Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Who won an Academy Award for the movies "Boys Don't Cry" (1999) and "Million Dollar Baby" (2004)?"
...Hilary Swank was born July 30, 1974. She played Brandon Teena, a trans-gender man in "Boys Don't Cry". She played Maggie Fitzgerald, a female boxer in "Million Dollar Baby". She played Carly Reynolds on "Beverly Hills, 90210" from 1997-1998.