary for BOYS DON'T CRY (1999): $3,000 ($75/day)
    Salary asking price 2002: $1,000,000 per picture
Significant Other(s):
  • Husband: Chad Lowe, actor; married October 2, 1997; announced separation 2006
  • Companion: John Campisis; agent since 2006
Family:
  • Mother: Judy Swank - separated from husband when Hilary was a teenager
  • Brother-in-Law: Rob Lowe, actor
Feature Film
Credits:
  • Amelia (2009)
    Birds of America (2008)
    P.S. I Love You (2007)
    The Reaping (2007)
    Freedom Writers (2007)
    The Balck Dahlia (2006)
    Million Dollar Baby (2004)
    Red Dust (2004)
    11:14 (2003)
    The Core (2003)
    The Space Between (2003)
    Insomnia (2002)
    The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
  • The Gift (2000)
    The Audition (2000)
    Boys Don't Cry (1999)
    Heartwood (1998)
    Quiet Days in Hollywood (1997)
    Dying to Belong (1997)
    Kounterfeit (1996)
    Sometimes They Come Back Again (1996)
    The Next Karate Kid (1994)
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
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