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86. Kate McCauley HATHAWAY, not that I knew who she was before

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/13/anne-hathaway-mom-kate_n_2469367.html

[font size=5]Anne Hathaway's Mom: Actress Thanks Kate Hathaway[/font]

Anne Hathaway won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for playing Fantine in "Les Miserables" — and in her acceptance speech she thanked her mom, Kate, for giving her an early example.

"I want to thank my mother, who I saw perform this role when I was eight," she said.

Kate McCauley Hathaway is an actress who played Fantine in the first U.S. traveling tour of "Les Miserables" and helped her daughter prepare for her big-screen role.

"We just talked about the character," Anne told the Hollywood Reporter. "She told me a lot about her experience playing Fantine, which gave me even more confidence that it was in my blood, in my DNA, it was a family legacy. I think it allowed me to connect on a deeper level to the character, knowing how much it meant to her."

The preparation paid off. Kate told the Los Angeles Times, "I know I'm her mother, but I think she's the perfect Fantine. I don't feel like I dove into Fantine as far as she did. Annie actually opened my eyes to the character because of all the research she did."

The preparation paid off. Kate told the Los Angeles Times, "I know I'm her mother, but I think she's the perfect Fantine. I don't feel like I dove into Fantine as far as she did. Annie actually opened my eyes to the character because of all the research she did."

Here's a photo of the Hathaway family in 2009. From left to right: Anne's brothers Thomas and Michael, Anne, Kate and Anne's dad Gerald.

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