About Anne Hathaway Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. After several stage roles, she appeared in the 1999 television series Get Real. After it was canceled, she was Mia Thermopolis in the The Princess Diaries (2001). Over the next three years, Hathaway starred in family films, reprising her role for sequel, and appearing as the titular character in Ella Enchanted (both 2004).Hathaway had supporting roles in Havoc and Brokeback Mountain (both 2005). She starred in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and appeared in Becoming Jane (2007) as author Jane Austen. In 2008, she was acclaimed for her lead role in Rachel Getting Married, for which she won awards, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2010, she starred in the box office hits Valentine's Day and Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland. People magazine named her one of its breakthrough stars of 2001 and she first appeared on its list of the world's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2006.