Anne Hathaway Visits St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Surprises Kids With a Screening of Rio 2

Actress was photographed giving hugs and posing for photographs with the children in Memphis

By Jordana Ossad Apr 11, 2014 9:59 PMTags
Anne Hathaway, St. Jude Children's Research HospitalPeter Barta/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Anne Hathaway made sure to take some time out of her busy schedule to pay a special visit to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.

The Oscar winner surprised the young patients and shared some heartwarming moments on Wednesday afternoon.

In one photograph, the 31-year-old grinned widely as she posed with a young girl named Breanna. The actress also gave a little boy named Tyler a touching embrace in another sweet snapshot.

Hathaway, who is a longtime supporter of the hospital, also treated the children and their families to an exclusive screening of her newly released film Rio 2.

Peter Barta/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Hathaway provides the voice of the parrot Jewel, the rare blue macaw in the kid-friendly animated flick. The film also features the voices of Kristin Chenoweth, Rodrigo Santoro, Jesse Eisenberg and Jamie Foxx.

"I loved the people who have asked me to do it [Rio] and it's been an honor," she gushed to About.com. "I've worked on The Simpsons twice and now I've worked with Carlos [Saldanha, writer and director of the film]. I just keep getting these opportunities that I can't say no to. No one could."