Hillary Swank Talks Devastating Career Fail, And Her Sweet Revenge (watch!)
Hillary Swank is firmly established as an A-List actress after winning two Oscars by the age of 30. But it wasn’t always that way. She tells Conan O’Brien about a devastating moment in her career and how she got “sweet revenge.” Swank, now 40, had scored a few small roles in 1992 film “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and one of the “Karate Kid” movies when she got what she thought was a big break. She signed a two-year contract in 1997 to play hot MILF Carly Reynolds on the racy television drama “Beverly Hills, 90210.” At the time, the show was going into its eighth season But it was not to be. ...