Hilary Suank - "a girl from the street", who managed to gain a reputation as a serious actress. The owner of the Oscar agrees to play only those roles that are interesting to herself, the images she creates are almost never repeated. Viewers learned about the movie star thanks to such films as “Million Dollar Baby”, “Boys Don't Cry”, “Black Orchid”. What is known about the life path of a star?
Hilary Suank: childhood
The childhood of the actress, who was born in 1974 in a small town in Nebraska, can hardly be called happy. The first years of life, Hilary Suank passed in the trailer, as the family did not have money to purchase housing. The parents of the girl interrupted by casual earnings. However, the difficulties only tempered the character of the baby.
Rhythmic gymnastics, swimming - from an early age, sport played an important role in Hilary's life. Even then, the surrounding people were surprised by the fighting qualities of the child, the girl was ready for any sacrifice for the sake of winning the competition. Interestingly, in childhood, she dreamed of becoming not an actress at all, but an astronaut, but fate decreed otherwise. Theater Hilary Suank carried away, trying to hide from reality. Starting with roles in school performances, she then began attending a drama circle.
Gradually, the idea of an acting career came to the child, the desire met with active support from his mother. Together with 14-year-old Hilary, the woman moved to Los Angeles, where she began to try to find work for her daughter while she was attending school. The efforts were successful, the career of the young actress began with filming in advertising, then the directors of the series drew attention to her.
First successes
Hilary Suank began appearing in the series in 1990, having received her first experience thanks to the television project “Evening Shadow”. Of course, her first roles were episodic, but the aspiring actress and her mother did not despair. Gradually, the tasks that the directors agreed to entrust to the girl became more and more serious. Her first success was the role of the charming Carly, which Hilary played in the famous show "Beverly Hills 90210". Then followed the participation in the filming of the television project “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”.
Hilary Suank is an actress who first got the lead role in 1994. The girl played the central character of the adventure tape "Karate Boy 4". Her heroine was a teenage girl who is interested in martial arts. It is curious that in preparation for the role, Suank had to spend hours learning the basics of martial arts, studying with the trainer assigned to her. The film was successful at the box office, but the aspiring actress did not become a star. Real fame was ahead.
Star role
“Guys Don't Cry” is a fascinating drama, the plot of which is taken from real life, which only enhances spectator interest. The tape devotes viewers to the history of a transsexual, who has long been impersonating a representative of the other sex. Former friends ruthlessly dealt with Brandon Tina when the truth about him was revealed to them. The picture, presented to the audience in 1999, had the effect of an exploding bomb.
“Guys Don't Cry” is a film that made the whole world aware of the existence of such a talented actress as Hilary Suank. The career of the girl who played the main role and received the Oscar, quickly went up the hill. The aspiring actress brilliantly coped with the role of a guy who was born in a female body, but did not agree to come to terms with it. For the sake of this role, Hilary said goodbye to long hair.
Million Dollar Baby
In his next famous picture, a newly made star appears before the audience already in the image of a fair sex. Her heroine is a girl "from the street", dreaming to become famous as a boxer, overcoming numerous obstacles to victory. Clint Eastwood's drama, which tells of fortitude, was released in 2004, giving the performer the main role of the Oscar.
“Million Dollar Baby” is a picture in which Hilary prepared very responsibly for the shootings. According to her memories, she devoted most of her day to training at the gym. The weight of Suank at this time increased by 9 kg, in the end, she played the boxer very convincingly.
The most interesting films
“Guys Don't Cry” and “Million Dollar Baby” are not all worthy films featuring Hilary Swank. The biography of the star shows that she takes the choice of roles seriously, makes sure that they do not look like each other. It is not surprising that the character played by her in the drama "Amelia" has nothing to do with the images previously created by the actress.
In "Amelia" Hilary played the famous female pilot who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. The disappearance of Amelia happened when in 1937 she made an attempt to fly around the globe. Viewers will learn not only about the professional achievements of the famous aviator, but also about her love affairs.
Fans of the actress must watch the drama "PS I love you" in which she played a girl trying to return to life after the death of a loved one. The painting “Local” with the participation of Suank is also interesting, in which she embodied the image of a farmer embarking on an adventure. You can admire the movie star in the image of a resident of the 18th century in the film “History with a Necklace”.
