Femme Fatale Friday : ANNE HATHAWAY

A very Happy Birthday to the amazing 💖 Anne Hathaway 💖 who is also this weeks, Femme Fatale.

Born in Brooklyn New York (you can see that side come out a time or two in, Dark Knight Rises) in 1982 and named after the bride of, William Shakespeare's wife, to parents originally from Philadelphia, her mother an actress, whose father was a prominent Philly radio personality and her father a lawyer.

In high school she was nominated for the Paper Mill's Rising Star Award for best high school performance in the state of New Jersey.  She was also the first and only teen admitted to the award-winning acting program at The Barrow Group of New York, performing 2 concerts at Carnegie Hall as a member of the All-Eastern US High School Honors Choir.

Hathaway's first major role was on the short lives show, Get Real, but it was her lead in the films, The Princess Diaries (2001), that got the worlds attention and captured a lot of hearts, including mine. 😉  It couldn't have been easy that early on playing opposite screen legend, Julie Andrews, but it spawned a very successful sequel (2004), it was the filming schedule for that sequel that would cost her the female lead role in, Phantom of the Opera, as Hathaway was one of New York's leading sopranos and has an amazing voice.

Hathaway was also well known early for her sensuality and confidence as a model.  She would follow in Andrews footsteps of stepping away from family friendly roles as she appeared topless in the film, Havoc (2005).  She has been quoted as saying that she doesn't mind being naked for a role if it serves a purpose for the film.

Gary Marshall, director of, The Princess Diaries said, "The multi-talented Hathaway is a combination of Julia Roberts, Audrey Hepburn and Judy Garland."  Quite the honor to be put into a category with such legends so early on in her career.

Known by Annie, to her friends, she's shown herself to be bold and proud of her NYC life at public appearances.

In 2012 was cast in, Les Miserables, suggested for the role by Hugh Jackman and went on to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, for the role she also won BAFTA Award, Critic's Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award.

Also in 2012 was cast as, Selina Kyle aka Catwoman in, The Dark Knight Rises.  I hope that someday she also finds her way into the, MCU.

Hathaway also co-starred in Alice in Wonderland (2010) & Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), with Johnny Depp.

Hathaway was given a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019.  She is married with two sons.

Not only one of the hottest (in many ways) actresses of the last decade but also one of the most powerful in the acting world, turning down numerous parts over "creative differences", being very choosey about how she is portrayed on screen.

Anne Hathaway is one of my absolute favorites and I wish her a very wonderful Birthday weekend! 💘


 

Happy Birthday on Femme Fatale Friday to, Cassandra Peterson

 Best known for her alter-ego, Elvira Mistress of the Dark, we're saying Happy Birthday 🍰 to the woman behind the wig, Cassandra Peterson 💘 whom I've had a crush on since the first time I saw her.

Peterson was born in Manhattan KS and raised in Colorado Springs CO.

When she was 5 years old, Peterson was scalded by boiling water on a large portion of her body, as a child, she went through 17 skin graph operations to cover the scars.  This didn't stop her from several nude pictorals over the years but she has never appeared nude as Elvira.

She began her showbiz career as the youngest showgirl ever in Vegas, at 17 she was featured in the show, Vive Les Girls at the Dunes Hotel.  It was an encounter with The King himself, Elvis Presley that would change her life.  She went off to Europe to pursue her career as a singer and actor, she starred in several Italian films and spent time as the lead singer of an Italian rock band.

After returning to the states and settling down in Hollywood, she spent four and a half years in Los Angeles's best improvisational troupe, The Groundlings, this is where she really developed her outrageousness.

In 1981 she auditioned for a weekly television show that featured horror films, "Movie Macabre" and her new persona, Elvira were an overnight sensation, enough so that she did a guest appearance in Hal Needham's film, Stroker Ace.

Peterson used the fame of Elvira to help focus on her personal causes of animal rescue and AIDS awareness.  She now owns her own production company in Los Angeles called, Queen B Productions.

As a co-writer for Movie Macabre she also co-wrote two motion pictures focusing on her alter-ego, Elvira Mistress of the Dark (1988) and Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001).  In 2007 she was the producer, writer and star of, The Search for the next Elvira.  She continues to appear all over the world as, Elvira. 

To this day, Cassandra and her alter ego are one of the most famous sex symbols in the world, still hosting science fiction and horror events to the delight of her fans.

Femme Fatale Friday : Elle Fanning

 

The amazing, Elle Fanning seems to be some kind of porcelain princess straight out of some enchanted fairy tale, best known for her role in the fairy tale turned upside down, Maleficent.

The younger, yet taller sister of the equally amazing and beautiful Dakota Fanning, her career and future just keeps on getting brighter.

The statuesque beauty (5'9"), nicknamed "Elbow" (maybe she used hers to tag up someone staring at those legs 😆), has also been modeling for a lot of her life, who celebrates her birthday on April 9th.

Fanning's mother was a professional tennis player and her father was a minor league baseball player.

She began her career doubling for her sister in, I Am Sam, and, Taken.

Then on her own in a small role for, Daddy Day Care, with appearances on the small screen on, Judging Amy, and, CSI Miami.

Her own film work began with Door in the Floor, Because of Winn-Dixie, and, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With.

Her first starring role came in, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Super 8, and, We Bought A Zoo.  Her real breakout was as Aurora in, Maleficent.

Now that Hollywood has opened back up we can only hope that she's back at work again soon, shining on the silver screen and in our hearts! 💖