Actress. Producer. Dreamer.
About Hilary.
Born + bred in Boston, the quirky + whip-smart Hilary Barraford has always been a storyteller. From backyard plays to honing her voice at #1-ranked Williams College, entertaining has been her passion. After college, a life-changing experience with director Brad Silberling on Moonlight Mile (Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon + Jake Gyllenhaal) cemented her love of acting + led her to Los Angeles.
She soon landed a role on Emmy-nominated + Golden Globe-winning United States of Tara with Toni Collette, John Corbett + Brie Larson. Her independent work got the attention of two-time Oscar-nominated director John Sayles (Lone Star, Eight Men Out), who tapped Hilary for Go For Sisters (Edward James Olmos, Mahershala Ali + Hector Elizondo) that premiered at SXSW in 2013 + was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. John also pulled her in behind the camera—and a producer was born. Hilary executive produced + co-starred with Deanna Russo, Jeff Daniel Phillips + Lisa Ann Walter in independent film The Ice Cream Truck, hailed by Variety as an “eccentric horror opus.”
Recently, Hilary appeared in the Lionsgate release Life Like (Drew Van Acker, Steven Strait + James D’Arcy) from Goldcrest/ Saboteur Films + producer Sunil Perkash (Salt, Enchanted). She also appears in the upcoming Equal Standard with Ice-T, Maurice Benard + Robert Clohessy. Her star turn in horror short Hot Dog garnered her two Best Actress awards—on top of 18 awards and 50+ festivals globally, including prestigious U.S. genre fest Beyond Fest.
Hilary is currently developing a slate of projects she will produce + co-star in, plus several series for television. Hilary adores traveling, breathes Boston sports + loves her poodle mix Della that she found on the 101 freeway one very lucky day.