Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway got engaged to actor Adam Shulman in 2011 and married him in September 2012.

Anne Hathaway was born on November 12, 1982, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. to Kathleen Ann "Kate" and Gerald Thomas Hathaway. Her father is a lawyer while her mother is a former stage actress. She has two brothers.

Young Anne loved to watch her mother perform and was inspired to become an actress herself. She was just eight years old when she told her parents of her future plans. She also contemplated becoming a nun for a while though she later ditched the idea.

She was a confident child blessed with a good voice. After receiving her primary education from Brooklyn Heights Montessori School and Wyoming Elementary School, she enrolled at Millburn High School where she became active in stage productions.

She studied at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, before transferring to New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She also studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and became the first teenager to be admitted into The Barrow Group Theater Company's acting program.

Anne Hathaway got her first big break when she was cast as Meghan in the television series ‘Get Real’ in 1999. Even though the series lasted only one season, she got noticed for her performance.

In 2001, she was cast in the lead role of Mia Thermopolis in the Disney production’s comedy film ‘The Princess Diaries’, based on Meg Cabot's 2000 novel of the same name. The movie became a big hit and peaked at #3 in the box office. She went on to appear in the movie’s sequel, ‘The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement’, in 2004.

During the initial years of her career she appeared in a number of family-oriented films like ‘Nicholas Nickleby’ (2002) and ‘Ella Enchanted’ (2004) and became known as a children’s role model. However, the talented actress wanted to avoid being typecast and started taking up more mature roles.

In 2005, she starred in the romantic drama film ‘Brokeback Mountain’ which deals with the complex emotional and sexual relationship between two men. Anne Hathaway portrayed the role of Lureen, a wife whose husband is in love with a man.

Another one of her acclaimed roles came in 2007 when she played Jane Austen in the historical biographical film ‘Becoming Jane’. The movie depicts the complicated love story between Jane and Thomas Langlois Lefroy.

She received much acclaim for playing the role of a woman who deals with the guilt of having caused her brother’s death in the drama film, ‘Rachel Getting Married’ in 2008. Her poignant performance of a drug addict whose careless action leads to her brother’s death earned her several awards.

Her role of Fantine in the 2012 film ‘Les Misérables’ is also undoubtedly one of her best performances. She portrayed a poor factory worker who struggles to raise her illegitimate child. Even though Anne was initially considered not mature enough for the role, she silenced her detractors with her impeccable performance.