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Anne Hathaway

Actor and producer

Born 1982

Anne Hathaway is an American actor and producer who grew up in Millburn, New Jersey. She trained at the Paper Mill Playhouse, the Barrow Group and the CAP21 musical-theatre program and developed her craft with Barrow Group teacher Seth Barrish. In later role research, she combined preparation with an intuitive response to scene partners, working with researcher Amy Hammond and dialect coach Jerome Butler on WeCrashed. The family drama Get Real preceded her film breakthrough as Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries. Ella Enchanted and the Princess Diaries sequel established her family-film work, while Havoc, Brokeback Mountain and The Devil Wears Prada broadened her range. Playing Kym in Rachel Getting Married brought her first Oscar nomination; Fantine in Les Misérables brought the supporting-actress Oscar. Her subsequent roles include Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises, Amelia Brand in Interstellar, Jules Ostin in The Intern, Gloria in Colossal and Rebekah Neumann in WeCrashed. She has also produced projects including Song One and The Idea of You, performed on stage in Twelfth Night and Grounded, and won an Emmy for The Simpsons. Her 2026 work spans Mother Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Odyssey, The End of Oak Street and Verity. Alongside filmmaking, she advocates for affordable childcare and shared parental leave as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador.

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ConnectionDavid LoweryDirected Hathaway in Mother Mary; they discuss the film in A24's official podcast.

ConnectionMichael ShowalterDirected The Idea of You and Verity.

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Awards & Honours

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2013
Academy AwardsCompetitive win
Actress in a Supporting Role
Les Misérables
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2013
Golden GlobesCompetitive win
Supporting Actress — Motion Picture
Les Misérables
Official record
2013
BAFTACompetitive win
Supporting Actress
Les Misérables
Official record
2013
Screen Actors GuildCompetitive win
Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Les Misérables
Official record
2010
Television AcademyCompetitive win
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
The Simpsons
Official record
2008
National Board of ReviewCompetitive win
Best Actress
Rachel Getting Married
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Actress in a Supporting Role

Supporting Actress — Motion Picture

Supporting Actress

Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

Best Actress