Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the 1999 television series Get Real, but her first prominent role was in Disney’s family comedy The Princess Diaries (starring opposite Julie Andrews), which established her career.
She continued to appear in family films over the next three years, with lead roles in Ella Enchanted and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement in 2004. Hathaway would later venture away from the “G-rated” image her early acting career bestowed upon her, starring in the films Havoc and Brokeback Mountain. She later starred in The Devil Wears Prada, opposite Meryl Streep; Becoming Jane, in which she portrays Jane Austen, and Get Smart, opposite Steve Carell. In 2008 she earned widespread critical acclaim for her star turn in the film Rachel Getting Married, for which she won numerous awards, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Her acting style has been compared to that of Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn and she cites Hepburn as her favorite actress and Streep as her idol. People magazine named her one of 2001’s breakthrough stars,and in 2006, she was listed as one of the world’s 50 Most Beautiful People
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1999 Get Real Meghan Green 1999-2000 (13 episodes)
2001 The Princess Diaries Amelia “Mia” Thermopolis
The Other Side of Heaven Jean Sabin
2002 The Cat Returns Haru Voice
Nicholas Nickleby Madeline Bray
2004 Ella Enchanted Ella of Frell
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Amelia “Mia” Thermopolis
2005 Hoodwinked! Red Puckett Voice
Havoc Allison Lang Direct-to-video (U.S.)
Brokeback Mountain Lureen Newsome Twist Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2006 The Devil Wears Prada Andrea “Andie” Sachs
2007 Becoming Jane Jane Austen
2008 Get Smart Agent 99
Passengers Claire Summers
Rachel Getting Married Kym Desert Palm Achievement Award for Best Actress
National Board of Review Award for Best Actress
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role – Motion Picture
2009 Bride Wars Emma Allan
The Simpsons Jenny (voice) Episode: “The Good, the Sad and the Drugly
2010 Alice in Wonderland White Queen Post-production
The Fiance (Unknown) Pre-production
