Space series Away actress Hilary Swank on juggling career and family in her life

Hilary Swank is set to star in the new Netflix space drama Away. PHOTO: DIYAH PERA/NETFLIX
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LOS ANGELES - Hilary Swank has not exactly done a ton of films since she won two Oscars for Best Actress - for playing a transgender man in the biopic Boys Don't Cry (1999) and a boxer in the sports drama Million Dollar Baby (2004).

And it is because the 46-year-old says she is extremely picky when it comes to roles, and also because she stepped back from acting to care for her ailing father after he received a lung transplant in 2014.

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