Anne Hathaway in Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004)
Continuing to emerge as one of Hollywood’s most engaging talents, ANNE HATHAWAY (Princess Mia) will next be seen this August in Garry Marshall’s anticipated sequel, “The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement.” Starring opposite Julie Andrews, Hathaway reprises her role as Princess Mia Thermopolis for which she received a 2002 Teen Choice Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy for the original “The Princess Diaries.” Of Hathaway, Marshall says, “The multi-talented Hathaway is a combination of Julia Roberts, Audrey Hepburn and Judy Garland.”
She is currently in production on the Ang Lee-directed, “Brokeback Mountain,” opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, and Michelle Williams. She has also completed production on the independent drama, “Havoc,” directed by Barbara Kopple.
Other credits include the starring role in Miramax’s, “Ella Enchanted,” based on Gail Carson Levine’s celebrated novel and directed by Tommy O’Haver, as well as, “Nicholas Nickleby,” based on the novel by Charles Dickens. Directed by Douglas McGrath, Hathaway starred as Madeline Bray in this classical adaptation. Prior to that, she could be seen in the independent film “The Other Side of Heaven” directed by Mitch Davis.
Hathaway gained Hollywood’s attention for her acclaimed turn in the series “Get Real,” for which she was nominated for a 2000 Teen Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama. She studied acting at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey and at the award-winning Barrow Group in New York City. She was the first and only teen ever admitted to their intensive acting program. She also studied in the musical theater program with the Collaborative Arts Project, CAP 21, affiliated with New York University. In high school, Hathaway was nominated for the Rising Star Award, sponsored by the Paper Mill Playhouse, for the best high school performance by an actress in the state of New Jersey.
Hathaway is also an accomplished dancer who studied at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City. Additionally, she is a first soprano and has performed in two concerts at Carnegie Hall as a member of the All-Eastern US High School Honors Chorus. She also won the prestigious 57th Annual Clarence Derwent Award in the Encore Series.
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