ACTOR
Hilary Duff
- Known for
- The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), Agent Cody Banks (2003), Younger (2015), How I Met Your Father (2022)
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Hilary Duff is an actor best known for The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Agent Cody Banks and Younger.
11 Interesting Facts About Hilary Duff
Interesting Facts (7)
- #001
Before the sitcom aired, Hilary Duff was dropped from the cast of Daddio (2000). Duff became depressed and was reluctant to pursue her acting career further. A week later, she landed the lead role in the newly developed Disney Channel children's series Lizzie McGuire (2001).
- #002
Hilary Duff had a disagreement with Faye Dunaway when Dunaway said Duff was not a real actress (after Duff was confirmed to star in the remake of Bonnie and Clyde (1967)).
- #003
While preparing for her driving test, Hilary Duff drove herself between filming locations during the main shoot of A Cinderella Story (2004).
- #004
Hilary Duff's first clothing line, Stuff By Hilary Duff, was released in 2004. Initially launched as a clothing brand, the company expanded into furniture, fragrance and jewelry, targeting the teen and adolescent demographic, and the line grossed more than $5 million in its first year. The line was officially discontinued in 2008, as Duff no longer had full control of it.
- #005
She was offered the role of Silk Spectre in Watchmen (2009). She turned the offer down because the production was too long, and Malin Akerman was brought in instead.
- #006
Out of many actresses, she was the first to be cast to play Sharon Tate in the new Charles Manson film.
- #007
Phoebe Bridgers cited Duff as her first inspiration and the reason she became interested in music and singing.
Characters & Cast (2)
- #008
She was offered the role of Annie Wilson on 90210 (2008), but declined because she was more interested in pursuing projects outside the teen genre. Shenae Grimes-Beech later accepted the role.
- #009
She was considered for a role on The WB's Popular (1999), but turned it down because she was offered the lead role on Lizzie McGuire (2001).
Life & Family (2)
- #010
Hilary Duff released her third studio album, "Dignity", on April 3, 2007. Between the releases of her previous studio album, "Hilary Duff" (2004), and this album, Duff had a turbulent personal life: a man who threatened her life was stalking her, her parents had divorced and she had broken up with her boyfriend. Rather than mainly selecting songs and writing only a few, as on her earlier records, she contributed to the writing of all but one of the songs.
- #011
Ten months after giving birth to her son Luca, she returned to work to begin a guest appearance on Raising Hope (2010).
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- IMDb
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