Hilary Swank is ecstatic. The two-time Oscar-winning actress has another accomplishment of which she can be proud: As ambassador for the Iams Home 4 for the Holidays campaign, she has helped 1.4 million animals find loving homes in the last few months.
As the owner of two rescued dogs, Karoo and Rumi, and two rescued [...]

Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank is on the phone, sounding positively chirpy. Or perhaps that’s a parrot in the background. “Yes, that’s my African Grey; I have two parrots,” says Swank. “Let me give you the great news. From October 1st (2009 through January 4th (2010), Iams Home 4 the Holidays adopted nearly one and [...]

When I reach the hotel suite Hilary Swank beams a smile like a politician in election year.
“I’d say this is really where my work lies,” she later tells me. “Travelling and talking about the movie.”
But this actress has always known the value of good PR. Oscars are a popularity contest, they say, and Swank [...]

Hilary Swank, Helen Woodward Animal Center and More Than 3,500 Animal Organizations Work Together to Promote Pet Adoption and Reduce Pet Homelessness
After setting its most aggressive pet adoption goal to-date – Iams Home 4 the Holidays (IH4TH) announced today that 1,363,638 animals were adopted through the global program. Between Oct. 1, 2009 and Jan. 4, [...]

‘Tis the season for giving, and never has that been more evident at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment breakfasts than this year, when THR unveiled its mentorship program in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles.
The A-list speakers — Halle Berry, Hilary Swank and Eva Longoria Parker — and the powerful [...]

When Hilary Swank walks into a luxurious suite at London’s Soho Hotel, there’s none of the bravado you might expect from a two-time Academy Award winner. If anything, she looks a little nervous as she sits back in the sofa, and places her hands underneath her knees.
Uncharacteristically tall for a Hollywood leading lady, she’s wearing [...]

Hilary Swank is one of just 11 actresses to have won two Best Leading Actress Oscars
Success has been rapid – she only broke into Hollywood a decade ago, with her acclaimed portrayal of Brandon Teena in Boys Don’t Cry. Since then, she’s starred in challenging parts including Maggie Fitzgerald in Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar [...]

She has garnered two Oscars and is tipped to win another for her lead role in the new Amelia Earhart biopic, so why would Hilary Swank be interested in judging an underwear contest? As she tells Jane Gordon, it’s all to do with her passion for fashion.

While everyone is marveling at the heroism of the female cop who stopped the Fort Hood gunman during his killing spree, it was not so long ago that women weren’t allowed to serve in the military or on the police force. Hell, they’re still not allowed to drive in some countries or even go out [...]

Dropping by the Essex County Airport in Jersey for a women aviators appreciation day in response to her performance as the iconic Amelia Earhart in the Mira Nair directed biopic, Hilary Swank astonished as nearly the spitting image of the lanky legendary tomboy.
Settling down to field a few questions about the movie after being [...]