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Trivia
Birth name: Anne Jacqueline Hathaway
Date of birth: 12 November 1982
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Nickname: Annie
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York to what she has described as a "solidly upper-middle class family".
Her father, Gerald Hathaway, is a lawyer, and her mother, Kate McCauley, is an actress who inspired Hathaway to follow in her footsteps.
Her maternal grandfather was Joe McCauley, a Philadelphia radio pioneer.
Hathaway, who has Irish ancestry on her father's side, grew up in the Catholic religion with what she describes as "really strong
values", and wanted to be a nun during her childhood.
She shares her name with Anne Hathaway, the wife of playwright William Shakespeare.
First and only teenager admitted to the acting program at the
award-winning The Barrow Group in New York. Three days before being cast
in "Get Real" (1999), she performed in two concerts at
Carnegie Hall as member of All-Eastern U.S. High School Honors Chorus.
Appeared at both 1999 Teen Choice Awards and 1999 Billboard Awards,
introducing musical acts.
In his column "Just for Variety" published on October 25, 2000 in Daily Variety, columnist Army Archerd quotes Garry Marshall, the director of The Princess Diaries (2001): "The multi-talented Hathaway is a combination
Julia
Roberts, Audrey Hepburn and Judy Garland."
Goes by the name Annie with all of her friends.
Has 2 brothers.
Attended Millburn High school.
Accidentally fell off of her chair during her audition for the role of
the klutzy princess in 'Princess Diaries, The (2001)_ . She was hired on
the spot.
Daughter of stage actress Kate McCauley.
Has the same name as William Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway.
Named one of People Magazine's 'Breakthrough Stars of 2001'.
Named one of Teen People Magazine's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 in its
June 2002 issue.
Won the Clarence Derwent Award for her performance as Lili in the City
Center Encores! production of Carnival (2002)
Is a vegetarian
Father Gerard is an Attorney, mother Kate is a singer/actress.
Grew up in New Jersey
Was majoring in English & minoring in Women's Studies at Vassar.
Transferred to New York University in 2005.
Was nominated for the Paper Mill's "Rising Star Award" for the
best high school performance by an actress in New Jersey
Was nominated for the 2002 Teens Choice Award in the Best Actress/Comedy
(Princess Diaries) series category
In 1998, was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a
Leading Role at the Paper Mill Playhouse "Rising Star Awards",
an award given to high schools across New Jersey. Ironically, she was
nominated for playing the Princess in "Once Upon A Mattress".
To further the irony, she lost to a girl who was played the exact same
role. The nomination billet listed her as Annie Hathaway.
Parents Gerard and Kate attended La Salle University in Philadelphia
during the 1970s graduating one year apart.
Everyone knows that The Princess Diaries (2001) was her breakthrough role, but it is a little known fact that she auditioned for that part on her way to New Zealand to co-star in another film with Christopher Gorham. She reported to others on the set that she felt really good about the audition. Film-makers knew that she would be a big star, so the film in question, The Other Side of Heaven (2001), was delayed in post production and released after The Princess Diaries (2001) in order to capitalize on her stardom.
Was considered for the role of Christine Daae in The Phantom of the
Opera (2004).
Was not available for role of Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera
(2004) due to contractual obligation to Disney for The Princess Diaries
2: Royal Engagement (2004).. The two movies had overlapping filming
schedules.
Shares her birthday with actor Ryan Gosling
Attended Wyoming School in Millburn, New Jersey.
Has mainly Irish and English ancestry.
Has stated that she would only appear nude/topless in a film if she felt
it would add significance to it. She appeared topless for the first time
in Havoc (2005) and then in the same year in Brokeback Mountain (2005).
Has a dog named Esmerelda.
Named one of Teen People Magazine's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 in its
June 2006 issue for the second time. She was also on the list in 2002.
She was ranked 85 on FHM's sexiest women in the world list 2006.
In July 2006 she spent a week in Nicaragua helping vaccinate kids there
against Hepatitis A. She called the experience "..an eye
opener" for her.
Beat out Sienna
Miller for the role of Lureen Twist in Brokeback Mountain.
Was very reluctant to take on the role of Jane Austen in Becoming Jane
as she didn't think she would be suited for the role but Ang Lee who was
directing Anne in Brokeback Mountain (and who also directed Sense and
Sensibility) persuaded her to take on the role.
Favourite actresses are Cate Blanchett, Sigourney Weaver and Michelle
Pfeiffer.
Plans on finishing her degree from NYU someday.
Her role models are Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep.
Since 2004, Hathaway has been in a relationship with real estate developer Raffaello
Follieri.
Hathaway enjoys reading and notes "interior decoration" as a hobby.
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