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Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November
12, 1982) is an American film and stage actress.
Hathaway made her acting debut in the 1999 television
series Get Real, but her first prominent role was in
Disney's family comedy The Princess Diaries (2001),
which established her career. She continued to appear in
Disney films in the next three years, and she had the
lead roles in Ella Enchanted and The Princess Diaries 2:
Royal Engagement (both 2004).
Hathaway took more creative control over her career in
2005 and co-starred in the adult-themed Havoc and
Brokeback Mountain. The Devil Wears Prada (2006), in
which she starred opposite Meryl Streep, has become the
highest-grossing film of her career, and Becoming Jane,
in which she stars as Jane Austen, was released in 2007.
Hathaway's acting-style has been compared to that of
Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn, and she cites Hepburn
as her favorite actress and Streep as her idol. People
magazine named her one of 2001's breakthrough stars and
in 2006 she was listed as one of the world's "50
Most Beautiful People".
Early life and education: Hathaway was born on
November 12, 1982, in Brooklyn, New York to Gerald
Hathaway, a lawyer, and Kate McCauley, an actress who
inspired Hathaway to follow in her footsteps. She was
named after the wife of playwright William Shakespeare.
She has an older brother, Michael, and a younger
brother, Thomas.
Hathaway was raised in the Catholic
religion with what she considers "really strong
values", and wanted to be a nun during her
childhood. However, at fifteen, she decided not to
become a nun after learning that Michael was gay.
Although she was raised as a Catholic, she felt that she
could not be part of a religion that disapproved of her
brother's sexual orientation.
Hathaway was raised in New Jersey and graduated from
Millburn High School where she was in many school plays.
She spent several semesters studying 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 successfully "grow up".
Hathaway was a member of the Barrow Group Theater
Company's acting program and the first teenager
admitted. She is a trained stage actress and has stated
that she prefers appearing on stage to film roles.
Hathaway is a soprano and in 1998 she performed twice
with the All Eastern U.S. High School Honors Chorus at
Carnegie Hall. Three days later, she was cast in the
short-lived 1999 television series Get Real.
2001-2004 Career development: Hathaway starred in
Get Real for one season, after which it was cancelled.
Her first major film role was in The Other Side of
Heaven (2001) opposite Christopher Gorham, but before
production began in New Zealand, she auditioned for the
lead role of Mia Thermopolis in the Garry
Marshall-directed The Princess Diaries (2001). Marshall
cast her immediately because she fell off her chair
during the audition and his granddaughters thought that
she had nice hair.
Hathaway enjoyed filming The Princess
Diaries and called it "really fun" It was
released before Heaven because of its comedic-oriented
plot, which critics said was effective because of her
casting; a reviewer for BBC wrote that "Hathaway
shines in the title role, and generates great
chemistry". Across the world, the film was a
commercial success[ and a sequel was planned shortly
after. Hathaway was named one of 2001's breakthrough
stars by People magazine. The Other Side of Heaven was
received weakly by critics, but it performed well for a
Christian-themed film.
Hathaway continued appearing in comedy-oriented films
and was known in the media as a children's role model.
The following year, she starred in Nicholas Nickleby
(2002) 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
film never entered wide release and failed at the North
American box office (totalling less than US$4 million).
Hathaway's next role was in Ella Enchanted (2004), the
film adaptation of the award-winning novel. It received
indifferent reviews: the Chicago Tribune called it
"shiny candy that tastes oddly familiar yet lacks
sugary punch", and the New York Times felt that it
was "clichéd and forgetful". However, the
Dallas Morning News cited Tommy O'Haver's
directing-style as "a Flintstones-like humor to the
setting by melding modern with medieval culture".
In 2004 Hathaway was to star opposite Gerard Butler in
The Phantom of the Opera, but she rejected the role
because of her conflicting contract with Disney, which
she was unhappy about. Disney began production on The
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement in early 2004 and
it was initially going to be filmed in Prague, but the
location was changed to Los Angeles, where the
"kingdom" of Genovia was built. The film
opened to negative reviews and peaked higher at the box
office than its predecessor, but ended with lower ticket
sales.
2005-present Career transition: Hathaway began
appearing in less comedic-oriented films after The
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. 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 a version of Little Red
Riding Hood in Hoodwinked (2005), which received
generally mixed reviews; The Hollywood Reporter said
that it "gets hopelessly lost in the woods"
and is "too one-note to sustain a feature-length
format".
That same year, Hathaway was cast in the mature-rated
Havoc (2005), in which she played a spoiled socialite.
In a surprise move, Hathaway was featured in several
nude and sexual scenes throughout the film. This came as
quite a shock to people more familiar with her more
childish and comedic roles. She also appeared in the
drama Brokeback Mountain (2005), opposite Heath Ledger
and Jake Gyllenhaal, appearing nude in the film as well.
Havoc was not released in theatres in the United States
(but was later released in other countries) because of
its weak critical reception, but Brokeback won rave
reviews for its depiction of a homosexual relationship
in the 1960s, and received several Academy Award
nominations, including "Best Picture".
Hathaway asserted that its content was more important
than its award count.
Hathaway's latest film was The Devil Wears Prada (2006),
in which she stars as an assistant to a powerful fashion
magazine editor (Meryl Streep, whom she described as
being "just divine"). Hathaway said that
working on the film earned her respect in the fashion
industry, but she claims that her personal style is
something she "can't get right" and instead
prefers "doing the things she loves".
Hathaway was then seen in Becoming Jane, in which she
stars as English writer Jane Austen, released in early
2007. She will also star as Agent 99 in the screen
adaptation of the TV series of Get Smart, which will
premiere in 2008, and has recently signed onto the
Hoodwinked sequel, Hood vs. Evil.
Personal life: Since 2004, Hathaway has been in a
relationship with real estate developer Raffaello
Follieri. She enjoys interior design and reading as
pastimes, and has stated that she is a
non-denominational Christian. Follieri started the
Follieri Foundation, a charity that provides medical
assistance for children living in third world nations.
Hathaway began doing charity work with her boyfriend
after realizing that she used to feel sorry for herself
while "having everything". Follieri and
Hathaway have helped vaccinate more than 1000 children
in Nicaragua.
As of May of 2007, Anne Hathaway's boyfriend, Follieri,
has recently been sued by billionaire, Ron Burkle, for
$55 million dollars which Follieri had allegedly spent
on a private jet, care for their pet labrador, and
shopping sprees for Anne. The money was supposed to be
allocated into a land development project purchased from
the Catholic Church.
Follieri has also been recently spotted with a Robert
Cavalli model at the Waverly Inn, an exclusive NYC
hotel. Hathaway has cited Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead
(1943) as her favorite novel. |
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