Hilary Swank

Swank, right, director Kimberly Peirce and actress Chloe Sevigny pose for photographers at the end of a news conference to present their movie "Boys Don't Cry," at the 56th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 2, 1999. The film tells the true story of the murder of Teena Brandon, played by Swank.

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