Hilary Erhard Duff was born to Bob and Susan Duff on September 28th, 1987, in Houston, Texas. She decided to become an actress while touring with the Cechetti Ballet and began heading to auditions. She won a considerable role in The Soul Collector, for which she received rave reviews and recognition. After a starring turn in Casper Meets Wendy, Hilary was cast as the title character in the television series Lizzie McGuire. "Lizzie" was an instant hit, and propelled Hilary to international stardom. The Lizzie McGuire Movie was released to theaters on May 2nd, 2003, grossing an impressive US$42 million domestically. Hilary also appeared in Agent Cody Banks in 2003.

Additionally, Hilary is storming the music charts, with singles "So Yesterday" and "Come Clean" settling nicely into the top 40. Hilary's first album, "Metamorphosis", debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, and eventually ascended to #1 in the following weeks. To date, it has sold more than 2 million copies.

Although she is currently touring the USA in support of "Metamorphosis", Hilary hasn't discarded her film career. A Cinderella Story, co-starring Chad Michael Murray, hit theaters on July 19th. The Perfect Man and Raise Your Voice opened in 2005.

Hilary is the 2004 international spokesperson of "Kids With A Cause", a charity organization that specializes in poverty-stricken children. Her other film credits include Cheaper by the Dozen, Human Nature, Cadet Kelly and True Women.
Material Girls (2006): $2,000,000
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005): $2,000,000
The Perfect Man (2005): $2,000,000
Raise Your Voice (2004): $2,000,000
A Cinderella Story (2004): $2,200,000
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003): $1,000,000
The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003): $1,000,000
Agent Cody Banks (2003): $500,000
Older sister actress Haylie Duff is in music group Inventing Venus. Daughter of producer Susan Duff. She was rated the #1 Hottest Teen Female Star for 2003 based on her acting, singing, public appearances, and charity work. Shot the music video to her song "So Yesterday" on Venice Beach in Marina Del Rey, California. Re-did the song "Our Lips Are Sealed" by The Go-Go's with sister Haylie Duff for the A Cinderella Story-Soundtrack. Likes all types of music but dislikes techno music. Plans on starting a design for dogs called Little Dog Duff named after her late dog of the same name. Accepted the lead role in A Cinderella Story because Charles Perrault's story "Cinderella" was her favorite fairy tale when she was growing up. Her favorite film is Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. Has been homeschooled since the age of 10. Along with her sister, currently taking two online correspondence courses via the Harvard Extension School. Has been working for the charity Kids With a Cause (which helps children stricken by poverty, hunger, sickness, a lack of education, abandonment, neglect and/or abuse) since it was founded in September 1999, and is the 2004 Official International Spokesperson for the non-profit organization. In preparation for her driving test, she drove herself between filming locations during principal photography for A Cinderella Story. For her 17th birthday, her sister arranged a trip to Mexico for her and two friends. Considered for the part of Lola in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen but that part eventually went to Lindsay Lohan. Was voted the 19th Greatest Teen Idol of all time by VH1 in 2003. She also hosted the special. According to the Chinese Calender, she was born in the year of the rabbit. Her favorite episode of her hit show Lizzie McGuire is First Kiss where her character Lizzie falls in love with the paperboy and shares a kiss with him. Won the Fake ID Award in 2004 at the second annual TRL awards. The Fake ID Award is given to the hottest star under 21 and is voted by the people on mtv.com. Was voted the Biggest Breakthough of 2003 at VH1's Big in 2003 award show. Has her own clothing line "Stuff by Hilary Duff" at Target stores which made $5 million in its first year in stores. She enjoys gymnastics, swimming, reading, singing, writing, and hanging out with older sister, Haylie Duff. One of Teen People 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 [2004]. Was named the 14th Greatest Teen Idol of all time by VH1 in 2003, based on her acting, singing, public appearances and charity work. Performed at President George Bush's youth inaugural concert [2005]. Donated sales from her sold out Most Wanted Tour to the Tsunami victims in South Asia. [2005] Donated many signed head-shots to Rocky Stone to be auctioned off to raise money to buy more toys for the Toy Mountain Campaign 2004. She was also very kind enough to give a personalized & signed head-shot to everyone listed in the "Special thank-you to:" section on http://www.rockyskidz.com site that helped out in this past years Toy Mountain Campaign 2003. Is recording tracks with the help of boyfriend Joel Madden and his brother Benji Madden for her newest album due in summer 2005. Ex-boyfriend Joel Madden is the lead singer for Good Charlotte. Visited Kitchener, Ontario, Canada in February 2005 to perform in a Tsunami relief fund raiser. Her clothing brand "stuff by duff" was also sold by Zellers (a large Canadian discount store chain). Zellers heavily advertised the clothing line on national television in the summer of 2004. Said that her favorite movie she has filmed so far was The Lizzie McGuire Movie. Her mom is a music producer. Announced that she will donate $200,000 to the American Red Cross and $50,000 to USA Harvest to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Her song "Wake Up" hit Disney Radio before making it to national airwaves. Got into singing after watching her sister, Haylie Duff, perform. Her father, Bob Duff, owns a chain of convenience stores. In 2006 she made Rolling Stone magazine's list of the top money making of the past year. The lost reported that Duff made $17.1 million. Duff was the youngest person on the list and was joined by music heavyweights U2 and the Rolling Stones. Was mentioned in Eminem's song Ass Like That First magazine cover was the April 2002 issue of Popstar! Magazine. Currently has a net worth of approximately $25 million dollars from her Stuff By Duff Line, albums, tours, and movies, etc. The Sims is her favorite computer game. Helped raise $23,000 at the 2004 celebrity auction for Breast Cancer Research. Rolling Stone proclaimed her "Teenager of the Year" in 2003. She made the Forbes list of richest young stars under 25, she made $15 million for the year of 2005. She beat out rival stars like Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes. Has appeared on Hollywood Squares twice, once with big sister, Haylie Duff. A huge fan of Janis Joplin. Was considered for the role of "Tibby" in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. The role went to Amber Tamblyn. Named #58 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006). She has 3 hit albums, and a fourth, called Dignity, is coming out in 2007. Ranked #23 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list. Ranked #72 on the Forbes Power 100 for 2007. Seventh cousin of Katie Couric and Emily Couric, and sixth cousin of Lance Armstrong. Close friend of Italian Andrea Logiudice. Was ranked #7 on Forbes List of The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars.(2007). In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $12 million.