Anne Hathaway's first major role came in the short-lived television series "Get Real" (1999). She gained widespread recognition for her roles in The Princess Diaries (2001) and its 2004 sequel as a young girl who discovers she's a member of royalt .... Read More
Named #85 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
Has an older brother Michael who is a writer and a younger brother Tom who is an aspiring actor.
In 2004 received Chanel's Spotlight Award for Emerging Talent.
Friends with Heather Matarazzo
She is an honoree of women's empowerment organization the Step Up Women's Network and is also an advisor for the Lollipop Theater Network, that screens movies in hospitals for the terminally ill.
Learning how to play the piano and working with a dialect coach for Becoming Jane (2007).
Her role models are Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep
Plans on finishing her degree from NYU someday.
Favorite actresses are Cate Blanchett, Sigourney Weaverand Michelle Pfeiffer
Was very reluctant to take on the role of Jane Austen in Becoming Jane (2007) as she didn't think she would be suited for the role but Ang Lee, who was directing Anne in Brokeback Mountain (2005) (and who also directed Sense and Sensibility (1995)) persuaded her to take on the role.
Beat out Sienna Miller for the role of "Lureen Twist" in the movie Brokeback Mountain (2005).
In July 2006 she spent a week in Nicaragua helping vaccinate kids there against Hepatitis A. She called the experience "..an eye opener" for her.
Was ranked #85 on FHM's sexiest women in the world list 2006.
Named one of Teen People Magazine's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 in its June 2006 issue for the second time. She was also on the list in 2002.
Has a dog (chocolate Labrador) named Esmerelda, born July 2004.
Has stated that she would only appear nude/topless in a film if she felt it would add significance to it. She appeared topless for the first time in Havoc (2005) and then in the same year in Brokeback Mountain (2005).
Attended Wyoming School in Millburn, New Jersey.
Was not available for role of Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera (2004) due to contractual obligation to Disney for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004).. The two movies had overlapping filming schedules.
Everyone knows that The Princess Diaries (2001) was her breakthrough role, but it is a little known fact that she auditioned for that part on her way to New Zealand to co-star in another film with Christopher Gorham. She reported to others on the set that she felt really good about the audition. Film-makers knew that she would be a big star, so the film in question, The Other Side of Heaven (2001), was delayed in post production and released after The Princess Diaries (2001) in order to capitalize on her stardom.
Parents Gerard and Kate attended La Salle University in Philadelphia during the 1970s graduating one year apart.