Anne Hathaway is an American actress. Anne Hathaway starred in Ella Enchanted. Her father, Gerald, is a lawyer, and her mother, Kathleen, is an actress. She is of mostly Irish and French ancestry, and was raised Catholic.

Anne Hathaway attended Brooklyn Heights Montessori School. Anne Hathaway graduated from Millburn High School, where she participated in many school plays.

Anne Hathaway was the first teenager admitted into the Barrow Group Theater Company`s acting program. She was cast in the Fox tv series Get Real at the age of 16. It has stated that she prefers performing on stage to film roles. Anne Hathaway acting style has been compared to Judy Garland, one of her favorite actresses.