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    Anne Jacqueline Hathaway's first movie role was the klutzy Mia Thermopolis in Garry Marshall’s The Princess Diaries. That same year People magazine named her one of the breakthrough stars of 2001. 

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    She shed her squeaky teen princess image when she appeared topless in Ang Lee's critically acclaimed Brokeback Mountain where she played the wife of a gay cowboy.

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    Hathaway's dad, Gerald, is a lawyer and her mom, Kathleen, is a singer and actress. She has two brothers and grew up in New Jersey. She was raised Catholic but abandoned Catholicism after she found out one of her brothers was gay. 

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    Hathaway’s ex, real estate developer Raffaello Follieri was arrested on fraud charges for allegedly stealing from investors. Hathaway was not charged with any crime but Follieri was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.

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    Her chocolate Labrador Esmerelda is a constant companion but Hathaway also been photographed with Adam Shulman, her fiance. 

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    Hathaway hosted the Academy Awards last year with James Franco and much was made of her many costume changes. Franco said of their co-hosting experience: "I love her, but Anne Hathaway is so energetic, I think the Tasmanian Devil would look stoned standing next to Anne Hathaway."

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    Hathaway steps into a new sexy role this year at Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises. She'll then go from slinky kitty to drama queen when she switches gears for her role as Fantine in the big screen production of Les Miserables. She'll be starring alongside Aussies Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe. Her mom performed in a travelling production of Les Miserables. 

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    The New York City based star says she can’t live in Los Angeles. "I am too pale and I don't drive," she told People magazine. 

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    Hathaway is a trained soprano and has performed at Carnegie Hall with the All-Eastern United States High School Honors Chorus. 

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    Hathaway has twice been a Golden Globe nominee and once garnered an Academy Award nomination. She did win an Emmy for her role as Princess Penelope on The Simpsons episode “Once Upon a Time in Springfield.”