An all-American sweetheart, Hilary Duff (born Hilary Erhard Duff on September
28, 1987, in Houston, Texas) came to fame playing the lead role in teen TV
series Lizzie McGuire, becoming a major pop star on the back of the show's
success. Appearing in local theatre productions in Houston from an early age,
Hilary Duff and her sister Haylie moved with their mother to California
specifically to promote their acting careers. Her initial experience was in
minor TV roles and commercials but things moved fast after she landed the part
of schoolgirl Lizzie McGuire in the TV series of the ...