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How much do you really know about Anne Hathaway? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Anne Hathaway's first name was legally changed from 'Anne' to 'Annie' for several years.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

Her birth name is Anne Jacqueline Hathaway; she has never legally changed it to Annie, which is just a nickname.

2.

Anne Hathaway was the youngest person ever to host the Academy Awards solo.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

She co-hosted the 2011 Oscars with James Franco, but was not the youngest solo host; that record belongs to others.

3.

Anne Hathaway once worked as a waitress at a restaurant while auditioning for 'The Princess Diaries'.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

By the time she auditioned for 'The Princess Diaries', she had already been acting professionally and wasn't waiting tables.

4.

Anne Hathaway is a direct descendant of William Shakespeare's wife, also named Anne Hathaway.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Shakespeare's wife was Anne Hathaway, but the actress shares no direct bloodline with her; the surname is coincidental. Shakespeare's own direct line died out within two generations, so no living descendants exist.

5.

Anne Hathaway won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Les Misérables'.

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✓ TRUE

She earned the Oscar in 2013 for portraying Fantine in the film adaptation of the musical.

6.

Anne Hathaway was the first actress to win an Oscar for playing a character with a stutter.

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✗ FALSE

Hathaway won an Oscar for 'Les Misérables' (2012), but her character Fantine does not have a stutter.

7.

Anne Hathaway turned down the role of Christine in 'The Phantom of the Opera' because Anne Hathaway couldn't sing opera.

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✓ TRUE

Hathaway was offered the part but declined, feeling her classical vocal training wasn't strong enough for the demanding opera style.

8.

Anne Hathaway was offered the role of Juliet in Baz Luhrmann's 'Romeo + Juliet' but turned it down due to her parents' concerns about the mature content.

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She was offered the role at age 14 but declined because her parents felt the film's themes were too mature for her at the time.

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