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Anne Hathaway Biography: Oscar Winner and Star of 2026

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Anne Hathaway biography: Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an American actress whose career has run from The Princess Diaries (2001) to an Academy Award for Les Misérables (2013). In 2026 she starred in five films — including The Devil Wears Prada 2 (~$690 million worldwide) and Verity — while expecting her third child with husband Adam Shulman.

Quick facts

  • Full name: Anne Jacqueline Hathaway
  • Born: November 12, 1982, Brooklyn, New York City, USA
  • Nationality: American
  • Occupation: Actress
  • Known for: The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada, Les Misérables, The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Verity
  • Spouse: Adam Shulman (married 2012)
  • Children: Two sons; expecting a third child (announced June 2026)

Wikipedia | IMDb | TMDB

Early life & background

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born on November 12, 1982, in Brooklyn, New York City, and raised in Millburn, New Jersey, where the family moved when she was six (Wikipedia; IMDb). Her father, Gerald Hathaway, is a labor attorney, and her mother, Kate McCauley Hathaway, is a former stage actress who once played Fantine in the first national tour of Les Misérables — the role that would later win her daughter an Oscar (Wikipedia; ScreenRant).

Hathaway is the middle of three children, with an older brother, Michael, and a younger brother, Thomas. She acted in Paper Mill Playhouse productions as a teenager, became the first teenager admitted to the Barrow Group Theater Company’s acting program, and studied English and political science at Vassar before transferring to NYU’s Gallatin School (ScreenRant; NorthJersey.com). Her first on-screen role was in the television series Get Real (1999–2000) (ScreenRant; TMDB).

Career

Breakout: The Princess Diaries

Hathaway’s film debut came in 2001 as Mia Thermopolis in Disney’s The Princess Diaries, directed by Garry Marshall — a role that made her famous worldwide overnight. She reprised the role in the 2004 sequel (TMDB; Wikipedia). Seeking adult roles, she took on Havoc and Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain in 2005, then cemented her status as a lead with The Devil Wears Prada (2006) opposite Meryl Streep (Wikipedia).

Acclaim and box-office stardom

Her dramatic turn in Rachel Getting Married (2008) earned her first Academy Award nomination, for Best Actress (Wikipedia). The 2010s made her one of the most bankable stars of her generation: Valentine’s Day (2010), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Catwoman/Selina Kyle, Interstellar (2014), The Intern (2015), and Ocean’s 8 (2018) (Wikipedia).

Her signature role remains Fantine in Les Misérables (2012): at the 85th Academy Awards in 2013 she won Best Supporting Actress, adding the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Award for the same performance (Wikipedia; Wikipedia awards list). She also won a 2010 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for The Simpsons, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in May 2019 (Wikipedia; TheKnot). She is a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador advocating for gender equality (TMDB).

A historic 2026

Hathaway described her 2026 workload as “extremely surreal” in an exclusive with People — five films in one calendar year, most of them completed or promoted while pregnant (People; Tribune): Mother Mary (April), The Devil Wears Prada 2 (May), The Odyssey (July — Hathaway as Penelope opposite Matt Damon), The End of Oak Street (August 14), and Verity (October 2).

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (May 1, 2026) reunited Hathaway with Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci under director David Frankel. It grossed roughly $690–693 million worldwide (per Box Office Mojo) on a reported ~$100 million budget, making it one of 2026’s highest-grossing films, and became the biggest Disney+/Hulu live-action movie launch since Deadpool & Wolverine with 15.2 million views in its first five days (Koimoi; ComingSoon).

Verity, Michael Showalter’s erotic psychological thriller based on Colleen Hoover’s 2018 novel, opened October 2, 2026 via Amazon MGM Studios, starring Hathaway (who also produced) with Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett. Made for about $40 million, it opened to ~$32 million domestically — topping Tom Cruise’s Digger — and crossed $100 million worldwide after two weekends ($114.4 million global per Box Office Mojo; Wikipedia’s running total $119 million), despite a steep 62.5% second-weekend drop (ComingSoon; Wikipedia). It is the second-biggest global launch of any Hoover adaptation — behind only 2024’s It Ends With Us ($95.6 million), starring Blake Lively, and ahead of Regretting You and Reminders of Him (ComingSoon; Jordan News).

Major achievements

  • Academy Award (2013): Best Supporting Actress, Les Misérables — plus Golden Globe, BAFTA, and SAG Award for the same role
  • Academy Award nomination (2009): Best Actress, Rachel Getting Married
  • Primetime Emmy (2010): Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, The Simpsons
  • Hollywood Walk of Fame: Star received May 2019
  • Box office: Films grossing over $6 billion combined worldwide
  • 2026: Five films released in a single year — The Devil Wears Prada 2 among the year’s top-grossing films

Sources: Wikipedia, Wikipedia awards list, TMDB.

Personal life

Hathaway married actor and jewelry designer Adam Shulman on September 29, 2012, in Big Sur, California, after meeting in 2008 (People; InStyle). They have two sons — Jonathan Rosebanks Shulman (born 2016) and Jack Shulman (born late 2019) — and in June 2026 announced they are expecting a third child (People; NorthJersey.com).

The pregnancy reveal came in a June 19, 2026 Instagram video in which she showed her baby bump with the caption “x Baby, I’m yours x” (NorthJersey.com; iHeart). Promoting Verity on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, she said she learned she was pregnant about two and a half weeks before The Devil Wears Prada 2 press tour began (Times of India). She completed five press tours while pregnant — Page Six noted her pregnancy body-oil recommendation (Pure Mama) in an October 14, 2026 Allure interview — and said after Verity‘s release she would “vanish” to nest before the baby arrives (Page Six; GG2).

Net worth snapshot

Anne Hathaway’s net worth is estimated at $80 million as of 2026 — a consensus figure from celebrity-wealth aggregators (led by Celebrity Net Worth, cited by TheStreet and the Hindustan Times). No Forbes, Bloomberg, or Hurun estimate exists for her — a plain fact the estimate is built around, not hidden from. Read the full breakdown: salaries (her $1-million-to-$12.5-million Devil Wears Prada arc, per Variety), endorsements, and real estate in Anne Hathaway’s net worth.

Frequently asked questions

What is Anne Hathaway best known for?

Anne Hathaway broke out in Disney’s The Princess Diaries (2001), became a lead with The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Fantine in Les Misérables (2013). In 2026 she starred in five films, including The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Verity.

Is Anne Hathaway pregnant in 2026?

Yes. She announced her third pregnancy with husband Adam Shulman via an Instagram video on June 19, 2026, completed five press tours while pregnant, and promoted Verity while visibly expecting (NorthJersey.com; Page Six).

Did Anne Hathaway die in October 2026?

No — she is alive and well. A Facebook “R.I.P.” page circulated a false death claim in October 2026; the rumor site that carried it later flagged its own story as false, no major news network reported it, and Hathaway was actively doing press in mid-October (Page Six).

Has Anne Hathaway won an Oscar?

Yes. She won the 2013 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Les Misérables, along with the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild Award for the role. She was also nominated for Best Actress for Rachel Getting Married (2009).

What are Anne Hathaway’s latest movies?

In 2026 she released five films: Mother Mary (April), The Devil Wears Prada 2 (May — ~$690M worldwide), The Odyssey (July — as Penelope), The End of Oak Street (August), and Verity (October — $114M+ worldwide on a $40M budget).

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