Actress Anne Hathaway had a wholesome start in Hollywood, establishing her strong screen presence with breakout roles in family fare “The Princess Diaries” (2001) and “Ella Enchanted” (2004), while many of her peers were getting far more attention for their rehab and party antics. But the well-grounded, well-educated Hathaway held focus on her career, evolving into impressively three-dimensional adult roles in widely heralded films “Nicholas Nickelby” (2002), “Brokeback Mountain” (2005) and the role which proved she could more than hold her own against the greatest talents, as well as carry a film herself – “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006).

Having proven her potential range and her flair for intelligent, feisty, and often unpredictably intense characters, Hathaway found herself with steady offers in both comedies and dramas and a promising career usually far from the tabloid spotlight. Anne Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 12, 1982, and raised in suburban Millburn, NJ. Her father, Gerald, was a lawyer while mother, Kate McCauley, was an actress who inspired Hathaway to follow the same creative path. Hathaway’s natural talents proved to be far more evolved than the average high school theater star, resulting in the teenager being accepted into the prestigious Barrow Group Theater Company in New York City.

A gifted performer who developed her talent at a young age, Cate Blanchett grew into exceptional actress who achieved international acclaim with her stunning Oscar-nominated turn as a young Elizabeth I in Shekhar Kapur’s “Elizabeth” (1998). Prior to that role, the engaging Australian found herself thrust in the spotlight with just her third feature, "Oscar and Lucinda" (1997), starring opposite Ralph Fiennes.

As the headstrong proto-feminist heiress whose penchant for gambling draws her to a clergyman with the same predilections, Cate Blanchett delivered a star-making performance that garnered the attention of filmdom’s most esteemed directors. Alluring, yet elusive and possessing an innate intelligence coupled with malleable features – she sometimes seemed plain, but beautiful, often in the same shot – the actress quickly rose to international fame to become one of Hollywood’s most respected and revered talents. Born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Australia, Blanchett grew up in suburban Ivanhoe near the Yarra River.

Liv Tyler’s career began with fashion modeling and press curiosity over the fact that she was the daughter of legendary rock band Aerosmith’s front man Steven Tyler. But she quickly transcended her rock royalty status and proved to be a considerable talent on the big screen, lending a beguiling luminous beauty and a calming kindness to independent films like Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Stealing Beauty” (1996). Hollywood was at somewhat of a loss over Tyler’s unusual onscreen presence, which was too mature and ethereal for standard teen films. She was underused in blockbusters like “Armageddon” (1998) but steadily created empathetic and introspective characters for independent directors like Robert Altman and James Mangold.

Her highest profile films were Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, which deftly melded Tyler’s otherworldly serenity with a hugely popular fantasy franchise. After she hit the age of 30, the actress yearned to stretch her range and reached larger audiences with the thriller “The Strangers” (2008) and the comic adaptation “The Incredible Hulk” (2008). Liv Tyler was born Liv Rundgren on July 1, 1977, in New York City, NY. Her mother, Bebe Buell, had been a Playboy Playmate only three years prior, and was known on the New York scene for dating rock stars including Rod Stewart, Todd Rundgren (whom she was living with at the time of Tyler’s birth), and Steven Tyler (whom she had an affair with during her relationship with Rundgren, and ultimately proved to be Tyler’s father).

Monica Bellucci began her career as a model while studying law at the University of Perugia. In 1990, Dino Risi cast her for the Italian television series "Vita Coi Figli" and her acting career was born. She made her feature film debut in Francesco Laudadio’s "La Riffa" (1991).

Francis Coppola gave Bellucci a small role in "Bram Stoker’s Dracula" (1992) with Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins and Keanu Reeves, and she went on to star in numerous European features. In 2000, she appeared with Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman in "Under Suspicion". The following year, she co-starred in the French sensation "Le Pacte des Loupes" (2001).