{
  "id": 18747489,
  "title": "Hilary Swank's Acting Career Started On A Sitcom Spin-Off Of An '80s Kids Movie",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/hilary-swanks-acting-career-started-on-a-sitcom-spin-off-of-an-80s",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T16:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2303850/hilary-swank-acting-career-start-sitcom-spin-off-kids-movie-harry-and-the-hendersons/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hilary Swank's acting career began in a unique way, starting on a sitcom spin-off of an 80s kids movie. Before gaining fame in Yellowjackets, she made her mark as a guest star on Harry and the Hendersons. The sitcom was a spin-off of the 1987 film featuring the Henderson family, who adopt a sasquatch named Harry after hitting him with their car. Swank played Chelsea, a friend of the teenage daughter Sarah in the show. Her brief yet impactful role helped her launch her Hollywood career. Before Harry and the Hendersons, Swank and her mother Judy faced homelessness. To support her acting aspirations, Judy moved their daughter to Los Angeles, where they slept in an Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme before finding a new home. After securing an agent, Swank landed her first role in Harry and the Hendersons, eventually appearing in shows like Growing Pains and Evening Shade before transitioning to film roles.",
  "summary": "Long before \"Yellowjackets,\" Hilary Swank and her mom struggled with homelessness. It finally paid off when Swank landed a guest role in this spin-off.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}