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
my god, couldnt u choose a better pic fro her? there are tons of them
I quite like that photo of her.
She was fantastic in The Dark Knight Rises. She has the background of a typical white American.
and what are Irish people? kill urself
She’s baaaaaack! I think, Ocean is her re-encranation
It’s good, that too “emotional” users are blocked.
Of course, I ment LEvangelista, not Hataway
I loved her as Catwoman. Well done, Anne.
Isn’t she causisan? I hope I spelled that right!! Lol !!
She’s also Jewish from the German Jewish side of her family. So no, she’s not White. Just because someone can pass for White doesn’t make them White. For example, Rashida Jones isn’t White.
I hope you’re joking about Anne not being white or else this site has some extremely stupid people on it . . .
Rashida Jones is half black. That’s why she’s not white.
Anne isn’t passing for white. She is white whether or not she has German-Jewish origins (although I do not think she does).
Here is what she said about her ethnicity:
“This came from a bottle,” she says, tugging at her raven locks. “I’m very aware of my own background. I’m Irish, French and then a little bit of everything else thrown in, ranging from German to Native American. We’re talking about tiny drops of blood. Like I think my left toe is Native American.”
Of course she could have Jewish origins and not be aware of it, but as far as she knows, she does not.
I don’t understand what some people’s definition of white is on here.
are you mad or something? let me tell you something: Jews, Christians and Muslims (I’ll count only Monotheistic religions and the people who follow them) are just Judaism, Christianity and Islam followers and they can be I repeat THEY CAN BE: White, Black, Asian, Mixed (Mulatto, Mestizo, Zambo) Jews are mostly White but there are plenty of Blacks and Asians (Ethiopians and Singaporeans) too, Christians are a mix of everything but I guess Whites are the majority there too and by Islam is it also that way (yeah it’s true Muslims are not Arabic WOW) let me tell you why.. because those are the religions Whites mostly are.: Monotheistic religions because Asians have their own like Hinduism, Buddhism.. and so on and Blacks their religions like the African tribe religions and so on.. so go educate yourself or admit it your 8 or something like that? well or you’re just an American who thinks that every religion except Christianity is a race.. “White, Black, Asian, Mixed, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu..” yeah you guys really are stupid.. sorry to the smart Americans out there!
PS: you said the word GERMAN.
I laught, too.
I can see her Native Americans features.