Rachel Getting Married

Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married

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Anne Hathaway (Kym) Anne Hathaway shot to stardom playing opposite Meryl Streep in the sleeper hit The Devil Wears Prada in 2006. 2008 was a busy year: in addition to her appearance in the challenging role of Kym in Rachel Getting Married, Hathaway was most recently seen in the action-comedy Get Smart, starring alongside Steve Carell. She will soon be seen in the drama Passengers for Sony Pictures with co-star Patrick Wilson, directed by Rodrigo Garcia; and the romantic comedy Bride Wars with Kate Hudson, directed by Gary Winick. In 2007, Hathaway played the title role in the Jane Austen biopic Becoming Jane, starring opposite Maggie Smith and James McAvoy. Hathaway also was recently seen in Ang Lees drama, Brokeback Mountain, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, and Michelle Williams. Hathaway and the rest of the cast were nominated for Best Ensemble Cast at the 2005 ifp/Gotham Awards, as well as a 2006 SAG Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In addition, the film, its director, and cast garnered numerous additional accolades, including seven Golden Globe nominations, and eight Academy Award nominations, including a win for Ang Lee for Best Director —the most received by any film that year. Hathaway lent her voice to the highly successful animated feature Hoodwinked, for The Weinstein Company. Castmates include Glenn Close, Andy Dick, Anthony Anderson, and Jim Belushi. In January 2005, Hathaway traveled to Cambodia on behalf of the documentary A Moment in the World, organized by Angelina Jolie. The project placed roughly 25 participants in various locations on a specific day, each instructed to videotape their surroundings at the same specific moment in time. The film premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Hathaway has been dedicating her time and efforts to community service work on this side of the globe. She has been involved with the Step Up Womens Network, a foundation created to strengthen community resources for women and girls. She served as host for Step Ups inaugural Inspirational Awards this past April and was honored by the foundation this past June. She is also on the advisory board for Lollipop Theater Network; an organization that screens movies in hospitals for pediatric patients suffering from chronic or life-threatening illness. Hathaway has been involved with Lollipop on a number of levels, and originally became involved 14 while participating in a screening event for young patients at Mattel Childrens Hospital at UCLA. In recent years, Hathaway was seen starring in Garry Marshalls anticipated sequel, The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement. Starring opposite Julie Andrews, Hathaway reprised her role as Princess Mia Thermopolis. 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. Other credits include the independent drama, Havoc, directed by Barbara Kopple; the title role in Miramaxs Ella Enchanted, based on Gail Carson Levines celebrated novel and directed by Tommy OHaver; Nicholas Nickleby, based on the novel by Charles Dickens; and The Other Side of Heaven directed by Mitch Davis. Hathaway gained Hollywoods 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, which honored her achievements in April 2005. 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. Hathaways theater credits include: The Lincoln Center Encore series presentation of Carnival, for which she won the prestigious 57th Annual Clarence Derwent Award; Andrew Lloyd Webbers workshop of Woman in White; and Forever Your Child. In 2004-2005, she also participated in the Encores Concert Gala as well as the Stephen Sondheim Birthday Gala. Hathaway is also an accomplished dancer who studied at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City. -------------------------------------- A BlackTree Media Production Produced by Jamaal Finkley Hosted by Candice Newsum http://www.blacktree.tv A BlackTree Media Production Thank you for watching! Blacktree is at all the hottest events on the planet (award shows, movie premieres and press junkets, fashion shows, etc.) and now BLACKTREE ON TV brings stars to YOU on Soul of the South! Watch Full episodes below, and tune in! WEEKDAYS | 5:30 – 6:00pm, 1-1:30am WEEKENDS | 5 – 6:00pm Sat & Sun (CST)