Anne Hathaway (actress)

Anne Hathaway

Hathaway in January 2010

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway
November 12, 1982 (age 27)
Born
Brooklyn, New York,
United States
Occupation Actress
Years active 1999–present

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 played Mia Thermopolis in
The Princess Diaries (2001). Over the next three years, Hathaway reprised that role for The
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, and starred in family films, appearing as the title
character in Ella Enchanted (both 2004).

Hathaway had dramatic roles in Havoc and Brokeback Mountain (both 2005). She starred in The
Devil Wears Prada (2006) and appeared in Becoming Jane (2007) as Jane Austen. In 2008, she
was acclaimed for her lead role in Rachel Getting Married, for which she won awards and was
nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2010, she starred in the box office hits
Valentine's Day and Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland.

People magazine named her one of its breakthrough stars of 2001,[1] and she first appeared on its
list of the world's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2006.[2]

Early life and career

Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York.[3][4] Her father, Gerald Thomas Hathaway, is a
lawyer, and her mother, Kathleen Ann (née McCauley), is an actress who inspired Hathaway to
follow in her footsteps.[5] The family moved to Millburn, New Jersey when she was six years old.
[6]
Hathaway has 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 a Catholic with what she considered "really strong values," and has stated
she wanted to be a nun during her childhood.[6][8] However, at the age of 15, she decided not to
become a nun after learning that her brother Michael was gay.[8] Despite her Catholic upbringing,
she felt she could not be part of a religion that condemned her brother's sexual orientation. In
2009, she stated that she was a non-denominational Christian because she had not "found the
religion" for her and later stated her religious beliefs as "a work in progress".[8][9]

As a preschooler, Hathaway attended Brooklyn Heights Montessori School. She entered first
grade at the Wyoming Elementary School in Millburn while she was technically still a
kindergartner.[10] Hathaway graduated from Millburn High School, where she participated in
many school plays; her high school performance as Winnifred 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 in plays including Jane Eyre and Gigi at New
Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse (which is located in Millburn, across the street from Hathaway's
middle school).[11] 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, referring to her college enrollment as one
of her best decisions, because she enjoyed being with others who were trying to "grow up".[12]
Hathaway was the first teenager admitted into the Barrow Group Theater Company's acting
program.[13]

A 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 Prep in West Orange,
New 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.[11]

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 Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn.[14] She cites
Garland as one of her favorite actresses[10] and Meryl Streep as her idol.[15]

2001–2004: Career development

Hathaway's first role in a motion picture 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.[10] (However, in a 2008 conversation with Steve Carell, Hathaway denied that
she fell during this audition, although she openly admits to being a "klutz".)[4] 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,
[16]
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."[17] The Other Side of Heaven met with mostly negative reviews, but it performed well
for a religion-themed film.[18][19]
In February 2002, Hathaway starred in the City Center Encores! concert production of Carnival!
in New York City, receiving positive reviews for her portrayal of Lili. 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.[20]

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.[21] In 2002, 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",[22] and the Deseret News said
that the cast was "Oscar-worthy".[23] 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.[24]

Hathaway's next film role was as the titular character in Ella Enchanted (2004), the film
adaptation of the novel, which opened to mostly indifferent reviews.[25][26] Hathaway sang two
songs in the film as well as three on the soundtrack, including a duet with Jesse McCartney.

In 2004, Hathaway dropped out of her role in The Phantom of the Opera, because the production
schedule of the film overlapped with The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, which she was
contractually obligated to make.[27] 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
commissioned $95.1 million against a $40 -million budget.[28]

2005–2007: Career transition

Hathaway at the 2007 Deauville 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",[12] although she noted that "it's
lovely to think that my audience is growing up with me". She voiced Little Red Riding Hood in
Hoodwinked! (2005), which received generally positive reviews. That same year, Hathaway
starred in the R-rated Havoc, in which she played a spoiled socialite. Hathaway was featured in
nude and sexual scenes in the film. 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.[29]

After Havoc, Hathaway was in the drama Brokeback Mountain. Havoc was not released in
theaters in the United States (but was later released in other countries) because of its weak
critical reception,[30] but Brokeback Mountain won rave reviews for its depiction of a homosexual
relationship in the 1960s and received several Academy Award nominations.[31] 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.
[32]

Hathaway was in the 2006 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".[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".[13] In an interview with Us Weekly, Hathaway discussed the
weight loss regime 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."[33]

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 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".[34] In an
August 2008 interview with Marie Claire, Hathaway commented that she "didn't believe that it
was necessary to the story".[35]

Hathaway was in the 2007 drama Becoming Jane, in which she portrayed English writer Jane
Austen.[32] 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.[36]

2008–present: Recent and future projects

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.[37] In October of that year, Hathaway hosted Saturday Night Live. Hathaway's first
film of 2008 was a modern adaptation of the 1960s Mel Brooks television series Get Smart, in
which she starred opposite Steve Carell, Dwayne Johnson, and Alan Arkin. The film 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 film Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control. In
October 2008, 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 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 stated 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.[38]

Hathaway appeared in the comedy Bride Wars, released on January 9, 2009. Hathaway described
the film as being "hideously commercial – gloriously so".[39] She appeared with co-star Kate
Hudson on the February/March 2009 cover of Modern Bride despite her admission that she is
"not the type of girl who dreams about her wedding."[40] In addition to providing her voice for
episodes of The Simpsons (which garnered her an Emmy in 2010 for outstanding voice-over
performance)[41] and Family Guy in 2010,[42][43] 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's Central Park, opposite Audra McDonald as Olivia, Raul Esparza as Duke Orsino,
and Julie White as Maria.[44]

Hathaway's 2010 film 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,
the romantic comedy The Fiancé,[45] an adaptation of the Julie Buxbaum novel The Opposite of
Love, the Garry Marshall-directed ensemble comedy Valentine's Day, 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.[46] 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.[47] 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".[48]

Personal life

Hathaway at the Get Smart premiere in June 2008

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, an organization that screens films to critically ill children. In 2008, 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, Hathaway spoke of her experiences with depression during her teenage years,
saying that she eventually overcame the disorder without medication.[49]

In a fall 2008 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.[50][51][52] She credited quitting
smoking for the subsequent decline in her stress level, and declared her return to being
vegetarian.[52][53]

In November 2008, Hathaway was reported to be in a relationship with actor Adam Shulman.[54]
[55]
In regard to personal strife and subsequent media attention, Hathaway uses a mantra that quotes
Oscar Wilde: "The less said about life's sores the better."[56]

Relationship with Raffaello Follieri

In 2004, Hathaway began a relationship with Italian real estate developer Raffaello Follieri.[6][57]
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.[58] A Manhattan-based charity founded in 2003 focusing on programs such
as providing vaccinations for children in Third World nations, the organization had come under
investigation in June 2008 by the IRS, for failing to file tax papers required from non-profit
organizations.[59] Citing the fear that this and other ongoing legal issues involving Follieri would
become detrimental to her acting career, Hathaway ended her relationship with him in mid-June
2008.[58]

Follieri was arrested in June 2008 on fraud charges for allegedly fleecing investors out of
millions of dollars in a scheme in which Follieri posed as the Vatican's point man on real estate
investing.[60][61] 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.[62] On October 23, 2008, after earlier
pleading guilty, Follieri was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.[63][64]

In the October 2008 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.[65]
That same month, during her turn as host of Saturday Night Live, Hathaway joked about the
experience in her opening monologue.

Filmography
Year
Title Role Notes
1999–2000 (13 episodes)
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for TV –
1999 Get Real Meghan Green Choice Actress
Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best
Performance in a TV Series – Young Ensemble
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best
Mia Breakthrough Performance
2001 The Princess Diaries
Thermopolis Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Film –
Choice Actress, Comedy
The Other Side of
2001 Jean Sabin
Heaven
2002 The Cat Returns Haru Yoshioka Voice (for English version only)
2002 Nicholas Nickleby Madeline Bray National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
2004 Ella Enchanted Ella of Frell
The Princess Diaries Mia
2004
2: Royal Engagement Thermopolis
2005 Hoodwinked! Red Puckett Voice
Direct-to-video (United States)
2005 Havoc Allison Lang DVDX Award for Best Actress (in a DVD
Premiere Movie)
Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Ensemble
Cast
Lureen
2005 Brokeback Mountain Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for
Newsome Twist
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion
Picture
The Devil Wears Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Movies –
2006 Andy Sachs
Prada Choice Chemistry (Shared with Meryl Streep)
Nominated—British Independent Film Award for
2007 Becoming Jane Jane Austen
Best Actress
2008 Get Smart Agent 99 Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actress
2008 Passengers Claire Summers
2008 Rachel Getting Kym Buchman Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best
Married Actress
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for
Best Actress (tied with Meryl Streep for Doubt)
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best
Actress
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Award for Best Actress
National Board of Review Award for Best
Actress
Palm Springs International Film Festival —
Desert Palm Achievement Award
Prism Award for Best Performance in a Feature
Film
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for
Best Actress
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best
Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Ensemble
Cast
Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best
Lead Female
Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award
for Best Actress
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award
for Best Actress
 Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress -
Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a
Leading Role - Motion Picture
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress:
Comedy
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best
Performance
2009 Bride Wars Emma Allen Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice
Movie Rockstar Moment
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice
Movie Rumble
2009 PoliWood Herself Documentary
Season 21, Episode 10: Once Upon a Time in
Princess Springfield
2009 The Simpsons
Penelope Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over
Performance
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Scene
2010 Valentine's Day Liz
Stealer – Female
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Scene
2010 Alice in Wonderland White Queen
Stealer – Female
Mother Maggie / Season 8, Episode 13: Go Stewie Go/Season 8,
2010 Family Guy
Herself Episode 16: April in Quahog
Maggie
2010 Love and Other Drugs Completed
Murdock
2011 One Day Emma Filming[66]
2011 Rio Jewel Voice; Post-Production