As talented as she is appealing, the bubbly blonde actress Hilary Duff became a showbiz veteran at an early age, making her professional debut in the Columbus Ballet production of "The Nutcracker" at the tender age of six. She starred in a number of feature projects including "Casper Meets Wendy" (1998) and "Soul Collector" (1999) before gaining wide exposure as the title character in the teen sitcom "Lizzie McGuire" (2001). The popular Disney show chronicled the life of a teenage junior high student and her friends. The show uses a cartoon version of Lizzie (her alter ego) as a commentator, which added originality to the highly rated show.

The following year, Duff was cast in her second Disney project, but this time she starred as a free-spirited teen enrolled in a straight-laced military school in "Cadet Kelly" (2002). The original television feature delivered the network's highest household rating ever, leading to her big screen debut in the 2003 action feature "Agent Cody Banks." The film starred Frankie Muniz as an elite undercover agent for the CIA. Duff was cast as Muniz's love interest who's father becomes the CIA's targeted subject.

She then headlined a frothy, fluffy big screen outing for her TV persona, "The Lizzie Maguire Movie" (2003), where Lizzie jets to Italy, is mistaken for a look-alike international pop star and is transformed from gawky teen to glam idol. Shortly after the movie established her as a viable film star, Duff also released a successful 2003 pop album Metamorphosis and #1 hit single "So Yesterday." She closed out her breakthrough year by playing Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt's fashion-conscious daughter Lorraine in the bland but popular remake of "Cheaper By the Dozen" (2003).

Duff took center stage in her next film, "A Cinderella Story" (2004), a sugary, clunky and nonsensical attempt at a contemporary retelling of the classic fable that squandered the charms of its teen star. Somewhat better was the uneven "Raise Your Voice" (2004), a melodramatic but slightly more mature tale than the previous Duff fare which cast her as a small town teen chanteuse who travels to L.A. to attend a performing arts high school and learn rote coming-of-age lessons. Duff next appeared in yet another cute and cuddly romantic comedy, “The Perfect Man” (2005), wherein she tries to hook up her mom (Heather Locklear) with the right guy so she'll stop moving to another city whenever she breaks up with her latest beau. The movie was rocked by a spate of bad reviews, leaving one critic on the verge of vomiting from its sugary sweetness.

> Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) .... Lorraine Baker
> The Perfect Man (2005) .... Holly Hamilton
> In Search of Santa (2004) (V) (voice) .... Crystal
> Raise Your Voice (2004) .... Terri Fletcher
> A Cinderella Story (2004) .... Sam
> Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) .... Lorraine Baker
> The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) .... Lizzie McGuire/Isabella Parichi
> Agent Cody Banks (2003) .... Natalie Connors
... aka Agent Cody Banks, L' (Canada: French title)
> Cadet Kelly (2002) (TV) .... Cadet Kelly Collins
> Human Nature (2001) .... Young Lila Jute
... aka Human Nature (France) (USA)
> "Lizzie McGuire" (2001) TV Series .... Elizabeth Brooke "Lizzie" McGuire
> The Soul Collector (1999/I) (TV) .... Ellie
> Playing by Heart (1998) (uncredited) .... Extra
> Casper Meets Wendy (1998) (TV) .... Wendy
> True Women (1997) (TV) (uncredited) .... Extra

Santa Claus Lane

* Released: October 15, 2002 (U.S.)
* Singles:
o "Tell Me a Story"
o "Santa Claus Lane"

Metamorphosis

* Released: August 26, 2003 (U.S.)
* Singles:
o "Why Not" (May 2003) no video for this version
o "So Yesterday" (July 2003)
o "Come Clean" (January 2004)
o "Little Voice" (April 2004)

Hilary Duff

* Released: September 28, 2004 (U.S.)
* Singles:
o "Fly" (August 2004)
o "The Getaway" (2004) radio release
o "Someone's Watching Over Me" (January 2005)

Most Wanted

* Released: August 16, 2005 (U.S.)
* Singles:
o "Wake Up" (June 2005)
o "Beat of My Heart" (November 2005)
o "Supergirl" (Jan/Feb 2006)

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