Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982)ย is an American actress.ย Her accolades include anย Academy Award, aย British Academy Film Award, aย Golden Globe Award, and aย Primetime Emmy Award.ย Her filmsย have grossed over $6.8ย billion worldwide, and she appeared on theย Forbesย Celebrity 100ย list in 2009. She was among the world's highest-paid actresses in 2015.
Hathaway performed in several plays in high school. As a teenager, she was cast in the television seriesย Get Realย (1999โ2000). She made her breakthrough by playing the lead role in theย Disneyย comedyย The Princess Diariesย (2001). After starring in several family films, includingย Ella Enchantedย (2004), Hathaway transitioned to mature roles with the 2005 dramaย Brokeback Mountain. The comedy-dramaย The Devil Wears Pradaย (2006), in which she played an assistant to a fashion magazine editor, was her biggest commercial success. She played a recovering addict in the dramaย Rachel Getting Marriedย (2008), which earned her a nomination for theย Academy Award for Best Actress.
Hathaway had further commercial success in the comedyย Get Smartย (2008), the romancesย Bride Warsย (2009),ย Valentine's Dayย (2010), ย Love & Other Drugsย (2010), and the fantasy filmย Alice in Wonderlandย (2010). In 2012, she starred asย Catwomanย in her highest-grossing film,ย The Dark Knight Rises. She playedย Fantine, a prostitute dying ofย tuberculosis, in the musicalย Les Misรฉrables, winning theย Academy Award for Best Supporting Actressย for the latter. She has since played a scientist in the science fiction filmย Interstellarย (2014), the owner of a fashion website in the comedyย The Internย (2015), a haughty actress in the heist filmย Ocean's 8ย (2018), a con artist in the comedyย The Hustleย (2019),ย ย Rebekah Neumannย in the miniseriesย WeCrashed(2022), and an older woman dating a young pop star in the romantic comedyย The Idea of You(2024).
Hathaway has won aย Primetime Emmy Awardย for her voice role in the sitcomย The Simpsons, sung for soundtracks, appeared on stage, and hosted events. She supports several charitable causes. She is a board member of the Lollipop Theatre Network. This organization brings films to children in hospitals and advocates forย gender equalityย as aย UN Womenย goodwill ambassador.
