Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway Profile

Name - Anne Hathaway

Birth Date - November 12, 1982

Birth Place - Brooklyn, New York, USA

Nationality - American

Height - 5' 8"

Profession - actress

Education - Millburn Highschool, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (major in
English)

Relationship - Raffaello Follieri (property developer)

Father - Gerald Hathaway (attorney)

Mother - Kate McCauley (actress)

Brother - Tom Hathaway

Claim to fame - feature debut as the awkward teenager, Mia Thermopolis, in Disney's The Princess Diaries (2001)

Anne Hathaway Biography

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American film and stage actress. Hathaway made her acting debut in the 1999 television series Get Real, but her first prominent role was in Disney's family comedy The Princess Diaries (2001), which established her career. She continued to appear in Disney films in the next three years, and she had the lead roles in Ella Enchanted and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (both 2004). Hathaway took more creative control over her career in 2005 and co-starred in the adult-themed Havoc and Brokeback Mountain, both requiring extensive nude scenes, as well as The Devil Wears Prada (2006), in which she starred opposite Meryl Streep. That film has become the highest-grossing film of her career. Becoming Jane, in which she stars as Jane Austen, was released in 2007.

Hathaway's acting style has been compared to that of Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn, and she cites Hepburn as her favorite actress and Streep as her idol. People magazine named her one of 2001's breakthrough stars and in 2006 she was listed as one of the world's 50 Most Beautiful People.

Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York to Gerald Hathaway, a lawyer, and Kate McCauley, an actress who inspired Hathaway to follow in her footsteps. She was not named after the wife of playwright William Shakespeare. She has an older brother, Michael, and a younger brother, Thomas. Hathaway has mainly Irish and French ancestry, with more distant German and Native American roots. She was raised in the Catholic religion with what she considers "really strong values", and wanted to be a nun during her childhood. However, at fifteen, she decided not to become a nun after learning that her brother Michael was gay. Although she was raised as a Catholic, she felt that she could not be part of a religion that disapproved of her brother's sexual orientation.

Hathaway was raised in Short Hills, New Jersey and graduated from Millburn High School where she was in many school plays. She spent several semesters studying at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York before transferring to New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She referred to her college enrollment as one of her best decisions because she enjoyed being with others who were trying to successfully "grow up". Hathaway was a member of the Barrow Group Theater Company's acting program and the first teenager admitted. She is a trained stage actress and has stated that she prefers appearing on stage to film roles.

Hathaway, a soprano, performed twice in 1998 with the All Eastern U.S. High School Honors Chorus at Carnegie Hall and has performed in plays at Seton Hall Prep in West Orange. Three days after performing at Carnegie Hall, she was cast in the short-lived 1999 television series Get Real.

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron Profile

Name: Charlize Theron

Height: 5' 11"

Sex: F

Nationality: American

Birth Date: August 7, 1975

Birth Place: Benoni, South Africa

Profession: actress, model, dancer

Education: Boarding school in Johannesburg, South Africa
Studied dance and performed with New York's Joffrey Ballet

Relationship: Stuart Townsend (actor; b. December 15, 1972; met on the set of the film 'Trapped'), Stephan Jenkins (lead singer of Third Eye Blind; b. September 17, 1964; dated January 1998-July 2001), Craig Bierko (actor; b. July 15, 1964; together from 1996-1998)

Father: Charles Theron (French; construction company owner; died in 1990)

Mother: Gerda Theron (German; took over family business when husband died)

Claim to fame: as Helga Svelgen in 2 Days in the Valley (1996)

Charlize Theron Biography

Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975) is a South African/American actress and former fashion model. She is well known for her portrayal of Aileen Wuornos in the film Monster, for which she won an Academy Award.

Theron was born in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa. Her father, Charles Theron, was a construction company owner of French Huguenot descent. Her mother, Gerda, is of German descent and took over her husband's business after his death. Theron's first language is Afrikaans. She is also fluent in English and speaks some Xhosa. In the United States, both in her films and while being interviewed, etc., Theron speaks with a typical American accent and style of speech, leading most people to assume she is American. "Theron" is a French surname pronounced in Afrikaans as "Tronn", although she has said that she prefers the pronunciation "Thrown." The pronunciation commonly used in the United States involves two syllables, with stress on the first.

Theron grew up as the only child on her parents' farm near Johannesburg (Benoni). At the age of thirteen, Charlize was sent to boarding school and began her studies at the National School Of The Arts in Johannesburg. At fifteen, Theron witnessed the death of her father, an abusive alcoholic; her mother shot him in self-defense when he attacked her. The police laid no charges against her.

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Milano Profile

Name: Alyssa Milano

Birth Name: Alyssa Jayne Milano

Height: 5' 2''

Sex: F

Nationality: American

Birth Date: December 19, 1972

Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York

Profession: actress, musician

Education: Bel Air Preparatory School, LA, California

Husband/Wife: Cinjun Tate (aka Cinjun Augustus Tate; lead singer of rock band Remy Zero; together since 1998; married New Year's Day 1999)

Relationship: Scott Wolf (actor; born on June 4, 1968; met in June 1992; became engaged to be married on October 24, 1993; broke up in 1994)

Father: Thomas M. Milano (music editor)

Mother: Lin Milano (fashion designer, personal manager)

Brother: Cory Milano

Claim to fame: as Samantha Micelli in Who's the Boss? (1984)

Alyssa Milano Biography

Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Samantha Micelli in the sitcom Who's the Boss? and Phoebe Halliwell on the supernatural series Charmed.

Milano was born in New York to Italian, American parents Lin, a former fashion designer and talent manager, and Thomas M. Milano, a film music editor and a well-known boating enthusiast. She has a younger brother, Cory (born in 1982), who is also an actor. Milano grew up in Staten Island, New York and was raised Catholic. She began her career at the age of eight when she won a part in an open audition for a national tour of Annie. She appeared in television commercials and off-Broadway productions. At the age of eleven, she earned her first major role in the TV show Who's the Boss?, alongside Tony Danza, Judith Light, Danny Pintauro and Katherine Helmond. She starred as Samantha Micelli, the daughter of Danza's character, Tony Micelli. When Alyssa won the role, her family relocated from Staten Island to Hollywood. Alyssa produced a teen workout video in 1988 called Teen Steam. Won Kids' Choice Awards in 1988, '89, and '90 for her role on Who's the Boss? ... nominated for an "Annie" Award (not the orphan this time) for her work on Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure.

Alexa Vega

Alexa Vega Profile

Name: Alexa Vega

Birth Name: Alexa Ellesse Vega

Height: 5' 1"

Sex: F

Nationality: American

Birth Date: August 27, 1988

Birth Place: Miami, Florida, USA

Profession: actress

Mother: Gina Rue

Sister: Krizia Vega (actress; born on July 1, 1990), Makenzie Jade Vega (aka.
Makenzie Vega, actress; born on July 29, 1994)

Half Sister: Greylin James (born on September 22, 2000), Margaux Vega (born on December 25, 1981)

Half Brother: Jet James (born on October 4, 2005)

Step Father: Eric James

Claim to fame: as Carmen Cortez on Spy Kids series

Alexa Vega Biography

Alexa Ellesse Vega (born August 27, 1988) is an American actress and occasional singer. She is best known for portraying Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids trilogy, as well as for a variety of film appearances, including her roles in Sleepover, Odd Girl Out, Walkout and The Beautiful Ordinary.

Alexa Vega was born in Miami, Florida to a Colombian father and an American mother. Her sisters are actresses Makenzie Vega and Krizia Vega. She has two half-sisters named Margaux Vega (b. December 25, 1981) and Greylin James (b. September 22, 2000), as well as a half-brother named Jet James (b. October 4, 2005). Vega lived in Florida until she was four years old when she moved with her family to California.

In 1996, she starred as young Jo Harding in Twister, playing Helen Hunt's character as a young girl, in the scene where the twister claims her father. Vega guest-starred in numerous television shows and films, including ER, Follow the Stars Home, and The Bernie Mac Show. She became known worldwide in 2001 with her role as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids trilogy. During the shooting of the three films, she performed most of her stunts, as well as recorded two songs for the soundtrack (Island of Dreams and Game Over). The first Spy Kids movie was a huge success, and subsequently two sequels, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over were filmed. She released her debut single, "Isle of Dreams," to coincide with the release of Spy Kids 2. She also released, "Game Over," for Spy Kids 3. Another single, "Heart Drive," featuring Bobby Enver charted around that same time. Alexa is currently performing in the Broadway hit "Hairspray"

In 2003, Vega was named one of that year's hottest teen celebrities in Vanity Fair. In 2004, Vega finished filming two films: Sleepover and State's Evidence, and in the following year starred in a made-for-television drama entitled Odd Girl Out. She also filmed for another made-for-TV movie, Walkout. In June 2006, she finished filming The Beautiful Ordinary, scheduled to come out in 2007.

Vega made her Broadway debut in the musical Hairspray in the role of Penny Pingleton. She performed on Broadway until 5 August, 2007

Her next role will be in Repo! the Genetic Opera, which began filming in September 2007.

Lacey Chabert

Lacey Chabert Profile

Name: Lacey Chabert

Birth Name: Lacey Nicole Chabert

Height: 5' 3"

Sex: F

Nationality: American

Birth Date: September 30, 1982

Birth Place: Purvis, Mississippi, USA

Profession: Actresss

Father: Tony Chabert

Mother: Julie Chabert

Sister: Wendy Chabert and Crissy Chabert (both are older)

Brother: T.J. (younger)

Claim to fame: As Claudia Salinger on Fox drama Party of Five.

Lacey Chabert Biography

Lacey Nicole Chabert (born September 30, 1982) is an American film and television actress. Chabert was born in Purvis, Mississippi to Julie, a homemaker, and Tony Chabert, a French-speaking Cajun from Louisiana who worked as a maintenance operations representative for an oil company. She has a brother, T.J., and two sisters, Wendy and Crissy. Chabert lives in Southern California, where she moved with her family in 1994 when she began work on Party of Five. In 1998, she stated, "Yes, I am a Christian. Jesus is the center of my life and I give God the glory for everything, for all my success" and has expressed displeasure with the fact that Black Christmas was released directly on Christmas Day.

Chabert made her start as young Cosette in Les Misérables on Broadway. Chabert was a member of the Broadway Kids which included Christy Carlson Romano, Chris Trousdale, and Greg Raposo. She was originally selected to play the role of "Young Lily" in the movie Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), but bailed out for unknown reasons. Chabert became famous worldwide for her role as Claudia Salinger in the TV drama Party of Five, "I had to go through everything on that show—my first kiss, my first bra. I was 11 when it started," she said. She also gained fame for her portrayal of Penny Robinson in the 1998 movie based on the 1960s TV show Lost in Space.

Since 1998, she has been the voice of Eliza Thornberry in the animated series The Wild Thornberrys; she also voiced Eliza in two Wild Thornberrys movies, The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) and Rugrats Go Wild! (2003). She also provided the voice of Meg Griffin for the first production season of the animated sitcom Family Guy (1999), after which Mila Kunis took over the role. Chabert also played the title role in The Brooke Ellison Story, a made-for-TV movie produced by Christopher Reeve, based upon a real-life quadriplegic woman who overcame many obstacles to graduate from Harvard. She also starred in Daddy Day Care (2003), Mean Girls (2004) and the made for TV movie Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006) on ABC Family. She appeared in a 2006 remake of Black Christmas. She also performed the voice of Princess Elise from the game Sonic the Hedgehog for the PS3 and Xbox 360. She will also provide Gwen Stacy's voice in the upcoming animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man, set to debut in 2008.

Chabert won the 2005 MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team for Mean Girls, shared with Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and Amanda Seyfried. She won both the 1997 and 1998 Hollywood Reporter Annual YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series for Party of Five, and had been nominated three other times for work 1999-2000. The YoungStar awards honor the best film, TV and music performances made exclusively by 6 to 18 year olds.

In 2007, Chabert starred in the FOX comedy pilot The Hot Years, which revolved around the lives of four female friends who live together. The pilot was not ordered to series by FOX. Chabert was featured as cover girl of the January 2007 issue of Maxim.