Anne Hathaway facts for kids
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Anne Hathaway
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Anne Jacqueline Hathaway
November 12, 1982 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Vassar College New York University American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
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Adam Shulman
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| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Full list |
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Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is a famous American actress. She has won many awards for her acting, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Her movies have earned over $6.8 billion all over the world. In 2009, Forbes magazine named her one of the most powerful celebrities. She was also one of the highest-paid actresses in the world in 2015.
Hathaway acted in many plays when she was in high school. Her first big role was in the TV show Get Real from 1999 to 2000. She became a star after playing the main character in the Disney movie The Princess Diaries in 2001. After that, she starred in more family movies like Ella Enchanted (2004).
Later, Hathaway began to take on more grown-up roles. She was in the drama Brokeback Mountain in 2005. Her biggest hit at the time was the comedy The Devil Wears Prada (2006), where she played an assistant at a fashion magazine. For her role as a woman going through a difficult time in the movie Rachel Getting Married (2008), she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Hathaway also starred in successful comedies like Get Smart (2008) and Bride Wars (2009). She was also in the fantasy movie Alice in Wonderland (2010). In 2012, she played Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises, which is her highest-earning film. That same year, she played Fantine, a poor factory worker, in the musical Les Misérables. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.
Since then, she has played a scientist in Interstellar (2014), a fashion website owner in The Intern (2015), and a movie star in the heist film Ocean's 8 (2018). She also starred in the miniseries WeCrashed (2022) and the romantic comedy The Idea of You (2024).
Hathaway has also won an Emmy Award for her voice work on The Simpsons. She is a board member of the Lollipop Theatre Network, which shows movies to children in hospitals. She also works for gender equality as a UN Women goodwill ambassador.
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Early Life and Background
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born on November 12, 1982, in Brooklyn, New York City. Her father, Gerald, was a lawyer, and her mother, Kate, was an actress. She has an older brother, Michael, and a younger brother, Thomas. When Anne was six, her family moved to Millburn, New Jersey.
When she was eight, Hathaway saw her mother perform as Fantine in the musical Les Misérables. She immediately fell in love with acting, but her parents wanted her to wait before starting a career. Her mother stopped acting to raise Anne and her brothers.
Hathaway was raised with "really strong values." At age fifteen, her views changed after she learned her older brother was gay. Her family decided to join a church that was more accepting of everyone.
Hathaway went to Millburn High School, where she played soccer and acted in many plays. She also studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and was the first teenager to join The Barrow Group Theater Company's acting program. She studied English and political science at Vassar College before moving to New York University.
Early in her career, people said her acting style was like Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn, two of her favorite actresses. She was cast in the TV show Get Real just three days after performing at Carnegie Hall. She missed her first semester of college to film her first movie, The Princess Diaries (2001).
Career Highlights
2001–2004: Becoming a Princess
Hathaway's big break came in 2001 with the Disney comedy The Princess Diaries. She played Mia Thermopolis, a teenager who finds out she is a princess. The director, Garry Marshall, chose her for the role after his granddaughters said she had the best "princess hair." The movie was a huge success, earning $165 million worldwide. Critics loved her performance, and she was nominated for an MTV Movie Award.
In 2002, Hathaway made her New York City stage debut in the musical Carnival!. Critics praised her performance and called her a new star. She won a Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Female.
For the next few years, Hathaway often played princesses and appeared in family-friendly movies. This made her known as a role model for children. She voiced a character in the English version of The Cat Returns (2002) and starred in Nicholas Nickleby (2002). She also played the main character in the fantasy movie Ella Enchanted (2004). In 2004, she returned for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, which was another box office success.
2005–2008: New Kinds of Roles
Hathaway wanted to try different kinds of roles to show her range as an actress. She voiced Red Puckett in the animated movie Hoodwinked!.
In 2005, she played Lureen, the wife of one of the main characters, in the drama Brokeback Mountain. The film received many Academy Award nominations and was praised by critics. They said Hathaway did a great job showing her character's journey.
Her biggest success during this time was the 2006 comedy The Devil Wears Prada. She played an assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor, played by Meryl Streep. The movie was a worldwide hit, earning over $326.5 million. Critics praised Hathaway's performance, with Roger Ebert calling her "a great beauty."
In 2007, she played the famous author Jane Austen in the movie Becoming Jane. She prepared for the role by reading Austen's books and letters. In 2008, she starred in the action-comedy Get Smart as Agent 99, which was a financial success.
The same year, she starred in the drama Rachel Getting Married. She played a young woman who returns home from a difficult time for her sister's wedding. Her performance was highly praised, and she was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
2009–2014: Superstardom and an Oscar Win
Hathaway starred in the popular romantic comedy Bride Wars in 2009. In 2010, she played the White Queen in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. The movie was a massive success, earning over $1 billion worldwide. She also starred in the romantic comedy Valentine's Day.
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In 2011, she voiced the bird Jewel in the animated hit Rio. The movie was a commercial success, earning over $484 million.
2012 was a huge year for Hathaway. She played the clever cat burglar Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. The movie was a critical and commercial success, earning over $1 billion. She won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
That same year, she played Fantine in the musical film Les Misérables. To prepare for the role of a struggling factory worker, Hathaway lost 25 pounds and cut her hair short. Her performance of the song "I Dreamed a Dream" was a highlight of the film. For this role, she won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award, and BAFTA Award.
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In 2014, she reprised her role as Jewel in Rio 2. She also starred in Christopher Nolan's science fiction movie Interstellar as a NASA scientist named Amelia Brand. The film was a major box office hit, earning over $701 million worldwide.
2015–Present: Recent Roles
In 2015, Hathaway starred with Robert De Niro in the comedy The Intern. She played the founder of an online fashion website. The film was a success, earning $194 million.
After a short break, Hathaway returned in 2018 to star in Ocean's 8, an all-female spinoff of the Ocean's Eleven series. She played a famous actress alongside stars like Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett. The movie was a box office hit, and critics said Hathaway was a standout in the cast.
In 2019, she appeared in the legal drama Dark Waters. In 2020, she played the Grand High Witch in a new version of The Witches.
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In 2022, Hathaway starred in the miniseries WeCrashed as Rebekah Neumann. Critics praised her performance. She also starred in the drama Armageddon Time, where she played a character based on the director's mother. Her performance was called one of her best.
In 2024, she starred in the romantic comedy The Idea of You. She played a single mother who falls for a young pop star. Critics praised her performance and her chemistry with her co-star. As of March 2025, Hathaway was set to star in several upcoming films, including Mother Mary and Flowervale Street.
Charity Work and Activism
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Hathaway has worked with the Nike Foundation to raise awareness about child marriage. She has traveled to countries like Nicaragua, Kenya, and Ethiopia to support the rights of women and girls.
She is on the board of the Lollipop Theatre Network, which brings movies to children in hospitals. She also supports charities like St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Human Rights Campaign.
In 2016, she was named a UN Women Goodwill ambassador for her work on gender equality. She has spoken in favor of paid leave for both parents. In 2018, she joined other women in Hollywood to start the Time's Up movement to protect women from harassment.
Hathaway is a supporter of LGBT rights and has donated money to groups that support same-sex marriage.
Personal Life
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In 2008, Hathaway began dating actor and businessman Adam Shulman. They married on September 29, 2012, in Big Sur, California. They sold their wedding photo and donated the money to Freedom to Marry, a group that supports same-sex marriage.
The couple has two sons, born in March 2016 and November 2019. The family lives in Southern California.
Acting Credits and Awards
Some of Hathaway's most famous and successful films include The Princess Diaries (2001), Brokeback Mountain (2005), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Rachel Getting Married (2008), Alice in Wonderland (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Les Misérables (2012), Interstellar (2014), The Intern (2015), and Ocean's 8 (2018).
She has won many major awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Les Misérables. She also won a Primetime Emmy Award for her voice work on The Simpsons. In May 2019, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
See also
In Spanish: Anne Hathaway para niños
