Swank’s early career was marked by rejection, but she eventually landed her breakthrough role in The Next Karate Kid in 1994. Her career skyrocketed after her iconic performance in Boys Don’t Cry (1999), earning her an Academy Award. She won a second Oscar for Million Dollar Baby (2004) and continued to rise in Hollywood.
After a break to care for her father, Swank found love with Philip Schneider in 2016. They married in 2018, marking a joyful chapter in her personal life after several public relationships.
