Anne Hathaway is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the short-lived television drama series '' Get Real'' (19992000) before starring in her breakthrough role of

Mia Thermopolis ''The Princess Diaries'' is a series of epistolary young adult novels written by Meg Cabot, and is also the title of the first volume, published in 2000. The series revolves around Amelia 'Mia' Thermopolis, a teenager in New York who discovers ...

in the successful Disney comedy ''

The Princess Diaries ''The Princess Diaries'' is a series of epistolary young adult novels written by Meg Cabot, and is also the title of the first volume, published in 2000. The series revolves around Amelia 'Mia' Thermopolis, a teenager in New York who discovers ...

'' (2001). It established her as a teen idol and she later reprised the role in its sequel, '' Royal Engagement''. The following year, Hathaway made her New York stage debut in the ''

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'' production of ''

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''. This was followed by a string of family films such as '' Nicholas Nickleby'' (2002) and ''

Ella Enchanted ''Ella Enchanted'' is a Newbery Honor In 2005, she transitioned to more mature roles with the acclaimed romance ''

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''. In 2006, Hathaway starred opposite Meryl Streep in the highly successful comedy-drama '' The Devil Wears Prada'' and portrayed

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in the biographical drama '' Becoming Jane'' the following year. Hathaway received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a recovering alcoholic in '' Rachel Getting Married'' (2008). She played Viola in The Public Theater's 2009 production of '' Twelfth Night'', which garnered her a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play. In 2010, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for providing her voice for an episode on '' The Simpsons''. The same year, she played the White Queen in Tim Burton's $1 billion grossing fantasy adventure ''

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''. For her role as a free-spirited artist in '' Love & Other Drugs'' (2010), she earned a

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nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. During this period, Hathaway also starred in a number of other box-office hits such as '' Get Smart'' (2008), '' Bride Wars'' (2009) and '' Valentine's Day'' (2010). She then went on to voice a Spix's macaw named Jewel in the animated comedy adventure film ''

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'' (2011) and its sequel ''

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'' (2014). Another big commercial success came in 2012 with Christopher Nolan's superhero film '' The Dark Knight Rises'', which grossed over $1 billion worldwide, in which she played

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. The same year, her performance as

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in Tom Hooper's epic musical '' Les Misérables'' garnered her widespread acclaim and won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2014, she starred as a NASA scientist in Nolan's '' Interstellar'', and she earned a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance nomination for her performance as a

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in the play ''Grounded'' (2015). Hathaway later had starring roles in the commercially successful comedies '' The Intern'' (2015), '' Ocean's 8'' (2018), and '' The Hustle'' (2019).

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Charted songs ''For her songs in Ella Enchanted, see:

Ella Enchanted (soundtrack) ''Ella Enchanted: Original Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack to the movie ''Ella Enchanted'' which was released by Hollywood Records. The album features Kelly Clarkson, Jesse McCartney and Raven-Symoné. Anne Hathaway also performs three songs on this ...

'' Guest appearances

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