Hilary Duff
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Hilary
Duff stars as Lizzie McGuire, a 14-year-old navigating
the turbulence of middle school cliques, trendy styles and rites of
passage while her animated, brassy alter ego gives a running commentary
in Disney Channel’s original series Lizzie McGuire. The show was
voted “Number One Television Show” at the Nickelodeon Kids
Choice Awards. Duff recently landed the lead role in the feature Confessions
of a Teenage Drama Queen.
At six years of age, Duff made her acting debut as a dancer with the
Columbus Ballet Met touring company production of “The Nutcracker.”
Duff’s work in a television commercial cemented her longing to
act and she quickly accumulated several television and film credits.
On television, Duff starred in Cadet Kelly on The Disney Channel, the
highest-rated original movie in the cable channel’s history. She
acted in the mini-series True Women with Dana Delaney and Rachael Leigh
Cook as well as in CBS’ Soul Collector, for which she garnered
a Best Supporting Actress, Youth in Film, Young Artist Award. She also
guest starred in an episode of Chicago Hope.
Duff was seen in the theatrical release Playing by Heart
with Sean Connery, Dennis Quaid and Gena Rowlands. She starred as the
Friendly Ghost’s best friend Wendy in the successful video release
Casper Meets Wendy. She will next be seen in the independent film Human
Nature starring Patricia Arquette and Tim Robbins.
Hilary enjoys such sports as swimming, Tae-Bo, and hip hop dancing.
She is involved as
an animal rights activist and has served on the Advisory Board of the
Audrey Hepburn Child
Benefit Fund as well as the Celebrity Council of Kids with a Cause.