Anne Hathaway attorney, and her mother, Kate ("née" McCauley), is a former actress. Hathaway's maternal grandfather was WIP-AM Philadelphia radio personality Joe McCauley. Kate is of Irish descent, and Gerald is of Irish, French, English and German ancestry. Hathaway's surname originates in England, and she was named after Shakespeare's wife. She is the second of three children, with two brothers, one older, Michael, and one younger, Thomas. When she was six, her family moved to Millburn, New Jersey, where she then grew up. At age six, when Hathaway watched her mother perform in "Les Misérables" as Fantine, she instantly became fascinated with
Anne Hathaway staying close to her friends. The authors of the book "365 Style" note Hathaway's girl next door image and Nancy Meyers (who directed her in "The Intern") says she is "wise beyond her years". Laura Brown in "Harper's Bazaar" considers her to be a "sincere", "warm and funny" woman. After her Golden Globe acceptance speech for "Les Misérables", some members of the media began to dismiss her as "too-actress-y, over-eager" and inauthentic. Addressing this, Hathaway said in 2014 that she feels anxious speaking to the public, but has since grown from it and become a more compassionate person. Regarding her