Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Motion Pictures, at 6522 Hollywood Boulevard. Hathaway's desire to break out of her Princess Diaries image parallels that of her co-star, Julie Andrews, who went to the (then) extreme length of going topless in the film S.O.B. in order to break away from the image she created for herself in her 1960s musicals. She is interred in Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, California. More recently, Hathaway filmed a supporting role in Brokeback Mountain, a Western film with gay overtones. In 1981 Grahame collapsed during a rehearsal for a British stage play, and returned to New York City where she died soon after from cancer. Hathaway downplays the film's explicitness in a late 2004 interview for Ingenue magazine. Often regarded as a difficult actress, Grahame's career began to wane after her role in Oklahoma! (1955), although she continued to play supporting roles for the rest of her life in the United States, and also in the United Kingdom, where she resided for many years. According to early reviews, Hathaway and most of the rest of the cast appear nude and engage in simulated sex in several segments of the raunchy film, although it remains to be seen whether these elements of the film will remain intact for general release.

She received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for Crossfire (1947), and won the same award for The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). As of 2004, Hathaway has been trying hard to shed her sugar-coated image, and this may be a fait accompli with the soon to be released Havoc. MGM was not able to develop her potential as a star and her contract was sold to RKO Studios in 1947. Anne, several years older then Rossum, was reportedly "too old" for the part. Changing her name to Gloria Grahame, she made her film debut in Blonde Fever (1944) and scored her most widely praised MGM role as the small town girl Violet, who is saved from a life of shame by George Bailey in It's A Wonderful Life (1946). A former top-ranking soprano in New York, Anne was puportedly a front-runner for the role of "Christine Daae" in the 2004 film adaptatin of The Phantom of the Opera. However, the role was later given to new-comer Emmy Rossum. Mayer saw her performing on Broadway. She also had a notable role in the 2002 film production of Nicholas Nickleby, and a starring role in 2004's Ella Enchanted.

She was signed to a contact with MGM Studios after Louis B. Hathaway has performed in television series, and gained widespread recognition with her role in The Princess Diaries and its 2004 sequel in which she starred with Julie Andrews, as a young girl who discovers she is a member of royalty. Born Gloria Hallward in Los Angeles, California, her mother Jean Grahame was a stage actress and acting teacher who taught Gloria acting during her childhood and adolescence. Anne Hathaway (born November 12, 1982), in Brooklyn, New York is an American film actress. Gloria Grahame (November 28, 1923 - October 5, 1981) was an American film actress. The Princess Diaries (2001). The Other Side of Heaven (2001).

Nicholas Nickleby (2002). Ella Enchanted (2004). The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). Havoc (2004) (post-production).

Brokeback Mountain (2005) (filming).