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Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American film and stage actress. Hathaway made her acting debut in the 1999 television series "Get Real", but her first prominent role was in Disney's family comedy "The Princess Diaries" (2001), which established her career. She continued to appear in Disney films in the next three years, and she had the lead roles in "Ella Enchanted" and "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" (both 2004). Hathaway took more creative control over her career in 2005 and co-starred in the adult-themed Havoc and Brokeback Mountain, both requiring extensive nude scenes, as well as "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006), in which she starred opposite Meryl Streep. That film has become the highest-grossing film of her career. Becoming Jane, in which she stars as Jane Austen, was released in 2007.
Hathaway's acting style has been compared to that of Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn, and she cites Hepburn as her favorite actress and Streep as her idol. People magazine named her one of 2001's breakthrough stars and in 2006 she was listed as one of the world's 50 Most Beautiful People.
Hathaway enjoys interior design and reading as pastimes, and has stated that she is a non-denominational Christian. She has cited Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead (1943) as her favorite novel. Since 2004, Hathaway has been in a relationship with real estate developer Raffaello Follieri. Follieri started the Follieri Foundation, a charity that provides medical assistance for children living in third-world nations. Hathaway began doing charity work with her boyfriend after realizing that she used to feel sorry for herself while "having everything". Follieri and Hathaway have helped vaccinate more than 1000 children in Nicaragua.
As of May 2007, Follieri was being sued by billionaire Ron Burkle for $55 million dollars which Burkle alleges Follieri spent on a private jet, care for their pet Labrador, and shopping sprees for Anne. The money was supposed to be allocated into a land development project. Wikipedia |
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