Also Credited As: Anne Hathaway
Born: on 11/12/1982 in Brooklyn, New York
Job Titles: Actor, Singer

Significant Others
Companion: Raffaello Follieri. Began dating Spring 2004
Companion: Scott Sartiano. Co-owner of the trendy East Village restaurant Butter; dated in 2002

Education
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, English
The Barrow Group, New York, New York
 

Anne Hathaway Biography
With her long dark hair, large expressive eyes and obvious talent, Anne Hathaway was earmarked as one to watch from the time she made her primetime acting debut as eldest daughter Meghan Green in the short-lived Fox drama series "Get Real" (1999-2000). The Brooklyn-born, New Jersey-raised player developed her craft as a child performer in theater, earning her stripes in several productions at the famed Paper Mill Playhouse (including "Gigi" with Gavin MacLeod and early stagings of the musical version of "Jane Eyre"). Hathaway was reportedly also the first and (to date) only teenager accepted into the acting program at The Barrow Group based in Manhattan.
Although she had attempted to land Broadway roles, Hathaway found her height (five feet eight inches) and youth detrimental. (She was too tall to be accepted in children's roles and too young-looking to portray adult parts.) She was perfect for TV and films, though, and soon landed the part of the overachieving high schooler on "Get Real" which earned her positive critical reviews. Segueing to the big screen, Hathaway was cast in the independently produced fact-based tale of a missionary to Tonga "The Other Side of Heaven," which did not make it to theaters until 2002. Instead, audiences first saw the actress as Mia, an awkward San Francisco teen who learns she's actually royalty, in the comedy "The Princess Diaries" (2001), directed by veteran Garry Marshall. Holding her own with such talented co-stars as Julie Andrews (as her grandmother), Hector Elizondo (as an adviser) and Heather Matarazzo as Mia's pal, Hathaway proved a supple comic and displayed a commanding screen presence that could easily lead to a long and distinguished career. The actress reprised her role in the equally entertaining sequel "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" (2004), the same year she appeared in the fantasy twist of the Cinderella story, "Ella Enchanted," in which her character Ella is bound by a spell of obedience that is the reason for her shrinking violet nature.