Anne Hathaway

Hathaway in 2011, Featureflash / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Anne Jacqueline Hathaway

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 12, 1982

Ethnicity:
*father – Irish, French, English, German
*mother – Irish

Anne Hathaway is an American actress, singer, and producer. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Les Misérables (2012). She is also known for her role as Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries franchise, and for the films The Other Side of Heaven, Nicholas Nickleby (2002), Ella Enchanted, Hoodwinked!, Havoc, Brokeback Mountain, The Devil Wears Prada, Becoming Jane, Get Smart, Rachel Getting Married, Passengers (2008), Bride Wars, Valentine’s Day, Alice in Wonderland, Love & Other Drugs (all three 2010); Rio, and its sequel; One Day, The Dark Knight Rises, Song One, Interstellar, The Intern, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Colossal, Ocean’s 8, Serenity (2019), The Hustle, Dark Waters, The Last Thing He Wanted, The Witches (2020), and Armageddon Time; and the series Get Real and WeCrashed. She is a UN Women goodwill ambassador, and a board member of the Lollipop Theatre Network, which brings films to children in hospitals.

Anne is the daughter of Kate McCauley (Kathleen Ann McCauley), an actress, and Gerald Thomas Hathaway, a labor attorney. She was raised in Milburn, New Jersey, from the age of six. Anne is married to actor Adam Shulman, with whom she has two children.

Anne is of approximately 62.5% Irish ancestry. Anne’s father has Irish, French, English, and German ancestry. Anne’s mother is of Irish descent. Anne has said that she has roots in Cork and Donegal on her father’s side. Anne stated in an article on News.com.au that she also has distant Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this ancestry has been verified/documented. If true, it could only be on her father’s side; her mother’s family were all recent Irish immigrants. Anne was raised Catholic, and later became a non-denominational Christian.

Anne has said that she has a very pale complexion because she tries to avoid being in the sun, as her family has a long and tragic history of skin cancer.

Anne’s patrilineal line appears to trace to Nicholas Hathaway, who was born, c. 1595, in Kingscote, Gloucestershire, England.

Anne’s paternal grandfather was Robert Earnest/Ernest Hathaway (the son of Pearl LeRoy Hathaway and Carrie Melinda Sensabaugh). Robert was born in Pennsylvania. Pearl was the son of James A. Hathaway and Emma Louisa Reed. Carrie was the daughter of Frederick Jay Sensabaugh and Myrtie F. W. Foster.

Anne’s paternal grandmother was Jacqueline Anne Hughes (the daughter of Joseph T. Hughes and Pauline-Mathilde Turpin). Joseph was born in Pennsylvania, to Irish parents, Thomas Hughes and Catherine Chambers. Pauline-Mathilde was French, born in Marne, France.

Anne’s maternal grandfather was Joseph Daniel “Joe” McCauley (the son of James Francis McCauley and Catherine/Katherine M. Crosson). Joe McCauley was born in Pennsylvania, and was a prominent radio personality in Philadelphia. James was born in Pennsylvania, to Irish parents, James H. McCauley and Mary Mulholland. Catherine was born in Northern Ireland.

Anne’s maternal grandmother was Roseline/Rosalina Marie Sinnott/Sennott (the daughter of James M. Sinnott and Florence M. Waters). Roseline was born in Pennsylvania. James and Florence were born in Pennsylvania, and all of their own parents were Irish.

Hathaway in 2008, photo credit: David Schexnaydre

Sources: Genealogies of Anne Hathaway – http://gw.geneanet.org
https://www.geni.com

Anne’s paternal grandfather, Robert Earnest/Ernest Hathaway, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituaries of Anne’s paternal grandmother, Jacqueline Anne (Hughes) Hathaway – http://www.legacy.com
http://nl.newsbank.com

Anne’s paternal great-grandfather, Joseph T. Hughes, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Anne’s maternal grandfather, Joseph Daniel McCauley, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Anne’s maternal grandmother, Roseline/Rosalina Marie Sinnott/Sennott, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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194 Responses

  1. I love you, Roger Scientist says:

    She should play Pocahontas.

  2. nathaniel thomas says:

    She has a huge smile

  3. storm says:

    anne hathaway and megan fox are both ugly

  4. I UPDATED MY LIST says:

    I composed a list of the prettiest non-Caucasian women. Keep in mind that those with distant Native and/or African heritage are not Caucasian. Those who are either part or full Southern and/or Eastern European are not Caucasian. Those who are Ashkenazi Jewish (Eastern European Jewish) are not Caucasian. Those who have exotic features for a Western or Northern European are also not Caucasian. Those who are pretty are definitely not Caucasian.

    So basically unless the woman looks like Elin Nodergren (Tiger Woods’ ex-wife), she is not Caucasian.

    1. Megan Fox (Irish, French, and Native American)
    2. Anne Hathaway (Irish, French, German, and Native American)
    3. Catherine Zeta Jones (Welsh and Irish)
    4. Cheryl Cole (Irish and Scottish)
    5. Hayden Panettierre (Italian)
    6. Dianna Agron (Russian Jewish and English)
    7. Rachel Bilson (Russian Jewish and Italian)
    8. Jessica Simpson (Scottish and Native American)
    9. Ashlee Simpson (Scottish and Native American)
    10. Minka Kelly (French and Irish)
    11. Lily Aldridge (English)
    12. Rumer Willis (Scottish, English, French, German, Welsh, and Native American)
    13. Nina Dobrev (Bulgarian)
    14. Mila Kunis (Ukrainian Jewish)
    15. Amanda Seyfried (Irish and German)
    16. Lyndsy Fonseca (Portuguese and German)
    17. Candice Swanepoel (Dutch)
    18. Ali Landry (French Cajun)
    19. Lacey Chabert (French Cajun and Scottish)
    20. Hillary Clinton (English, Welsh, French, Scottish, and Native American)
    21. Hilary Swank (English, German, Spanish, and Native American)
    22. Monica Bellucci (Italian)
    23. Penelope Cruz (Spanish)
    24. Miley Cyrus (Scottish, Irish, English, French, Welsh, Dutch and Native American)
    25. Nicole Williams (Portuguese and English)
    26. Britney Spears (English, Maltese, Irish, French, Welsh, Scottish, and Sicilian)
    27. Victoria Beckham (English and German)
    28. Scarlett Johansson (Polish Jewish and Danish)
    29. Kendall Jenner (Scottish, Dutch, and English)
    30. Sarah Jessica Parker (Russian Jewish, English, and German)
    31. Angelina Jolie (Slovak, German, French Canadian, and Dutch)
    32. Nelly Furtado (Azorean Portuguese)
    33. Winona Ryder (Russian Jewish and Belgian)
    34. Soledad Miranda (Portuguese)
    35. Sarah Michelle Gellar (Hungarian Jewish)
    36. Olivia Wilde (Irish, English, Scottish, Sephardic Jewish, and German)
    37. Natalie Portman (Jewish)
    38. Nikki Reed (Jewish, Italian)
    39. Mariska Hargitay (Hungarian, English, and German)
    40. Mandy Moore (Jewish, English, and Irish)
    41. Antoinette Nikprelaj (Albanian)
    42. Eliza Dushku (Albanian, English, and Danish)
    43. Alicia Silverstone (English Jewish and Scottish)
    44. Rooney Mara (Italian and Irish)
    45. Lady Gaga (Italian and French)
    46. Katy Perry (Portuguese, German, English, and Irish)
    47. Marie Avgeropoulos (Greek)
    48. Irina Zhuravskaya (Ukrainian like Mila Kunis)
    49. Janice Dickinson (Belarusian and Polish)
    50. Bjork (Icelandic)
    51. Carrie Underwood (Scottish and Native American)
    52. Frankie Sandford (English)
    53. Miranda Kerr (English, Scottish, and French)
    54. Kris Jenner (English, Scottish, and Dutch)
    55. Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Irish, Scottish, English, and Native American)
    56. Julia Stiles (Irish, English, and Italian)
    57. Summer Glau (Scots-Irish and German)
    58. Lindsay Lohan (Irish and Italian)
    59. Paris Hilton (Irish, Italian, Norwegian, German, French and Swiss)
    60. Jennifer Aniston (Greek, Scottish, Italian, and Irish)
    61. Roseanne Barr (Russian Jewish)
    62. Julia Roberts (German, Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh, Swedish, and Native American)
    63. Carmen Electra (Irish, German, and Native American)
    64. Bristol Palin (English, Irish, German, and Native Alaskan)
    65. Rebecca Gayheart (Irish, Italian, German, and Native American)
    66. Demi Moore (Welsh, French, and Native American like daughter Rumer Willis)
    67. Farrah Fawcett (English, French, Irish and Native American)
    68. Joanna Levesque (Irish, Polish, French, Scottish, English, and Native American)
    69. Shania Twain (Irish, French, and Native American)
    70. Tiffany Amber Thiessen (Greek, Welsh, Turkish, and German)
    71. Kate Mara (Irish and Italian)
    72. Emily Didonato (Irish and Italian)
    73. Alessandra Ambrosio (Polish and Italian)
    74. Izabel Goulart (French and Italian)
    75. Peggy Lipton (Russian Jewish)
    76. Serinda Swan (Spanish, Irish, English, and Scottish)
    77. Julia Voth (German)
    78. Brooke Lyons (Irish and Italian)
    79. Josie Maran (Russian, Polish, French, and Irish)
    80. Jessica Stroup (Irish and German)
    81. Susan Ward (English, Spanish, and Native American)
    82. Maria Menounos (Greek)
    83. Liza Minnelli (Sicilian, French, Irish, and Native American)
    84. Tina Fey (German, Scottish, and Greek)
    85. Kate Hudson (Hungarian Jewish, Scots-Irish, English and Italian)
    86. Goldie Hawn (English and Hungarian Jewish)
    87. Nicole Kidman (Irish and Scottish like Cheryl Cole)
    88. Brooke Burke (Jewish, Irish, Portuguese, and French)
    89. Phoebe Tonkin (English, Scottish, Irish, and French Australian)
    90. Denise Richards (Welsh, French, and German)
    91. Sarah Hyland (Irish, Scottish, Dutch, and Welsh)
    92. Julie Dreyfus (Romanian, French, and Alsatian Jewish)
    93. Gwenyth Paltrow (Polish Jewish, Belarusian Jewish, German, and English)

    Last but not least, the lovely Julia Roberts who is German, Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh, Swedish, and Native American, and her lovely niece, Emma, who is German, Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh, Scandinavian, and Native American.

    The list would be even longer if I were to include men, but that is for another day and another time.

  5. me says:

    She is biracial like Hillary Clinton, Megan Fox, Rumer Willis, Hilary Swank, Jessica Simpson, Carrie Underwood, and Quentin Tarantino

    White people lie to themselves. They do not exist. Jane agrees

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