Remy de Valois in the The Affair of the Necklace (2001), and as Maggie Fitzgerald in sports drama film Million Dollar Baby (2004).
"I made a vow to myself a couple of years ago to spend more time with my family and my loved ones.
None of us knows how long we have on this planet so it's important to never take a moment for granted," says the actress, who has been helping nurse her formerly estranged father Stephen Swank back to health after a lung transplant. At nine years old I didn't realise that I could do that with my life, that I could become an actor.
A rep for the Academy Award-winning actress confirms that she and her boyfriend of five years have decided to end their relationship.
movie, but she also has a knack for career-careening catastrophes.