Anne Hathaway

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Date of Birth:	12 November 1982
Birthplace:	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Age:	27
First Name:	Anne
Middle Name:	Jacqueline
Last Name:	Hathaway
Build:	Slim
Height:	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Color:	Brown - Dark
Hair Color:	Brown - Dark
Star Sign:	Scorpio
Claim to Fame:	The Princess Diaries
Occupation:	Actress
Religion:	Roman Catholic
Occupation Category:	Actress
Nationality:	American
Alternative Names:	Annie
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Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born Nov. 12, 1982 (28 years ago)) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the 1999 (11 years ago) TV series Get Real, but her first prominent role was in Disney's family comedy The Princess Diaries (starring opposite Julie Andrews), which established her career.

She continued to appear in family movies over the next three years, with lead roles in Ella Enchanted and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement in 2004 (6 years ago). Hathaway would later venture away from the "G-rated" image (wallpaper) her early acting career bestowed upon her, starring in the movies Havoc and Brokeback Mountain. She later starred in The Devil Wears Prada, opposite Meryl Streep; Becoming Jane, in which she portrays Jane Austen, and Get Smart, opposite Steve Carell. In 2008 (2 years ago) she earned widespread critical acclaim for her star turn in the movie Rachel Getting Married, for which she won numerous awards, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Her acting style has been compared to that of Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn and she cites Hepburn as her favorite actress and Meryl Streep as her idol. People magazine named her one of 2001's breakthrough stars, and in 2006 (4 years ago), she was listed as one of the world’s 50 Most Beautiful People.

Early years

Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Gerald Hathaway, a lawyer, and Kate McCauley, an actress who inspired Hathaway to follow in her footsteps. The family moved to Millburn, New Jersey, when she was six years old. She has an older brother, Michael, and a younger brother, Thomas. Hathaway has mainly Irish and French ancestry, with more distant German and Native American roots.

Hathaway was raised a Catholic with what she considered "really strong values," and has stated she wanted to be a nun during her childhood. However, at the age of fifteen she decided not to become a nun after learning that her brother, Michael, was gay. Despite her Catholic upbringing, she felt that she could not be part of a religion that disapproved of her brother's sexual orientation. She has stated that she is a non-denominational Christian because she hasn't "found the religion" for her.

As a child, Hathaway was involved in a Montessori program as a preschooler and was then able to enter first grade while she was technically still a kindergartner. Hathaway graduated from Millburn High School where she participated in many school plays; her high school performance as Winifred in Once Upon a Mattress garnered her a Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award nomination for Best Performance by a High School Actress. During this time, Hathaway was also involved in plays such as Jane Eyre and Gigi at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse (which is located in Millburn, across the street from Hathaway's middle school). She spent several semesters studying as an English major and Women's Studies minor at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, before transferring to New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She referred to her college enrollment as one of her best decisions, because she enjoyed being with others who were trying to "grow up." Hathaway was a member of the Barrow Group Theater Company's acting program and was the first teenager ever admitted into the program. She is a trained stage actress and has stated that she prefers performing on stage to movie roles.

A soprano, Hathaway performed in 1998 (12 years ago) and 1999 (11 years ago) with the All-Eastern U.S. High School Honors Chorus at Carnegie Hall and has performed in plays at Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, NJ. Three days after her 1999 (11 years ago) performance at Carnegie Hall, she was cast in the short-lived Fox TV series Get Real, at the age of sixteen.

Career

2001–2004: Career development
Hathaway made her movie debut in the Garry Marshall-directed The Princess Diaries (2001, 9 years ago).
It was generally well received by critics.Hathaway's first role in a motion picture (wallpaper) was as Jean Sabin in The Other Side of Heaven, opposite Christopher Gorham. Before production of Heaven began in New Zealand, she auditioned for the lead role of Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries, directed by Garry Marshall. Hathaway auditioned for the role during a flight layover on the way to New Zealand and won the role after only one audition. Marshall claimed that he loved her immediately because she fell off her chair during the audition and believed her clumsiness would make her perfect for the role. (However, in a 2008 (2 years ago) conversation with Steve Carell, Hathaway denied that she fell during this audition, although she openly admits to being a "klutz".) The Princess Diaries was released before The Other Side of Heaven in the hopes that its success would increase interest in Heaven. Across the world, The Princess Diaries was a commercial success, and a sequel was planned shortly after. Many critics praised Hathaway's performance in Diaries; a BBC critic noted that "Hathaway shines in the title role and generates great chemistry." The Other Side of Heaven was received weakly by critics, but it performed well for a religion-themed film.

In Feb. 2002 (8 years ago), Hathaway starred opposite Brian Stokes Mitchell in the City Center Encores! concert production of Carnival! in New York City, receiving positive reviews for her portrayal of Lili. Also in 2002 (8 years ago), Hathaway began voicing the audio book releases of The Princess Diaries and has since voiced the first three books of the series. She also provided the voice of the character Haru in the English version of Hiroyuki Morita's The Cat Returns.

Hathaway continued to appear in family-oriented movies over the next three years, subsequently becoming known in mainstream media as a children's role model. In 2002 (8 years ago), she appeared in Nicholas Nickleby, opposite Charlie Hunnam and Jamie Bell, which opened to positive reviews. The Northwest Herald referred to it as "an unbelievably fun film," and the Deseret News said that the cast was "Oscar-worthy." Despite critical acclaim, the movie never entered wide release and failed at the North American box office, totaling less than US$4-million in ticket sales.

Hathaway's next movie role was as the titular character in Ella Enchanted (2004, 6 years ago), the movie adaptation of the novel, which opened to mostly indifferent reviews. Hathaway sang two songs in the movie as well as three on the soundtrack.

In 2004 (6 years ago), Hathaway was set to star opposite Gerard Butler (5 walls) in The Phantom of the Opera, but was forced to turn down the role because the production schedule of the movie overlapped with that of The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, which she was contractually obligated to make. Disney began production on The Princess Diaries 2 in early 2004 (6 years ago), and it was released in Aug. of that year. The movie opened to negative reviews, but still managed to peak higher at the box office than its predecessor, commissioning $95.1-million against a $40-million budget.

2005–2007: Career transition
Hathaway's career moved in a less comedic direction with her role in
Brokeback Mountain (2005, 5 years ago).Hathaway began appearing in more dramatic roles after The Princess Diaries 2. She said that "anybody who was a role model for children needs a reprieve," although she also noted that "it's lovely to think that my audience is growing up with me", a reference to her previous status as a children's actress. She voiced Little Red Riding Hood in Hoodwinked! (2005, 5 years ago), which received generally positive reviews. That same year, Hathaway starred in the R-rated Havoc, in which she played a spoiled socialite. In a surprise move, Hathaway was featured in several nude and sexual scenes throughout the film. Although the content of the movie was radically different from her previous films, Hathaway denied that her role in the movie was a blatant attempt to be seen as more of a mature actress, citing her belief that doing nudity in certain movies is merely a part of what her chosen form of art demands of her; and because of that belief she does not consider appearing nude in appropriate movies to be morally objectionable.

After Havoc, Hathaway appeared opposite Heath Ledger (5 walls) and Jake Gyllenhaal (6 walls) in the drama Brokeback Mountain, in a role that further displayed her development as a dramatic actor. Havoc was not released in theaters in the United States (but was later released in other countries) because of its weak critical reception, but Brokeback Mountain won rave reviews for its depiction of a homosexual relationship in the 1960 (50 years ago) and received several Academy Award nominations. Hathaway would later assert that the content of Brokeback Mountain was more important than its award count and that making the movie made her more aware of the kind of stories she wanted to tell as an actress.

Hathaway's next movie was the 2006 (4 years ago) comedy The Devil Wears Prada, in which she starred as an assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor portrayed by Meryl Streep, whom Hathaway described as being "just divine." Hathaway said that working on the movie made her respect the fashion industry a great deal more than she had previously, though she also claimed that her personal style is something she "still can't get right."

In an interview with Us Weekly, Hathaway spoke about her weight loss for the film, stating, "I basically stuck with fruit, vegetables and fish [to slim down for the movie]. I wouldn’t recommend that. Emily Blunt and I would clutch at each other and cry because we were so hungry."

Hathaway was initially cast in the 2007 (3 years ago) comedy Knocked Up, but dropped out before filming began and was replaced by Katherine Heigl. Writer/director Judd Apatow stated in a May 2007 (3 years ago) issue of The New York Times Magazine that Hathaway dropped out "because she didn't want to allow us to use real footage of a woman giving birth to create the illusion that she is giving birth." In an Aug. 2008 (2 years ago) interview with Marie Claire magazine, Hathaway commented that she "didn't believe that it was necessary to the story."

Hathaway was next seen in the 2007 (3 years ago) drama Becoming Jane, in which she portrayed English writer Jane Austen. Also in 2007 (3 years ago), Hathaway performed a selection from the musical Saturday Night for Stephen Sondheim's 75th Birthday and ASCAP Foundation Concert.

Tim Burton considered Hathaway for the part of Johanna in his 2007 (3 years ago) movie Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (5 walls), but the role went to Jayne Wisener, a then-unknown actress, reportedly because Burton decided he wanted an unknown actress for the part.

2008–present: Recent and future projects
Anne Hathaway in 2008 (2 years ago).In Jan. 2008 (2 years ago), Hathaway joined beauty giant Lancôme as the face of their fragrance Magnifique. In Oct. of that year, Hathaway hosted Saturday Night Live. Hathaway's first movie of 2008 (2 years ago) was a modern adaptation of the 1960 (50 years ago) Mel Brooks TV series Get Smart, in which she starred opposite Steve Carell, Dwayne Johnson, and Alan Arkin. The movie was a hit at the box office and received mostly positive reviews, prompting talk of a sequel. She also made a cameo appearance in the corresponding movie Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control. In Oct. 2008 (2 years ago), she premiered the drama Passengers, alongside Patrick Wilson, as well as the drama Rachel Getting Married, opposite Debra Winger. Rachel Getting Married premiered at the 2008 (2 years ago) Venice and Toronto movie Festivals and garnered her widespread critical acclaim for her performance as Kym, including nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Hathaway stated that the movie appealed to her because of its real depiction of relationships and because of the strong emotional connection she felt with her character.

Hathaway most recently appeared in the comedy Bride Wars, released on Jan. 9, 2009 (last year), in which she starred opposite Kate Hudson. Hathaway has described the movie as being "hideously commercial – gloriously so." She appeared with Hudson on the February/March 2009 (last year) cover of Modern Bride despite her admission that she is "not the type of girl who dreams about her wedding." In addition to providing her voice for episodes of The Simpsons (15 walls) (1 walls) and Family Guy in 2009 (last year), Hathaway also appeared as Viola in the New York Shakespeare Festival's summer 2009 (last year) production of Twelfth Night at the Delacorte Theater in New York's Central Park, opposite Audra McDonald as Olivia, Raul Esparza as Duke Orsino, and Julie White as Maria.

Hathaway's future movie projects include a Tim Burton-directed adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp (7 walls), the romantic comedy The Fiancé, an adaptation of the Julie Buxbaum novel The Opposite of Love, the Garry Marshall-directed ensemble comedy Valentine's Day alongside Julia Roberts, Jessica Biel (56 walls), Jessica Alba (171 walls) and Ashton Kutcher (6 walls), and an adaptation of Gerald Clarke's biography Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland, in which she will play the title role on the stage and screen.

Personal life

Hathaway is involved with various charities, including The Creative Coalition, The Step Up Women's Network, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The Human Rights Campaign, and The Lollipop Theatre Network, an organization that screens movies to critically ill children. In 2008 (2 years ago), she was honored at Elle magazine's "Women in Hollywood" tribute, and has also been honored for her work with The Step Up Women's Network and The Human Rights Campaign.

In early 2007 (3 years ago), Hathaway spoke of her experiences with depression during her teenage years, saying that she eventually overcame the disorder without medication.

In a fall 2008 (2 years ago) appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, Hathaway noted that she had once again stopped smoking. The actress, who had begun smoking "heavily" while filming Rachel Getting Married, had "quit for a while", but had started again in the wake of her stressful summer and the end of her relationship with Raffaello Follieri. She credited quitting smoking for the subsequent decline in her stress level, and also declared her return to being a vegetarian.

As of Nov. 2008 (2 years ago), Hathaway is reportedly in a relationship with actor Adam Shulman.

In regard to personal strife and subsequent media attention, Hathaway's self-subscribed mantra is a quote by Oscar Wilde: "The less said about life's sores the better."

Relationships

In 2004 (6 years ago), Hathaway began a relationship with Italian real estate developer Raffaello Follieri. During their relationship, Hathaway took part in the development of the charitable Follieri Foundation, serving as a financial donor as well as a member of the foundation's board of directors until 2007 (3 years ago). A Manhattan-based charity founded in 2003 (7 years ago) focusing on programs such as providing vaccinations for children in Third World nations, the organization had come under investigation in early Jun. 2008 (2 years ago) by the IRS, reportedly for failing to file tax papers required from non-profit organizations. Citing the fear that this and other ongoing legal issues involving Follieri would become detrimental to her acting career (as well as for her own ethical reasons), Hathaway ended her relationship with Follieri in mid-June 2008 (2 years ago).

Follieri was arrested in Jun. 2008 (2 years ago) on fraud charges for allegedly fleecing investors out of millions of dollars in a scheme involving purchasing Catholic Church properties in the U.S. for redevelopment. Court papers state that Hathaway was an unwitting beneficiary of the stolen money, which had in large part paid for Follieri's opulent lifestyle of jet-setting, shopping sprees, and fine dining. It was reported that the FBI had confiscated Hathaway's private journals from Follieri's New York City apartment as part of their ongoing investigation into Follieri's activities; however, Hathaway was never implicated in any wrongdoing from the events.

In the Oct. 2008 (2 years ago) issue of W Magazine, Hathaway spoke for the first time of the break-up and Follieri's subsequent arrest. She related that she "spent a week in shock" after Follieri's arrest, and credited the kindness of friends for her ability to keep working during such difficult times.

Filmography

• Get Real
• The Princess Diaries
• The Other Side of Heaven
• The Cat Returns
• Nicholas Nickleby
• Ella Enchanted
• The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
• Hoodwinked!
• Havoc
• Brokeback Mountain
• The Devil Wears Prada
• Becoming Jane
• Get Smart
• Passengers
• Rachel Getting Married
• Bride Wars
• The Simpsons (15 walls) (1 walls)
• Valentine's Day
• Alice In Wonderland (2 walls)
• The Fiance

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