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Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. After several stage roles, she appeared in the 1999 television series Get Real. She came to prominence after playing Mia Thermopolis in the Disney film The Princess Diaries (2001) and in its 2004 sequel. Since then, Hathaway has starred in dramatic films such as Havoc and Brokeback Mountain, in 2005. She has also starred in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) with Meryl Streep and inBecoming Jane (2007) as Jane Austen.

In 2008, she won several awards for her performance in Rachel Getting Married, also earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. In 2010, she starred in the box office hits Valentine's DayTim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, and Love and Other Drugs and won an Emmy Award for her voice-over performance on The Simpsons. In 2011, she had a voice role in the animated film Rio. In 2012, she portrayed Selina Kyle in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises and Fantine in Tom Hooper's Les Misérables. Her performance in the latter earned her rave reviews and several accolades, including the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressPeople magazine named her one of its breakthrough stars of 2001,[1] and she appeared on its list of the world's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2006.[2]

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 [hide*1 Early life

Early life[edit]

Hathaway was born November 12, 1982 in BrooklynNew York.[3] Her father, Gerald Thomas Hathaway, is a lawyer, and her mother, Kathleen Ann "Kate" (née McCauley), is an actress who inspired Hathaway to follow in her footsteps.[4] Hathaway's mother played Fantine in the first U.S. tour of Les Misérables.[5]When she was six years old, the family moved to Millburn, New Jersey, which is where she grew up.[6] Hathaway is the middle of three children with an older brother, Michael and a younger brother, Thomas. She is of mostly Irish and French ancestry, with distant Native American and German roots.[7]

Hathaway was raised Roman Catholic with what she considered "really strong values", and has stated she wanted to be a nun during her childhood.[6][8] She decided against it at the age of 15, after learning her brother Michael was gay.[8] She has stated: "I realised my older brother was gay, and I couldn't support a religion that didn't support my brother. Now I call myself a nondenominational Christian, because I haven't found the religion for me."[9] In 2009, Hathaway stated that her religious beliefs are "a work in progress".[8][10]

Hathaway attended Brooklyn Heights Montessori School and Wyoming Elementary School in Millburn.[11] Hathaway graduated from Millburn High School, where she participated in many school plays; her high school performance as Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress gained her a Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award nomination for Best Performance by a High School Actress. During this time, Hathaway was in plays including Jane Eyre and Gigi at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse.[12] She spent several semesters studying as an English major andWomen's Studies minor at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York before transferring to New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, referring to her college enrollment as one of her best decisions, because she enjoyed being with others who were trying to "grow up".[13] She also studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Hathaway was the first teenager admitted into The Barrow Group Theater Company's acting program.[14]

soprano, Hathaway performed in 1998 and 1999 with the All-Eastern U.S. High School Honors Chorus at Carnegie Hall and has performed in plays at Seton Hall Preparatory School in West OrangeNew Jersey. Three days after her 1999 performance at Carnegie Hall, she was cast in the short-lived Fox television series Get Real at the age of 16.[12]

Hathaway is a trained stage actress and has stated that she prefers performing on stage to film roles.[6] Her acting style has been compared to those of Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn.[15] She cites Garland as one of her favorite actresses[11] and Meryl Streep as her idol.[16]

Career[edit]

2001–04: Career development[edit]

Hathaway's first role in a motion picture was opposite Christopher Gorham in Walt Disney's drama film The Other Side of Heaven (2001), inspired by John H. Groberg's memoir In the Eye of the Storm. Before production of the film, she was cast alongside Julie Andrews in the lead role of Mia Thermopolis in another Disney production, the comedy film The Princess Diaries, based on Meg Cabot's 2000 novel of the same name and directed by Garry Marshall. Hathaway auditioned for the role of a princess-to-be during a flight layover on the way to New Zealand and was cast on the strength of this one audition.[11]She won the role over 500 other girls.[3] Released prior to The Other Side of Heaven in hopes that its success would increase interest in HeavenThe Princess Diaries became a major commercial success, grossing US$165 million worldwide.[17] Many critics praised Hathaway's performance, with a BBC critic noting that "Hathaway shines in the title role and generates great chemistry."[18] Also released in 2001,The Other Side of Heaven, directed by Mitch Davis, met with mostly negative reviews, but it performed well for a religion-themed film.[19][20]

[1][2]Hathaway at theMercedes-Benz Fashion Week in 2008

In February 2002, Hathaway starred in the City Center Encores! concert production of Carnival! in her New York City stage debut, receiving positive reviews for her portrayal of Lili.[21] Also in 2002, 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.[22]

Hathaway continued to appear in family-oriented films over the next three years, subsequently becoming known in mainstream media as a children's role model.[23] In 2002, she appeared in Douglas McGrath's comedy-drama Nicholas Nickleby, opposite Charlie Hunnam and Jamie Bell, which opened to positive reviews. The Deseret News said that the cast was "Oscar-worthy".[24] Despite critical acclaim, the film never entered wide release and failed at the North American box office, totaling less than $4 million in ticket sales.[25] Hathaway's next film role was as the titular character in the rom-com fantasy film Ella Enchanted (2004), a loose adaption of Gail Carson Levine's 1997 novel of the same name, which opened to mostly indifferent reviews.[26][27] Hathaway sang two songs in the film as well as three on the soundtrack, including a duet with singerJesse McCartney.

In 2003, Hathaway dropped out of her role in Joel Schumacher's The Phantom of the Opera (2004), because the production schedule of the film overlapped with The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, which she was contractually obligated to make.[28] Disney began production on The Princess Diaries 2 in early 2004, and it was released in August of that year. The film opened to negative reviews, but made $95.1 million against a $40 million budget.[29]

2005–07: Career transition[edit]

[3][4]Hathaway at the 2007Deauville American Film Festival

Hathaway began appearing in dramatic roles after The Princess Diaries 2. She said that "anybody who was a role model for children needs a reprieve", although she noted that "it's lovely to think that my audience is growing up with me".[13] She voiced Red Puckett in the animated comedy Hoodwinked! (2005), based on the Little Red Riding Hood folktale, which received mixed reviews by critics. Hathaway replaced Red's original voice artist Tara Strong and sang the song "Great Big World". That same year, Hathaway starred in Barbara Kopple's drama film Havoc, in which she played a spoiled socialite, appearing nude in some of its scenes. Although the content of the film was different from her previous films, Hathaway denied that her role was an attempt to be seen as a more 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 films to be morally objectionable.[30]

After Havoc, Hathaway was cast alongside Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Ang Lee's drama Brokeback Mountain (2005). While Havoc was not released in theaters in the United States because of its weak critical reception,[31] Brokeback Mountain won rave reviews and received several Academy Award nominations.[32] Hathaway would later assert that the content of Brokeback Mountain was more important than its award count and that making the film made her more aware of the kind of stories she wanted to tell as an actress.[33]

In 2006, Hathaway appeared in David Frankel's comedy The Devil Wears Prada, in which she starred as an assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor portrayed byMeryl Streep, whom Hathaway described as being "just divine".[6] Hathaway said that working on the film made her respect the fashion industry a great deal more than she had previously, though she claimed that her personal style is something she "still can't get right".[14] In an interview with Us Weekly, Hathaway discussed the weight loss regimen she and co-star Emily Blunt followed for the film, she stated, "I basically stuck with fruit, vegetables and fish [to slim down]. I wouldn't recommend that. Emily Blunt and I would clutch at each other and cry because we were so hungry."[34]

Hathaway was cast in the 2007 comedy Knocked Up, but dropped out before filming began and was replaced by Katherine Heigl. Writer/director Judd Apatow stated in a May 2007 issue of The New York Times Magazine that this happened 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".[35] In an August 2008 interview with Marie Claire, Hathaway commented that she "didn't believe that it was necessary to the story".[36]

Hathaway was in the 2007 drama Becoming Jane, in which she portrayed English writer Jane Austen.[33] Tim Burton considered Hathaway for the part of Johanna Barker in his 2007 film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, but the role went to Jayne Wisener, a then-unknown actress, reportedly because Burton decided he wanted an unknown, younger actress for the part.[37]

2008–10: Continued success[edit]

[5][6]Hathaway on the red carpet in 2009 at the 81st Academy Awards

In January 2008, Hathaway joined beauty giant Lancôme as the face of their fragrance Magnifique, and in October of that year, Hathaway hosted the NBC late-night sketch comedy Saturday Night Live.[38] Her first film of the year was a modern adaptation of the 1960s Mel Brooks television series Get Smart, in which she starred opposite Steve Carell, and Alan Arkin, portraying Agent 99. Directed by Peter Segal, the film was a hit at the box office, prompting talk of a sequel.[39] She also made a cameo appearance in the tie-in film Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control. Also in 2008, she premiered the drama Passengers, alongside Patrick Wilson, as well as the drama Rachel Getting Married, opposite Debra WingerRachel Getting Married premiered at the 2008 Venice and Toronto Film Festivals and garnered her widespread critical acclaim for her performance as Kym, including nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Hathaway said that the film appealed to her because of its real depiction of relationships and because of the strong emotional connection she felt with her character.[40]

Hathaway appeared in the comedy Bride Wars, released in 2009, which she described as being "hideously commercial – gloriously so".[41] In addition to providing her voice for episodes of The Simpsons, which garnered her an Emmy Award in 2010 for outstanding voice-over performance,[42] and Family Guy in 2010,[43][44] Hathaway also appeared as Viola in the New York Shakespeare Festival's summer 2009 production of Twelfth Night at the Delacorte Theater in New York City's Central Park, oppositeAudra McDonald as Olivia, Raul Esparza as Duke Orsino, and Julie White as Maria.[45] In the same year, Hathaway was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[46]

In 2010, Hathaway played the White Queen in Tim Burton's adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp. She summed up her character with a caption on a magnet of Happy Bunny holding a knife; "Cute but psycho. Things even out."[47] Hathaway described her interpretation of the White Queen as "a punk-rock vegan pacifist", with inspiration drawn from Debbie HarryGreta Garbo, and the artwork of Dan Flavin.[48]

[7][8]Hathaway and Denzel Washington at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 2010

Other projects included the romantic comedy The Fiancé,[49] an adaptation of the Julie Buxbaum novel The Opposite of Love, the Garry Marshall-directed ensemble comedyValentine's Day, and an adaptation of Gerald Clarke's biography Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland, in which she played the title role on the stage and screen.[50]

It was reported on December 8, 2009, that Hathaway was up for the role of Felicia Hardy in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 4. Hardy would not have transformed into the Black Cat, as in the comics; instead, Raimi's Felicia was expected to become a brand-new superpowered figure called the Vulturess.[51]

On January 5, 2010, it was reported that Spider-Man 4 would be rewritten and Hathaway would not appear in the film, as she was "too expensive".[52] On November 29, 2010, it was announced that Hathaway and James Franco would host the 83rd Academy Awards.[53]

Together with actor Denzel Washington, Hathaway hosted the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway on December 11, 2010.[54] In 2010, she was named one of the sexiest stars of the year by Entertainment Weekly.[55]

2011–present[edit]

[9][10]Anne Hathaway at the83rd Academy Awards

In 2011, Hathaway voiced the character Jewel, a female Spix's Macaw from Rio de Janeiro, in the animated adventure-comedy film Rio, produced by 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios.[56] The film received generally positive reviews from film critics who praised the visuals, voice acting, and music.[57] A commercial success, it went on to gross over $143 million in the United States and $484 million worldwide.[58]

Also in 2011, Hathaway starred alongside Jim Sturgess in the romance One Day. Adapted by David Nicholls from his 2009 novel of the same name and directed by Lone Scherfig, the film tells the story of two young people who meet on the same day, July 15, for the twenty years after they share a one-night stand together at university. Hathaway was clandestinely given the script as One Day was set in the United Kingdom and Scherfig was not looking for any American actresses for the part. After a nonproductive meeting with Scherfig, Hathaway left a list of songs for Scherfig to listen to, which eventually led to Hathaway getting the part.[59] However, Hathaway'sYorkshire accent in the role of Emma was later widely regarded as subpar. Columnist Suzanne Moore, reviewing the film on BBC Radio 4's Front Row, said the accents were "all over the shop". Moore went on to say, "Sometimes she's from Scotland, sometimes she's from New York, you just can't tell".[60] The film itself received mixed to negative reviews from critics,[61] but became a moderate box office success, grossing a total of $56.7 million with a budget of $15 million.[62][63]

In 2012, Hathaway's audiobook recording of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was released at Audible.com. Her performance was nominated for a 2013 Audie Award for Best Solo Narration - Female.[64]

Later in 2012, Hathaway played sly, morally ambiguous cat burglar Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight RisesChristopher Nolan's final installment in his Batman film trilogy.[65] Hathaway auditioned not knowing what role she was being considered for, admitting that she had one character in mind, but only learned that the role was Selina Kyle after talking with Christopher Nolan for an hour.[66] She described the role as being the most physically demanding she had ever played, and confessed that while she thought of herself as being fit she had to redouble her efforts in the gym to keep up with the demands of the role.[67][68] Hathaway trained extensively in martial arts for the role, and looked to Hedy Lamarr—who was the inspiration for the Catwoman character—in developing her performance.[69] Upon release The Dark Knight Rises received a positive critical response and grossed over $1.081 billion worldwide, becoming the third-highest-grossing film of 2012.[69] Hathaway also won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Selina Kyle.[70]

Hathaway's other 2012 project was Tom Hooper's film Les Misérables, which was based on the musical of the same name and in which she played Fantine.[71][72] Her mother had played the role in the stage show's first national U.S. tour.[5] Footage of Hathaway singing "I Dreamed a Dream", a song from the film, was shown at CinemaCon on April 26, 2012. Hooper described Hathaway's singing as "raw" and "real".[73] For the role, Hathaway lost a substantial amount of weight, and, in character, had her long hair cut short on camera. She stated that the lengths she goes for her roles do not "feel like sacrifices. Getting to transform is one of the best parts of [acting]."[74][75] For her performance, Hathaway received critical acclaim and won over 30 different awards, including the Academy AwardGolden Globe,Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA Award for best supporting actress.[76] Christopher Orr from The Atlantic wrote that "Hathaway gives it everything she has, beginning in quiet sorrow before building to a woebegone climax: she gasps, she weeps, she coughs. If you are blown away by the scene—as many will be—this may be the film for you."[77] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post wrote that "The centerpiece of a movie composed entirely of centerpieces belongs to Anne Hathaway, who as the tragic heroine Fantine sings another of the memorable numbers".[78] In January 2013, Hathaway's rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" reached number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Hathaway reprised her role as Jewel in the animated film Rio 2, which was released in the United States on April 11, 2014.[79] In April 2013, it was reported that Hathaway was near a deal to star in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, along with Matthew McConaughey. The science-fiction film will pertain to relativist Kip Thorne's theories on wormholes. It is set to be released in the United States on November 7, 2014.[80][81]

Personal life[edit]

Relationships[edit]

In 2004, Hathaway began a romantic relationship with Italian real estate developer Raffaello Follieri,[6][82] during which she participated in the development of the charitable Follieri Foundation, as a donor and as a member of its board of directors until 2007.[83] The Manhattan-based foundation, established in 2003, focused on efforts such as providing vaccinations for children in Third World countries. In June 2008, it was investigated by the IRS, for failure to file required nonprofit information forms.[84] Citing concern that this investigation and other legal issues in which Follieri was involved could hurt her acting career, Hathaway ended their relationship in mid-June, 2008.[83]

[11][12]Hathaway at the Get Smart premiere in June 2008

Follieri was arrested on June 24, 2008, on charges of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars in a scheme in which Follieri posed as the Vatican's point man on real-estate investing.[85] It was reported that the FBI 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 not charged with any crime.[86] On October 23, 2008, after earlier pleading guilty, Follieri was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.[87][88]

In November 2008, Hathaway began dating actor Adam Shulman.[89] The couple became engaged in November 2011[90] and were married on September 29, 2012, in Big Sur, California[91] in an interfaith Jewish and Roman Catholic service.[92][93]

Charity work and other interests[edit]

Hathaway is involved with 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.[94] In 2008, she was honored at Elle magazine's "Women in Hollywood" tribute,[95] and has also been honored for her work with Step Up Women's Network.[96] In early 2007, Hathaway spoke of her experiences with depression during her teenage years, saying that she eventually overcame the disorder without medication.[97]

In 2008, on Late Show with David Letterman, Hathaway said she had once again stopped smoking.[98] 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.[99][100][101] She credited quitting smoking for the subsequent decline in her stress level, and declared her return to being vegetarian.[101][102] She later became a vegan in early 2012.[103]Hathaway is an LGBT rights activist and has donated money to organizations that support same-sex marriage.[104][105]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Anne Hathaway==Filmography[edit]==

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Princess Diaries Mia Thermopolis
2001 The Other Side of Heaven Jean Sabin
2002 The Cat Returns Haru Yoshioka Voice (for English version only)
2002 Nicholas Nickleby Madeline Bray
2004 Ella Enchanted Ella of Frell
2004 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Mia Thermopolis
2005 Hoodwinked! Red Puckett Voice
2005 Havoc Allison Lang Direct-to-video (US)
2005 Brokeback Mountain Lureen Newsome Twist
2006 The Devil Wears Prada Andrea Sachs
2007 Becoming Jane Jane Austen
2008 Get Smart Agent 99
2008 Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control Agent 99 Cameo
2008 Passengers Claire Summers
2008 Rachel Getting Married Kym Buchman
2009 Bride Wars Emma Allen
2010 Valentine's Day Elizabeth Curran
2010 Alice in Wonderland White Queen
2010 Love & Other Drugs Maggie Murdock
2011 Rio Jewel Voice
2011 One Day Emma Morley
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Selina Kyle
2012 Les Misérables Fantine
2013 Don Jon Movie star Cameo
2014 Song One Franny
2014 Rio 2 Jewel Voice
2014 Interstellar
2014 Don Peyote Dream Agent
2015 The Intern Filming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1999–2000 Get Real Meghan Green 22 episodes
2007 Elmo's Christmas Countdown Herself
2008 Saturday Night Live Host (Herself) Season 34, Episode 4: "Anne Hathaway/The Killers"
2009 The Simpsons Jenny Season 20, Episode 17: "The Good, the Sad and the Drugly"
2010 The Simpsons Princess Penelope Season 21, Episode 10: "Once Upon a Time in Springfield"
2010 Saturday Night Live Host (Herself) Season 36, Episode 7: "Anne Hathaway/Florence and the Machine"
2010 Family Guy Mother Maggie / Herself Season 8, Episode 13: "Go Stewie Go" / Season 8, Episode 16: "April in Quahog"
2011 83rd Academy Awards Co-Host (Herself) TV special
2011 Family Guy Hot Blonde Season 9, Episode 21: "It's a Trap!"
2012 The Simpsons Jenny Season 24, Episode 1: "Moonshine River"
2012 Saturday Night Live Host (Herself) Season 38, Episode 7: "Anne Hathaway/Rihanna"
Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Twelfth Night[106] Viola Delacorte Theater (June 25 – July 12, 2009)

Discography[edit]

Charted songs

For her songs in Ella Enchanted, see: Track Listing for the Ella Enchanted Soundtrack

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN

[107]

ESP

[108]

IRL

[109]

UK

[110]

US

[111]

"I Dreamed a Dream" 2012 77 21 26 22 69 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables:_Highlights_from_the_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack Les Misérables: Highlights from

the Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Guest appearances

Song Year Artist Album
"Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" 2004 Jesse McCartney & Anne Hathaway Ella Enchanted (soundtrack)
"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Remix)" Anne Hathaway
"Somebody to Love" Anne Hathaway
"Great Big World" 2005 Anne Hathaway Hoodwinked (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Take, O Take Those Lips Away" 2009 Anne Hathaway & Illyrian Marching Band Twelfth Night
"Full Phathom Five" Anne Hathaway, Hem & Audra McDonald
"Come Away Death" Anne Hathaway, David PittuRaúl Esparza & Illyrian Marching Band
"Real in Rio" 2011 Anne Hathaway, Jesse EisenbergJamie FoxxGeorge Lopezwill.i.am, and The Rio Singers with Hollywood Rio (film)
"Hot Wings (I Wanna Party)" Anne Hathaway, will.i.am, Jamie Foxx
"At the End of the Day"[112] 2012 Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Foreman, Factory Girls & Cast [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables:_Highlights_from_the_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack Les Misérables: Highlights from

the Motion Picture Soundtrack]

"I Dreamed a Dream"[112] Anne Hathaway
"Epilogue"[112] Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Colm WilkinsonEddie Redmayne, Hugh Jackman
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