Anne Fletcher
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Anne Fletcher (born May 1, 1966) is an American dancer, actress, choreographer and film director.
She is best known for her films Step Up (2006), 27 Dresses (2008) and The Proposal (2009).
Early life
Born Anne Marie Fletcher in Detroit, Michigan, Fletcher lived with her family in the local lakefront suburb of St. Clair Shores, Michigan until her 1984 graduation with honors from Lake Shore High School. Fletcher began taking dance lessons at a local dance studio, Turning Point School of the Performing Arts, at age 12 after watching her mother take a dance class. At age 15, she appeared in the local show Salute to the Superstars at the now-defunct Mr. F's Beef & Bourbon dinner club in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Upon graduation from high school, Fletcher moved to Los Angeles, California, where she attained further training and began working as a professional dancer; including performing as a Laker Girl.
Choreographic career
When Fletcher and Adam Shankman were hired to appear as dancers at the 62nd Academy Awards in 1990, they met him. Shankman recruited Fletcher to be his assistant choreographer just short of being fired. This sparked a long-time personal friendship and professional association.
Fletcher worked closely with Shankman both as a choreographer and later as a film producer, and she credited her with the ability to both learn her own set of choreographic and film direction skills and a similarly fruitful career path.
Fletcher appeared in her first film roles as a dancer, including The Flintstones (1994), The Mask (1994), Tank Girl (1995), Casper (1995), and Titanic (1997). Fletcher later developed choreography for the Oscar-nominated drama film Boogie Nights (1997), starring Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, and Heather Graham, in which she also appeared as a dancer, as well as the comedy film A Life Less Ordinary (1997) starring Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz.
Directorial career
Following numerous professional choreography credits, many in collaboration with Adam Shankman, Fletcher, and Shankman, Fletcher, Fletcher, began considering a directorial career. She worked alongside Shankman, who went from choreography to directing with films like Hairspray (2007) and The Wedding Planner (2006), both of which she was an associate producer.
Although Fletcher first entered filmmaking in the early 2000s, she continued to choreograph in films such as the Ice Princess and The Pacifier in 2005. She has appeared in other films, including Scooby-Doo 2.html (2004) and Hairspray (2007).
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan appear in the 2006 romantic dance film directed by Fletcher. Two Teen Choice Awards (2007) and one Young Artist Award (2007) have been nominated for two Teen Choice Awards, as well as one Young Artist Award (2007). Although Fletcher did not direct this film, she did choreographed on Step Up 2: The Streets (2008), which was directed by Jon M. Chu. Critics panned the film, earning Fletcher a second successful director credit on the 2008 romantic comedy film 27 Dresses, starring Katherine Heigl and James Marsden. This film was nominated for eight awards, including one People's Choice Awards (2008), two Teen Choice Awards (2008), three Golden Trailer Awards (2008), one Artios Award (2008), and one EDA Special Mention Award (2011). Based on the success of these two debuts, Fletcher has gone on to direct The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. This film was nominated for twenty-seven awards; out of a total of twenty-seven, seven were nominated for seven. Following the success of The Proposal, Fletcher directed The Guilt Trip (2012) starring Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand. Reese Witherspoon and Sofa Vergara starred in Hot Pursuit (2015), which she followed. This film was nominated for four Teen Choice Awards in 2015.
Fletcher was announced as the head of Disenchanted in July 2014, but she was fired in October 2016 by her colleague Adam Shankman.
The 2022 sequel Hocus Pocus was directed by Fletcher.