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3 unusual facts about Hilary Swank


Bellingham Theatre Guild

Oscar winner Hilary Swank spent some of her early years acting at the guild and in the surrounding community.

Gillian Slovo

Her 2000 work, Red Dust, a courtroom drama that explores the meanings and effects of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, was made into a film released in 2004, directed by Tom Hooper and starring Hilary Swank, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jamie Bartlett.

Mary S. Lovell

Amelia, a major movie starring Richard Gere and Hilary Swank, was based on her bestselling book The Sound of Wings - a biography of Amelia Earhart.


Imaginary Heroes

Sigourney Weaver was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama but lost to Hilary Swank of Million Dollar Baby.

Lake Samish

Notable residents include Hilary Swank, who grow up on a trailer park next to the lake, and Ryan Stiles, who currently lives next to the lake.

Somebody's Chelsea

McEntire told Taste of Country that the inspiration for the song came from a line of dialogue in the film P.S. I Love You, in which Hilary Swank's character describes a loving ex-husband named Gerry to Harry Connick, Jr.'s character, and Connick's character says that he "wants to be somebody's Gerry".

Stuart O'Keeffe

O’Keeffe has done private and promotional events with celebrity clients such as Sofia Vergara, Sharon Stone, Owen Wilson, Hilary Swank, the Kardashians, Jessica Lange, Joan Collins, Ryan Murphy and Kelly Clinton.


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