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The beautiful, exquisite and talented Hilary Ann 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, 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 Soul Collector, The (1999/I) (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) (V) 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 Disney Channel Hit Series, "Lizzie McGuire" (2001). "Lizzie", is now in its 2nd season which proves to be a hit with all sorts of audiences. In 2002 she made the Disney Channel
movie Cadet Kelly (2002) (TV) and the following year returned to the big screen for the first time in 5 years with Lizzie McGuire Movie, The (2003).
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The beautiful, exquisite and talented Hilary Ann Duff was born to Bob and Susan Duff on September 28th, 1987
in Houston, Texas. She decided to become an actress while touring with the Cechetti Ballet, and began heading to auditions.
She won a considerable role in Soul Collector, The (1999/I) (TV), for which she received rave reviews and recognition. After a starring turn in Casper Meets Wendy (1998) (V), Hilary was cast as the title character in the television series "Lizzie McGuire" (2001). "Lizzie" was an instant hit, and propelled Hilary to international stardom. Lizzie McGuire Movie, The (2003) was released to theaters on May 2nd, 2003, grossing an impressive $42 million domestically. Hilary also appeared in Agent Cody Banks (2003) in 2003.
Additionally, Hilary is storming the music charts, with singles "So Yesterday" and "Come Clean" settling
nicely into the top 40. Hilary's first album, "Metamorphosis," debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, and eventually ascended to #1 in the following weeks. To date, it has sold more than 2 million
copies.
Although she is currently touring America in support of "Metamorphosis," Hilary hasn't discarded her film career.
Cinderella Story, A (2004), co-starring Chad Michael Murray, hits theaters on July 19th. _Perfect Man, The (2004)_ and Raise Your Voice (2004) is due to open in 2005.
Hilary is the 2004 international spokesperson of Kids With A Cause, a charity organization
that specializes in poverty-stricken children. Her other film credits include Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Human Nature (2001), Cadet Kelly (2002) (TV), and True Women (1997) (TV).
 
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