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Hilary Duff Filmography

Early Work
Hilary Duff has quite a few films under her fashionable belt and this 19-year-old starlet shows no signs of slowing down. Many of Hilary’s first television appearances were unaccredited. In 1997, she briefly appeared in Hallmark Entertainment’s western mini-series True Women. In 1998, she obtained a small part as an extra in Playing by Heart, and her first real gig came later that year when she portrayed the real-life Wendy in the straight-to-video production of Casper Meets Wendy. Hilary went on to score more minor supporting roles in the late 1990’s, and landed a Young Artist Award for her performance in the television film The Soul Collector.

The Big Break
The breakout role for Hilary Duff came in 2001, when she was cast as the clumsy, yet loveable Lizzie McGuire in Disney’s The Lizzie McGuire Show. It was a smash hit among younger audiences and drew 2.3 million viewers per episode. Her girl-next-door look, together with her witty and charming personality, led to bigger and more high-profile roles. After her portrayal of Lizzie McGuire, Hilary Duff’s career blossomed and she has released approximately two films per year since then.

2002
In 2002, in her first theatrical film debut, she played a younger version of Patricia Arquette’s character in Human Nature. Also released was Disney’s Cadet Kelly, a movie wherein Hilary plays a couture-conscious fashionista bumbling through basic training when she is forced to attend her stepfather’s military academy.

2003
Disney, still enamored with their golden child, asked Hilary Duff to reprise her role as Lizzie McGuire in the big screen spin-off The Lizzie McGuire Movie. That same year, Hilary got a starring role in Agent Cody Banks opposite Frankie Muniz, and in her highest earning film to date Cheaper by the Dozen alongside industry veterans Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. Hilary plays one of the twelve Baker children who must endure a move across the country so their parents can fulfill their long-awaited career dreams.

2004
At this point in her career, Hilary Duff branched out into more dramatic roles. She starred opposite Chad Michael Murray in a modern day version of the fairy tale Cinderella in A Cinderella Story. Hilary plays Sam, an average teen who falls in love with her online chatting partner, only to discover he is the most popular and seemingly unattainable boy at her school. In Raise your Voice, Hilary portrays a young, bourgeoning singer with a big-time voice who, after experiencing personal tragedy, runs off to a school of performing arts despite her father’s wishes.

2005
Hilary Duff reprised her role as Lorraine Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 in 2005, and also starred in The Perfect Man alongside the stunning Heather Locklear. Hilary’s character, Holly, gets herself embroiled in a scheme to find for her mother (Locklear) the perfect man.

Material Girls (2006)
Hilary’s most recent film Material Girls was produced by Madonna’s film production company, Maverick Films, and co-starred Hilary’s sister Haylie. In this light-hearted comedy, Hilary and Haylie play the wealthy Marchetta sisters who must fight to win back their stolen inheritance.

Upcoming
Hilary Duff is set to star in two movies slated for release in 2007, the animated film Foodfight and the political satire Brand Hauser co-starring the talented John Cusack.

Safety Glass (2008): As a New York reporter covers a hometown story of a Challenger Space Shuttle hero, he unknowingly stumbles onto news of a teacher who commits suicide. Led by a group of students he's drawn into their twisted universe.

Greta (2008) : Hilary Duff plays Greta, a waitress who falls in love with an ambitious cook at the resturant where she works who happens to have a criminal past.

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