Anne Hathaway to portray Judy Garland on stage and screen

Anne Hathaway who I think with some makeup can very much look the part, will play Judy Garland in both film and stage adaptations of Gerald Clarke’s 2000 biography, titled “Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland.”

The 26-year-old actress Oscar-nominated actress for her lead role in last year’s “Rachel Getting Married,” showed off her song-and-dance skills at last month’s Academy Awards, where she sang with host Hugh Jackman.

Garland, mother to Liza Minnelli, is perhaps best known for starring in 1939′s “The Wizard of Oz” and singing its Oscar-winning ballad “Over the Rainbow.” She battled personal problems throughout her life, but had a fabulous career cut off too soon, and died in 1969 at age 47.

The announcement was made Monday by Weinstein Co. boss Harvey Weinstein.