Anne Hathaway

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Anne Hathaway was born on November, 12 1982 in Brooklyn, New York as Anne Jacqueline Hathaway.

She is 5' 8" [1.73 m] tall.

Some Factoids of Ms. Hathaway:

• 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." 
• Daughter of stage actress Kate McCauley Hathaway. 
• Has the same name as William Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway. 
• Won the Clarence Derwent Award for her performance as Lili in the City Center Encores! production of Carnival (2002) 
• Was a vegetarian for most of her life, but has recently quit. 
• Father Gerard is an Attorney. 
• 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 
• She was nominated for the 2002 Teens Choice Award in the Best Actress/ Comedy (The Princess Diaries (2001)) 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 ballot listed her as Annie Hathaway. 
• Attended Wyoming School in Millburn, New Jersey. 
• Has a dog (chocolate Labrador) named Esmerelda, born July 2004. 
• 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 the movie Brokeback Mountain (2005). Was very reluctant to take on the role of Jane Austen in Becoming Jane (2007) as she didn't think she would be suited for the role but Ang Lee, who was directing Anne in Brokeback Mountain (2005) (and who also directed Sense and Sensibility (1995)) persuaded her to take on the role. 
• Favorite actresses are Cate Blanchett, Sigourney Weaverand Michelle Pfeiffer 
• Plans on finishing her degree from NYU someday. 
• Her role models are Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep 
• Learning how to play the piano and working with a dialect coach for Becoming Jane (2007). 
• She is an honoree of women's empowerment organization the Step Up Women's Network and is also an advisor for the Lollipop Theater Network, that screens movies in hospitals for the terminally ill. In 2004 received Chanel's Spotlight Award for Emerging Talent. 
• She befriended Emily Blunt on the set of The Devil Wears Prada (2006). They are fast friends now, Emily calls Anne 'her rock'. 

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