ACTOR · BORN 1982
Anne Hathaway
- Born
- 12 November 1982, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Known for
- Interstellar (2014), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Bride Wars (2009)
50 archived facts 7 topics 2 sources Last reviewed Nov 2026
Anne Hathaway (born 12 November 1982) is an actor best known for Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises and Brokeback Mountain.
Anne Hathaway over the years
50 Interesting Facts About Anne Hathaway
Interesting Facts (3)
- #001
Learning how to play the piano and working with a dialect coach for Becoming Jane (2007).
- #002
When she was a guest on Lip Sync Battle (2015), LL Cool J called her and Emily Blunt two of the most powerful stars of the big screen, as they face off in a Devil Wears Prada reunion battle.
- #003
Campaigned for the role of Stephanie Necrophuros in Nine (2009), but Kate Hudson was given the role instead.
Production Story (10)
- #004
Auditioned for the role of Angelique Bouchard in Dark Shadows (2012), which later went to Eva Green.
- #005
Was almost cast as Johanna in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), but Tim Burton wanted an unknown actress for the role, and newcomer Jayne Wisener got the role.
- #006
In his column "Just for Variety" published on October 25, 2000 in Daily Variety, columnist Army Archerd quotes Garry Marshall, the director of The Princess Diaries (2001): "The multi-talented Hathaway is a combination Julia Roberts, Audrey Hepburn and Judy Garland.".
- #007
Everyone knows that The Princess Diaries (2001) was her breakthrough role, but it is a little known fact that she auditioned for that part on her way to New Zealand to co-star in another film with Christopher Gorham. She reported to others on the set that she felt really good about the audition. Filmmakers knew that she would be a big star, so the film in question, The Other Side of Heaven (2001), was delayed in post production and released after The Princess Diaries (2001) in order to capitalize on her stardom.
- #008
Was offered the role of Yvaine in Stardust (2007), but later turned down. The role went to Claire Danes.
- #009
Turned down the role of Tiffany in Silver Linings Playbook (2012) due to creative differences with director David O. Russell. The role went to Jennifer Lawrence who won an Oscar for her performance. Hathaway also went on to win an Oscar the same year as Lawrence, for Best Supporting Actress in Les Misérables (2012).
- #010
Was not available for role of Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera (2004) due to contractual obligation to Disney for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). The two movies had overlapping filming schedules.
- #011
Is good friends with Les Misérables (2012) co-star Hugh Jackman. In fact, he suggested Anne for the role of Fantine which later she won every major award for and thanked him in her speeches.
- #012
Was very reluctant to take on the role of Jane Austen in Becoming Jane (2007) as she didn't think she would be suited for the role but Ang Lee, who was directing Anne in Brokeback Mountain (2005) (and who also directed Sense and Sensibility (1995)) persuaded her to take on the role.
- #013
She was scheduled for the lead role in Knocked Up (2007) but dropped out due to creative differences. In an interview, she revealed that she objected to Judd Apatow's plan to use footage of a real birth.
Behind the Scenes (2)
- #014
For the movie The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Hathaway was told to gain 10 pounds (bringing her weight to 130) only to be told afterward that she would have to lose 10 pounds and they would pad her for the "fat scenes". After production, Hathaway was presented with the padding which she jokingly refers to as "Andy's ass".
- #015
Learning how to play the piano and working with a dialect coach for Becoming Jane (2007).
Characters & Cast (4)
- #016
Considers Michelle Pfeiffer to be one of her influences. She would go on to portray one of Pfeiffer's most iconic roles, Selina Kyle, in The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
- #017
Has stated that she would only appear nude/topless in a film if she felt it would add significance to it. She appeared topless for the first time in Havoc (2005) and then in the same year in Brokeback Mountain (2005).
- #018
Has worked with Helena Bonham Carter in four films: Alice in Wonderland (2010), Les Misérables (2012), Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) and Ocean's Eight (2018).
- #019
Was almost cast as Johanna in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), but Tim Burton wanted an unknown actress for the role, and newcomer Jayne Wisener got the role.
Easter Eggs & References (1)
- #020
After the release of The Princess Diaries (2001), Anne's hometown newspaper, The Item, printed an article comparing Anne to Greta Garbo because of the paper's inability to get an interview with Anne (who was busy making movies and living in LA at the time).
Career & Awards (14)
- #021
Has worked with three directors who have won the Best Director Academy Award: Ang Lee, Jonathan Demme and Tom Hooper.
- #022
After the release of The Princess Diaries (2001), Anne's hometown newspaper, The Item, printed an article comparing Anne to Greta Garbo because of the paper's inability to get an interview with Anne (who was busy making movies and living in LA at the time).
- #023
First and only teenager admitted to the acting program at the award-winning The Barrow Group in New York. Three days before being cast in Get Real (1999), she performed in two concerts at Carnegie Hall as member of All-Eastern U.S. High School Honors Chorus.
- #024
One of British Vogue magazine's Best Dressed women of 2011.
- #025
Was nominated for the 2002 Teens Choice Award in the Best Actress/Comedy (The Princess Diaries (2001)) series category.
- #026
She has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant": Brokeback Mountain (2005).
- #027
In 1998, she was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the Paper Mill Playhouse "Rising Star Awards", an award given to high schools across New Jersey. Ironically, she was nominated for playing the Princess in "Once Upon a Mattress". To further the irony, she lost to a girl who was played the exact same role. The nomination ballot listed her as Annie Hathaway.
- #028
Anne was first bitten by the acting bug at the age of six when she watched her mother perform the role of Fantine in a stage production of "Les Miserables". Twenty-five years later, Anne would perform the role of Fantine in Tom Hooper's movie version of Les Misérables (2012), for which she won an astounding thirty-five awards worldwide and was nominated for another seventeen.
- #029
Ranked #7 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2011 list.
- #030
In his column "Just for Variety" published on October 25, 2000 in Daily Variety, columnist Army Archerd quotes Garry Marshall, the director of The Princess Diaries (2001): "The multi-talented Hathaway is a combination Julia Roberts, Audrey Hepburn and Judy Garland.".
- #031
Beat out Sienna Miller for the role of Lureen Twist in the movie Brokeback Mountain (2005).
- #032
Was five months pregnant with her son Jonathan when she completed filming Colossal (2016). Returned to work seven months after giving birth to Jonathan to begin filming Ocean's Eight (2018).
- #033
Considers Michelle Pfeiffer to be one of her influences. She would go on to portray one of Pfeiffer's most iconic roles, Selina Kyle, in The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
- #034
Became close friends with Julie White after they co-starred together this summer in William Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night" at the Delacorte Theatre in New York's Central Park [June 24, 2009].
Life & Family (16)
- #035
Was five months pregnant with her son Jonathan when she completed filming Colossal (2016). Returned to work seven months after giving birth to Jonathan to begin filming Ocean's Eight (2018).
- #036
Is a huge fan of Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn and Meryl Streep.
- #037
She grew up in New Jersey, but loves being a Manhattanite for most of last seven years now, as demonstrated by her 2013 Oscar-night comments. On the red carpet she boasted wearing a Tiffany necklace as "a New York girl" should. And in her acceptance speech she thanked "my friends, especially the ones who are cheering from Crosby Street tonight," which is right near her very downtown Lower East Side apartment in the converted Avalon Bowery building.
- #038
Has the same name as William Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway. She was named after her (her name was almost going to be Catherine Hathaway).
- #039
She spent a week in Nicaragua helping vaccinate kids there against Hepatitis A. She called the experience "..an eye opener" for her.
- #040
Prefers to be called Annie, stating that only her mother calls her Anne when she's really angry at her and that it's jarring when fans call her that.
- #041
Almost drowned when she nearly swept out to sea while vacationing in Oahu, Hawaii. She got caught up in a riptide, and while her husband, Adam Shulman, lay out of earshot on the beach, a fast-acting surfer came to her rescue. According the New York Post's Page Six, she began waving her arms and screaming as the waves engulfed her, catching the attention of the local man who ran down the beach to her aid with a boogie board.
- #042
Was five months pregnant with her son Jack when she completed filming The Witches (2020). Returned to work 10 months after giving birth to Jack to begin filming Locked Down (2021).
- #043
She befriended Emily Blunt on the set of The Devil Wears Prada (2006). They are fast friends now, Emily calls Anne 'her rock'.
- #044
Greatly admires Ryan Gosling and Bryce Dallas Howard.
- #045
Born at 9:00 AM (EST).
- #046
Left Raffaello Follieri days before he was arrested for wire fraud and money laundering. Follieri pled guilty in September 2008 to misappropriating $50 million in a Ponzi scheme involving properties owned by the Catholic Church, and may have defrauded investors, including Ron Burkle, of as much as $100 million. During its investigation of the case, the FBI seized Hathaway's diaries.
- #047
Prefers to be called Annie, stating that only her mother calls her Anne when she's really angry at her and that it's jarring when fans call her that.
- #048
She grew up in New Jersey, but loves being a Manhattanite for most of last seven years now, as demonstrated by her 2013 Oscar-night comments. On the red carpet she boasted wearing a Tiffany necklace as "a New York girl" should. And in her acceptance speech she thanked "my friends, especially the ones who are cheering from Crosby Street tonight," which is right near her very downtown Lower East Side apartment in the converted Avalon Bowery building.
- #049
Plans on finishing her degree from New York University someday.
- #050
She is a massive fan of The Arsenal F.C.
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