Singing, dancing and acting… It’s the dream of itHilary Duff and her big sister Haylie since they were little. A not entirely disproportionate ambition for her parents and especially for her mother, who continually encourages her daughters. In 1993, Mama Duff even made a radical decision: she took Hilary, 6 years old, and Haylie, 8 years old, under her arm and went to California, the land of opportunity… Dad stayed in Texas, he couldn’t quit your job so.
Hilary Duff, icon of the 2000s
And it’s a good start for the Duff sisters. They got a few small appearances here and there, and in 1998 Hilary was chosen to play the role of Wendy, the good little witch, in the film Casper and Wendy, which, unlike the first two works in the series, was only “to a direct VHS release.
A few more small roles followed until 2001, the year Hilary’s career finally took off Lizzie McGuire, a series that airs on Disney Channel. She played the title role in two seasons (65 episodes in total) and one movie (released in 2003). The worldwide success of this series helped make Hilary Duff – the perfect incarnation of the American teenager – an icon. Her character Lizzie – and her animated alter ego – is a pop culture phenomenon in her own right.
After completing this adventure, the young girl likes to star in comedies that are not complicated, such as Agent Cody Banks with Frankie “Malcolm” Muniz or Like Cinderella, where she plays alongside Chad Michael Murray (the BG Lucas of the Scott Brothers).
We also see her in many series, including Ghost Whisperer, New York: Special Unit, but especially in Gossip Girl, in which she plays Olivia Burke (and his threesome with Dan and Vanessa…) in six episodes of the third season. She also lends her voice to cartoon characters. And you sung. A lot: between 2002 and 2015, Hilary Duff released no less than 20 singles, five albums and three compilations!
Hilary Duff: after Lizzie McGuire
Since the end of her Lizzie McGuire years, Hilary has been largely shunned by cinema (her rare forays ended in critical and public failure) and continues to occupy the small screen. In 2015 she again received one of the main roles in Younger, a series created and produced by Darren Star (Sex and the City and Emily in Paris, also he). A great success, because the series will end in 2021 with the end of its seventh season.
And the actress has no time to breathe as she continues with the sitcom How I met your father, the spin-off of How I Met Your Mother. The series, which aired on Disney+, was canceled in 2023 after only two seasons.
As for his desire/dream/hope for a Lizzie McGuire reboot – which many of his fans share – a project was actually announced and then canceled. But Hilary still believes…
And in his private life? Hilary was married to Mike Comrie, a former ice hockey player. Together since 2007, they married in 2010, became parents to Luca Cruz in 2012 and announced their separation in 2016. In December 2019 she said yes to the musician Matthew KomaHe had met two years earlier. They have two children, Banks, born in 2018, and Mae, born in 2021.