From her oversize smile to her breakthrough role in a Garry Marshall fairy-tale film, this rising starlet recalls a young Julia Roberts. After performing on stage as an adolescent, Hathaway landed a part on the short-lived sitcom
Get Real. But it was her royal role as a quick but klutzy teen in Marshall's
The Princess Diaries that turned the young beauty into box-office gold. Shuttling between college, the stage and the big screen, she showed off her effervescent charm in a succession of movies (including a
Princess sequel) but abandoned her squeaky-clean image with her critically acclaimed topless turn in 2005's
Brokeback Mountain as the wife of a gay cowboy.
Anne Hathaway Fast Facts:
- Mother performed in a touring production of Les Miserables.
- As a child, she appeared in productions at New Jersey's prestigious Paper Mill Playhouse, including a revival of Gigi.
- Is a trained soprano; sang at Carnegie Hall in 1999 with the All-Eastern United States High School Honors Chorus.
- Attended the Barrow Group theater company in New York for six months; was the first teenager admitted into its acting program.
- Fell out of her chair while auditioning for The Princess Diaries. Director Garry Marshall hired her on the spot.
- Won the 2002 Clarence Derwent Award honoring "the most promising female performer on the New York metropolitan scene" for her performance in a concert revival of the musical Carnival.
- Considered for the role of Christine in the 2004 film version of The Phantom of the Opera, but was unavailable because of her commitment to The Princess Diaries 2.
- Anne Hathaway Relationships:
- Adam Shulman - Significant Other
- Gerald Hathaway - Father
- Kate McCauley - Mother
- Raffaello Follieri - Ex-significant Other
- Anne Hathaway Awards:
- 2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
- 2008 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
- College:
- Attended Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY; attended New York University, New York, NY
