Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway

Birth name : Anne Jacqueline Hathaway
Born November : 12, 1982 (age 24)
Brooklyn, New York
Other name(s) : Anne Whitney Hathaway
Notable roles : Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries
Lureen Newsome Twist in Brokeback Mountain
Andrea Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American film and stage actress. Hathaway made her acting debut in the 1999 television series Get Real, but her first prominent role was in Disney's critically acclaimed comedy The Princess Diaries (2001), which established her career. She continued to appear in Disney films in the next three years, and she had the lead roles in Ella Enchanted and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (both 2004). Although both were popular at the box office, they received mixed reviews from critics.

Hathaway took more creative control over her career in 2005 and co-starred in the adult-themed Havoc and Brokeback Mountain. The Devil Wears Prada (2006), in which she starred opposite Meryl Streep, has become the highest-grossing film of her career, and Becoming Jane, in which she stars as Jane Austen, was released in 2007.

Hathaway's 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".

Career transition 2005-present :

Hathaway's career moved in a more non-comedic direction with her role in Brokeback Mountain (2005).Hathaway began appearing in less comedic-oriented films after the worldwide success of The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. She said that "anybody who was a role model for children needs a reprieve", although she also noted that "it's lovely to think that my audience is growing up with me", a reference to her previous status as a children's actress. She voiced a version of Little Red Riding Hood in Hoodwinked (2005), which received generally mixed reviews; The Hollywood Reporter said that it "gets hopelessly lost in the woods" and is "too one-note to sustain a feature-length format". That same year, Hathaway was cast in the mature-rated Havoc (2005), in which she played a spoiled socialite. In a surprise move, Hathaway was featured in several nude and sexual scenes throughout the film. This came as quite a shock to people more familiar with her more childish and comedic roles. She also appeared in the drama Brokeback Mountain (2005), opposite Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, appearing nude in the film as well. Havoc was not released in theatres in the United States (but was later released in other countries) because of its weak critical reception,[26] but Brokeback won rave reviews for its depiction of a homosexual relationship in the 1960s, and received several Academy Award nominations, including "Best Picture". Hathaway asserted that its content was more important than its award count.

Hathaway's latest film was The Devil Wears Prada (2006), in which she stars as an assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor (Meryl Streep, whom she described as being "just divine"). Hathaway said that working on the film earned her respect in the fashion industry, but she claims that her personal style is something she "can't get right" and instead prefers "doing the things she loves".Hathaway's next film Becoming Jane, in which she stars as English writer Jane Austen, is slated for release in early 2007. She will also star as Agent 99 in the screen adaptation of the TV series of Get Smart, which will premiere in 2008, and has recently signed onto the Hoodwinked sequel, Hood vs. Evil.

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