Name : Hilary Duff
Birth Date : September 28, 1987
Birth Place : Houston, Texas, USA
Birth Name : Hilary Ann Duff
Height : 5' 4
Nationality : American
Profession : Actress, musician
Fan Mail : Joe Smith - International Creative Management 8942
Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA, 90211 USA
Detailed : Hilary Duff made a name for herself
on the enormously successful Disney Channel/ABC Kids show Lizzie McGuire,
which she parlayed into careers as a pop singer and film actress. Like
most overnight successes, Duff paid her dues for a few years before
her big break. Appearances in the 1997 women's Western True Women, 1998's
Casper (as the Friendly Ghost's human friend Wendy), and 1999's The
Soul Collector paved the way for her best-known role. Duff also appeared
in the indie film Human Nature, reflecting her continuing big-screen
aspirations.
Duff began her first steps toward her singing career with the song "Santa
Claus Lane," which appeared on the soundtrack to The Santa Clause 2,
as well as her own Christmas album, also named Santa Claus Lane. That
year, production ended on Lizzie McGuire, freeing up Duff to pursue
other opportunities. Episodes of the show continued to run into 2003,
but by that time Duff had begun to move on, appearing in the teen spy
movie Agent Cody Banks. The soundtrack to the movie also featured several
songs by Duff, including the singles "Why Not" and "I Can't Wait," which
were both successes in their own right; the soundtrack went platinum
in summer 2003.
Around that time, Metamorphosis, Duff's bona fide debut as a singer,
was released. The album charted number two on the Billboard 200 on the
week of its release, and its single "So Yesterday" topped the pop singles
chart earlier that summer. Duff's omnipresence in 2003 continued with
appearances at that year's MTV Video Music Awards and the Nickelodeon
Kids Choice Awards, where she accepted Lizzie McGuire's trophy for Favorite
TV Show. She also appeared in that year's film Cheaper By the Dozen
and embarked on a tour that fall. The year 2004 looked to be just as
busy for Duff, with movies like A Cinderella Story and Agent Cody Banks
2 on the docket, as well as a new TV series with CBS in the works.
