History Music / HilaryDuff

-> ''Let the rain fall down and wake my dreams...''

* SpiritualSuccessor: Hilary has so many successors, like Music/MileyCyrus (who is a big fan of Hilary), Music/BridgitMendler (who has the same qualities and looks as Hilary), and even her channel's rival equivalent, Creator/MirandaCosgrove (who is literally the network's answer to Miley) that to list all those who owe their success to Hilary would overload this page.

After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, Duff gained fame for playing the title role in the Creator/DisneyChannel television series ''Series/LizzieMcGuire''. She subsequently ventured into motion pictures and has many successful films to her credit, including ''Film/CasperMeetsWendy'', ''[[TheMovie The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]'', ''Film/CheaperByTheDozen'', ''Film/ACinderellaStory'', ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2'', ''Film/WarInc'', ''Film/AccordingToGreta'', and ''Stay Cool''. As of 2014, she's finished her ''Elixir'' book series and is now working on an album. She went on to release "All About You" and "Chasing The Sun" in 2014.

* ''Film/CheaperByTheDozen'' (2003) as Lorraine Baker
** ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2'' (2005)

* MsFanservice: Many of her post-teenage roles have seen her play characters who are ''very'' comfortable showing skin as seen in ''Film/WarInc''. She even famously did a nude photo shoot [[https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a39854111/hilary-duff-naked-cover-interview/ in 2022]] and talked about her journey in becoming more comfortable with her body.

* MsFanservice: See ''Film/WarInc''.

** Music/SelenaGomez deserves a special mention. She was discovered after auditioning for the lead role in a spin-off of ''Series/LizzieMcGuire''. She actually did get the role, but the project was cancelled. Even so, she later did get to play a counterpart to a Hilary Duff character in Film/AnotherCinderellaStory.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Starts rapping in "Metamorphosis" the song after an album of Pop/rock.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Metamorphosis (The Song) has acoustic, electronic, rap and rnb elements.
** Dignity is a mash up of dance beats, rock instruments, Bollywood/Indian music, trip pop and power pop.

* NiceGirl: Has some amazing, positive press, fan experiences and is in general accepted as being a good kind girl and star. She made fun of this image on a talk show, after becoming pregnant by her husband. "Everyone thinks I'm a good girl, but I figured it out."

She is also a [[http://twitter.com/#!/HilaryDuff Twitterer]]. She's now a mother of three: son Luca Cruz Comrie [[https://twitter.com/#!/HilaryDuff/status/182942026910793728 born on March 20, 2012 ]], with ex-husband Mike Comrie and daughters Banks Violet [[https://people.com/parents/hilary-duff-welcomes-daughter-matthew-koma/ born on October 25, 2018]] and Mae James Bair (born March 24th, 2021), with second husband Matthew Koma.[[note]]whose real surname is Bair[[/note]] She's now back on series television in ''Series/{{Younger}}'' as Kelsey and as Sophie in ''Series/{{How IMetYourFather}}'' .

She is also a [[http://twitter.com/#!/HilaryDuff Twitterer]]. She's now a mother of three: son Luca Cruz Comrie [[https://twitter.com/#!/HilaryDuff/status/182942026910793728 born on March 20, 2012 ]], with ex-husband Mike Comrie and daughters Banks Violet [[https://people.com/parents/hilary-duff-welcomes-daughter-matthew-koma/ born on October 25, 2018]] and Mae James Bair (born March 24th, 2021), with second husband Matthew Koma.[[note]]whose real surname is Bair[[/note]] She's now back on series television in ''Series/{{Younger}}'' as Kelsey.

Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987 in Houston, Texas) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, fashion designer and book author (1997-present). Inspired by Music/BritneySpears and her sister Creator/HaylieDuff (''Film/MaterialGirls'', Napoleon Dynamite, various songs with/for Hilary) when she was a child to become an actor, singer and songwriter.

** ''Lizzie [=McGuire=]'' sequel series (TBD)

She is also a [[http://twitter.com/#!/HilaryDuff Twitterer]]. She's now a mother of three: son Luca Cruz Comrie [[https://twitter.com/#!/HilaryDuff/status/182942026910793728 born on March 20, 2012 ]], with ex-husband Mike Comrie and daughters Banks Violet [[https://people.com/parents/hilary-duff-welcomes-daughter-matthew-koma/ Banks born on October 25, 2018]] and Mae James Bair (born March 24th, 2021), with second husband Matthew Koma.[[note]]whose real surname is Bair[[/note]] She's now back on series television in ''Series/{{Younger}}'' as Kelsey.

She is also a [[http://twitter.com/#!/HilaryDuff Twitterer]]. She's now a mother of two; [[https://twitter.com/#!/HilaryDuff/status/182942026910793728 Luca Cruz Comrie was born on March 20, 2012 ]], with Mike Comrie; [[https://people.com/parents/hilary-duff-welcomes-daughter-matthew-koma/ Banks Violet Bair born on October 25, 2018]], with Matthew Koma.[[note]]whose real surname is Bair[[/note]] She's now back on series television in ''Series/{{Younger}}'' as Kelsey.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "You roll me, you use me, you love and then" is a drug reference in a poppy song for pre teens and young teenagers. Doesn't make sense till you grow up. Much like Music/AvrilLavigne's GCPTR.

She is also a [[http://twitter.com/#!/HilaryDuff Twitterer]]. Now has her own kid; [[https://twitter.com/#!/HilaryDuff/status/182942026910793728 Luca Cruz Comrie was born on March 20, 2012 ]], with Mike Comrie. She's now back on series television in ''Series/{{Younger}}'' as Kelsey.

Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987 in Houston, Texas) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, fashion designer and book author (1997-present). Inspired by Music/BritneySpears and her sister Haylie Duff (''Film/MaterialGirls'', Napoleon Dynamite, various songs with/for Hilary) when she was a child to become an actor, singer and songwriter.

** Music/SelenaGomez deserves a special mention. She was discovered after auditioning for the lead role in a spin-off of ''Series/LizzieMcGuire''. She actually did get the role, but the project was cancelled. Even so, she later did get to play a counterpart to a Hilary Duff character in Film/AnotherCinderellaStory.

* YourCheatingHeart: Heavily implied in "Who's That Girl"
** "Stranger" and "Gypsy Woman" deal with her father's cheating.

* AllWomenLoveShoes: Behind the scenes of the Metamorphosis tour she mentions how if she see's a clothing store she HAS to go in and check it out!

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Starts rapping in "Metamorphosis" the song after an album of Pop/rock.
* AlbumTitleDrop: Clearly in "Dignity" and "Metamorphosis"

* BookEnds: "Come Clean" (Let's go back, back to the beginning), "Underneath This Smile (What I'm standing on is sinking in), "Fly" (Just one moment)

* DrivenToSuicide: In "Greta".

* EpicInstrumentalOpener: 30 second instrumental opening to "Happy" with obligatory symphony and off beat beat.

* GreatestHitsAlbum: Due to executive meddling mostly (Both times).

* HotGypsyWoman: While performing Stranger and the other woman in Gypsy Woman.

* MsFanservice: See ''Film/WarInc''.

* RoguishRomani: "Gypsy Woman" contains the lyrics "She can rob you blind with just one look, from those eyes. Out of all the thieves that trained her, none of them could tame her."

* StudioChatter: Used in "Workin' It Out" amongst others on her first two albums.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Hilary has so many successors, like Music/MileyCyrus (who is a big fan of Hilary), Music/BridgitMendler (who has the same qualities and looks as Hilary), and even her channel's rival equivalent, Creator/MirandaCosgrove (who is literally the network's answer to Miley) that to list all those who owe their success to Hilary would overload this page.

* SpokenWordInMusic: "Inner Strength" and "Gypsy Woman" has a spoken intro.

* StalkerWithACrush: Implied by "Mr James Dean", "Between You and Me", "Dreamer", "Little Voice"...and others.
** Also dealt with a stalker while dating Joel Madden.

* TypeCast: At this point, she seems to have two types. In the years immediately following ''Series/LizzieMcGuire'', every character she played was basically "Lizzie [=McGuire=] with a different name" and she still plays these sort of roles now and then. ''Film/WarInc'' established another type for her, the popular, likely spoiled starlet and/or rich girl -- in other words, [[AdamWesting an exaggerated version of herself]].

* ThisIsASong: In full force in "I Wish".-''I guess that's why I'm writing you this song''.
* TeenIdol: She was the "It" girl when she was about 16 when she really hit it big and started relaxing her fame when she was about 20 and took less jobs and focused more on having a life.

Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987 in Houston, Texas) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, fashion designer and book author (1997-present). Inspired by Music/BritneySpears and her sister Haylie Duff (Material Girls, Napoleon Dynamite, various songs with/for Hilary) when she was a child to become an actor, singer and songwriter.

Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, fashion designer and book author (1997-present). Inspired by Music/BritneySpears and her sister Haylie Duff (Material Girls, Napoleon Dynamite, various songs with/for Hilary) when she was a child to become an actor, singer and songwriter.

* ''Film/The HauntingOfSharonTate'' (2019) as Creator/SharonTate

* ''The Haunting of Sharon Tate'' (2019) as Creator/SharonTate