Hilary Swank is an actress.
Hilary Swank . She has won two Academy Awards for Best Actress and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007 . Swank made her film debut in a minor role for Buffy the Vampire Slayer , before she made her breakout lead role in the fourth installment of the The Karate Kid franchise , The Next Karate Kid in 1994 .