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As a performer, I don't like to play the same thing over and over. I like to play it and let it go and move on. That's also why television hasn't really been something that I've done.

Hilary Swank

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Hilary Swank
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: July 30
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Television Actor
Lincoln
Nebraska
Hilary Ann Swank
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