LOS ANGELES (AP): Hilary Swank and her mother came to Hollywood with only $75 in their pockets. On Monday, the two-time Oscar winner received the ultimate sign that it paid off: a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
"I remember my mom using a roll of quarters to call agents from a pay phone and telling agents they should sign me,'' said the emotional 32-year-old during the 2,325th star's dedication ceremony.
Swank was flanked by producer Joel Silver and Richard LaGravenese, the director of her new film "Freedom Writers.''
In 2000, a then-unknown Swank walked away with the best actress Oscar for her chilling portrayal of murdered transgender teen Brandon Teena in "Boys Don't Cry.''
Five years later, she won another best actress Oscar as the determined boxer Maggie Fitzgerald in "Million Dollar Baby.''
In "Freedom Writers,'' Swank plays a real-life English teacher whose idealism spurs her to empower teens affected by racial strife.
Source: The Star
LOS ANGELES (AP): Hilary Swank and her mother came to Hollywood with only $75 in their pockets. On Monday, the two-time Oscar winner received the ultimate sign that it paid off: a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.