Anne Hathaway

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, to 'Kate McCauley Hathaway' (qv), an actress, and 'Gerald T. Hathaway' (qv), a lawyer, both originally from Philadelphia. She is of mostly Irish descent, along with English, German, and French. Her first major role came in the short-lived television series _Get Real (1999)_ (qv). She gained widespread recognition for her roles in _The Princess Diaries (2001)_ (qv) and its 2004 sequel as a young girl who discovers she is a member of royalty, opposite 'Julie Andrews' (qv) and 'Heather Matarazzo' (qv).She also had a notable role in _Nicholas Nickleby (2002)_ (qv) opposite 'Charlie Hunnam' (qv) and 'Jamie Bell' (qv), and a starring role in _Ella Enchanted (2004)_ (qv). A former top-ranking soprano in New York, Hathaway was reportedly a front-runner for the role of "Christine" in the 2004 _The Phantom of the Opera (2004)_ (qv). However, due to scheduling conflicts with _The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)_ (qv), she couldn't take the role, which was later given to newcomer 'Emmy Rossum' (qv).Hathaway soon started to move away from family-friendly films. Following _The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)_ (qv), she appeared topless in the films _Havoc (2005)_ (qv) opposite 'Josh Peck' (qv) and _Brokeback Mountain (2005)_ (qv) opposite 'Heath Ledger' (qv) and 'Jake Gyllenhaal' (qv). Her desire to break out of her "Princess Diaries" image parallels that of her one-time co-star, 'Julie Andrews' (qv), who went topless in the film _S.O.B. (1981)_ (qv) in order to break away from the image she created from her 1960s musicals. In interviews, Hathaway said that doing family-friendly films didn't mean she was similar to their characters or mean she objected to appearing nude in other films.::B -J - A