Hilary Erhard Duff was born on September 28th, 1987, in Houston,
Texas, to Bob and Susan Duff. When Hilary Duff was six, she had been
traveling in the Cechetti Ballet with her sister Haylie Duff but decided
she wanted to fulfill her dream of acting. Her first part was in the
mini-series True Women (1997) (TV), but her first starring role was as
Ellie in Soul Collector, The (1999/I) (TV)_ , for which she won a Best
Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot (Supporting Young Actress) Young
Artist Award. Hilary Duff also starred in Casper Meets Wendy (1998) (TV)
in 1998, in which she played the young witch Wendy.
