Facts & Trivia

Did you know that Anne…

• Was named after William Shakespeare’s wife?
• Graduated from Millburn High School in New Jersey (June 2000) with the highest honors?
• Was nominated for the Paper Mill’s Rising Star Award for the “best high school performance by an actress” in New Jersey?
• Won the Clarence Derwent Award for her performance as “Lili” in the City Center Encores! production of Carnival (2002)?
• Is the daughter of stage actress Kate McCauley Hathaway? Anne’s maternal grandfather, Joe McCauley, was a prominent Philadelphia radio personality.
• Was not available for role of Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera (2004) due to scheduling conflicts with The Princess Diaries 2?
• Spent a week in Nicaragua during July 2006 to help vaccinate the children against Hepatitis A? She called the experience “an eye opener”.
• Is an honoree of women’s empowerment organization, Step Up Women’s Network? She is also an advisor for the Lollipop Theater Network, which screens movies in hospitals for the terminally ill.
• Favorite movies are Elizabeth (1998), Stand by Me (1986), Amélie (2001), Pretty Woman (1990) and City of God (2002)?
• Favorite actors are Joaquin Phoenix and Ralph Fiennes?
• Is a fan of Audrey Hepburn, Judy Garland, and Meryl Streep?
• Greatly admires Ryan Gosling and Bryce Dallas Howard?
• Is one of 8 actresses who have won an Academy Award for their performance in a musical? The others in chronological order are Rita Moreno, Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jennifer Hudson and Emma Stone.
• Is one of 13 actresses to have won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics’ Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award for the same performance, Les Misérables (2012)?