• Name: Hilary Duff
  • Date of Birth: September 28, 1987
  • Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Mini-bio: Teen actress Hilary Duff quickly rose to fame on the strength of her winning performance on the successful television series Lizzie McGuire. Born in Houston, TX, September 28, 1987, she developed an i... read morenterest in dance at the age of six and began taking ballet lessons, later making her stage debut in a Christmas production of The Nutcracker. She developed a stronger passion for acting after being cast in a television commercial, and, in 1998, appeared in the direct-to-video Casper Meets Wendy as Wendy, a youthful witch. After taking on more dramatic roles in the made-for-TV movie The Soul Collector and a guest appearance on Chicago Hope, Duff was cast in the title role of Lizzie McGuire in 2001. A sitcom for young people, Lizzie McGuire concerned the trials and tribulations of middle-school student Lizzie as she and her animated alter ego deal with the funny side of adolescence. An immediate hit on The Disney Channel, the show made Duff a recognizable face to television viewers, and Disney quickly responded by casting her in a made-for-cable movie, Cadet Kelly, which earned high ratings. In 2002, the actress also made a brief appearance in the offbeat comedy Human Nature, playing Young Lila, a hirsute child who grows up to become Patricia Arquette. After the success of Lizzie McGuire, Duff branched out into music, writing and singing a song for the show's soundtrack album, and recording a Christmas album in 2002. Released in theaters in the summer of 2003, The Lizzie McGuire Movie provided the ideal cinematic alternative for pre-teen girls uninterested in the exploits of X2: X-Men United and too young to be swept up in the hype of The Matrix Reloaded. Taking in twice the cost of production in only four weeks at the box office, Duff stunned fans less than a month after the film's stateside release by announcing that, due to contract negotiation failures, she would be departing from the lucrative Lizzie McGuire franchise to pursue other career opportunities. By the time the show's finale aired in 2004, Duff had already kicked her film career into high gear, closing out 2003 with three hit films under her belt: Agent Cody Banks, the aforementioned Lizzie McGuire Movie, and the holiday blockbuster Cheaper by the Dozen.Hoping to keep her momentum growing, Duff attached herself to another trio of features, two of which were helmed by Lizzie McGuire director Mark Rosman. The first was the drama Raise Your Voice, playing a small-town girl who learns to fight for her superstar dreams. In 2005 she returned for the sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2, and starred opposite Heather Locklear in the Mermaids-like romantic comedy The Perfect Man. In 2006 Hilary starred and produced in the Martha Coolidge helmed Material Girls, where she and sister Haylie played spoiled heiresses whose lives change radically when their family loses its fortune. The butter-knife sharp satire failed to connect even with the Duffs' core audience. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Hilary Duff mini-bio: Hilary Erhard Duff was born on September 28th, 1987, in Houston, Texas, to Bob and Susan Duff. When Hilary was six, she had been traveling in the Cechetti Ballet with her sister Haylie Duff but decided she wanted to fulfill her dream of acting. Her first part was in the mini-series True Women (1997) (TV), but her first starring role was as "Ellie" in The Soul Collector (1999) (TV), for which she won a Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot (Supporting Young Actress) Young Artist Award. Hilary also starred in Casper Meets Wendy (1998) (TV) in 1998, in which she played the young witch "Wendy".

Success came again as she took the role of the starring title character "Lizzie McGuire" in the #1 hit Disney Channel series "Lizzie McGuire" (2001). "Lizzie" was extremely successful and spawned The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003). In 2002, she made the Disney Channel movie Cadet Kelly (2002) (TV). Hilary continues her upward spiral, guest-starring on TV shows, filming movies, recording albums and doing television concerts.

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flixster.actor.pane.162652728 - flixster She is the second child of Susan Colleen (née Cobb), a homemaker and a film producer, and husband Robert Erhard Duff, a partner in a chain of convenience stores, who resides at the family home in Houston to maintain the family's convenience store business. She has an elder sister, Haylie Duff, who is also an actress/singer. Duff's mother encouraged Hilary to take up acting classes alongside her elder sister, Haylie, which resulted in both girls winning roles in various local theatre productions. At the ages of eight and six, respectively, the Duff sisters participated in the ballet, The Nutcracker Suite with Columbus BalletMet in San Antonio. The siblings became more enthusiastic about the idea of choosing acting as a profession, and eventually relocated to California with their mother. Duff's father stayed at the family home in Houston to take care of their business. After several years of auditions and meetings, the Duff sisters were cast in various television commercials.



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  • Older sister actress Haylie Duff is in music group Inventing Venus.
  • Her mom is a music producer.
  • She was rated the #1 Hottest Teen Female Star for 2003 based on her acting, singing, public appearances, and charity work.
  • Shot the music video to her song "So Yesterday" on Venice Beach in Marina Del Rey, California.
  • Likes all types of music but dislikes techno music.
  • Has been homeschooled since the age of 10. Along with her sister, currently taking two online correspondence courses via the Harvard Extension School.
  • Has been working for the charity Kids With a Cause (which helps children stricken by poverty, hunger, sickness, a lack of education, abandonment, neglect and/or abuse) since it was founded in September 1999, and is the 2004 Official International Spokesperson for the non-profit organization.
  • According to the Chinese Calender, she was born in the year of the rabbit.
  • Her favorite episode of her hit show "Lizzie McGuire" (2001) is First Kiss where her character Lizzie falls in love with the paperboy and shares a kiss with him.
  • Was voted the Biggest Breakthough of 2003 at VH1's Big in 2003 award show.
  • Has her own clothing line "Stuff by Hilary Duff" at Target stores which made $5 million in its first year in stores.
  • She enjoys gymnastics, swimming, reading, singing, writing, and hanging out with older sister, Haylie Duff.
  • One of Teen People 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 [2004].
  • Was named the 14th Greatest Teen Idol of all time by VH1 in 2003, based on her acting, singing, public appearances and charity work.
  • Donated sales from her sold out Most Wanted Tour to the Tsunami victims in South Asia. [2005]
  • Donated many signed head-shots to Rocky Stone to be auctioned off to raise money to buy more toys for the Toy Mountain Campaign 2004. She was also very kind enough to give a personalized & signed head-shot to everyone listed in the "Special thank-you to:" section on http://www.rockyskidz.com site that helped out in this past years Toy Mountain Campaign 2003.
  • Is recording tracks with the help of boyfriend Joel Madden and his brother Benji Madden for her newest album due in summer 2005.
  • Her song "Wake Up" hit Disney Radio before making it to national airwaves.

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Birth Name: Hilary Erhard Duff
Birth Date: September 28, 1987
Birth Place: Houston, Texas, USA
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Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Family:Mother Susan, Sister Haylie

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  • Hilary has writen a best-sellng novel, "Elixir" which is the first of her series of young-adult books.
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  • Her ex-boyfriend, Joel Madden, is the lead singer for Good Charlotte.

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