Hilary Swank

Hilary Ann Swank is an American actress and producer. She has won two Academy Awards for Best Actress and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.

Swank was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. Her mother, Judy Kay , was a secretary and dancer, and her father, Stephen Michael Swank, was a Chief Master Sergeant in the Oregon Air National Guard and later a traveling salesman. She has a brother Daniel, who is eight years her senior. Many of Swanks family members are from Ringgold County, Iowa. Her maternal grandmother, Francisca Marta Dominguez, was born in Spain, while Hilarys paternal grandmother was born in England Hilarys roots also include German, other English, SwissGerman, Scottish, ScotsIrish, Welsh, and Dutch ancestry. The surname Swank, originally Schwenk, is of German origin.

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