Duff returned to her designing career in January 2018 , for the first time in nine years since " Femme for DKNY " . She launched a collaborative eyewear line with GlassesUSA called the " Muse x Hilary Duff " collection . In the same month , she announced that she was filming an independent movie , later revealed to be titled '' The Haunting of Sharon Tate '' , relating to the Tate murders . It is the first movie Duff has filmed since '' Flock of Dudes '' in 2013 . The film is written and directed by Daniel Farrands , and Duff will also serve as an executive producer on the film starring alongside Lydia Hearst and former '' Cheaper by the Dozen 2 '' co-star , Jonathan Bennett . The film was released in April 2019 and at the 2019 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival , Duff won the Best Actress award for her portrayal of the title character . '' The Haunting of Sharon Tate '' was panned by critics and Duff 's performance received mixed reviews , with '' Variety '' calling her " too contemporary " to portray Sharon . Debra Tate , the sister of the late Sharon , had also expressed her disapproval of the project . Prior to filming the movie , Duff traveled to Dunfermline in Scotland to film her appearance on an episode in the tenth season of '' Who Do You Think You Are ? '' . The episode revealed that the King of Scots Robert the Bruce is Duff 's 21 times maternal great-grandfather
Tate murders
Tate murders
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