An actress whose first big screen gig also proved to be her breakthrough, Anne Hathaway became a familiar face to millions of moviegoers thanks to her starring role in Garry Marshall's 2001 hit The Princess Diaries. Cast as a clumsy high school girl who finds out she is the princess of a small country, Hathaway was able to prove her comedic timing opposite no less than Julie Andrews. 

Hailing from Brooklyn, where she was born November 12, 1982, Hathaway became involved in the theater at a young age, and as a teenager performed with the Barrow Group, a prestigious New York theatre company. She did her first industry work in the short-lived but critically praised TV series Get Real before auditioning for Marshall, who, according to legend, cast the actress as the accident-prone princess

after she fell off a chair during her audition. The success of The Princess Diaries opened a number of doors for Hathaway, but she chose the one that led to Vassar College, where she enrolled in 2000. 

In the years that followed Hathaway's studies in English and Women's Studies took notable precedence over her screen career - but alas the call of Hollywood was too much to resist and it didn't take long for the studious young actress to once again step before the cameras.

Though a supporting performance in the 2002 box-office disappointment Nicholas Nickleby offered the radiant Hathaway little chance to shine, a lead performance as the eponymous character in thefantasy-themed romantic comedy Ella Enchanted (2004) found her stepping into some big slippers for the unique take on the Cinderella legend. If one large-scale Hollywood production wasn't enough to usher in Hathaway's return to film, fans could rest easy knowing that in

addition to returning to familiar territory in The Princess Diaries 2 (2004) she would be moving into edgier territory with the gritty street drama Havoc (also 2004).

After The Devil Wears Prada Anne's career went fast. She made a fantastic costume drama Becoming Jane. And she is working on 3 movies now. Get Smart, Passengers and Hoodwinked 2. People watch out.. Annie is coming! 

Rebecca Flint, All Movie Guide

source: Yahoo

2009 - Dancing with Shiva . . . Kim

2008 - Get Smart . . . Agent 99

2008 - Passengers . . . Claire Summers

2007 - Becoming Jane . . . Jane Austen

2006 - The Devil Wears Prada . . . Andrea

2005 - Brokeback Mountain . . . Lureen Twist

2005 - Havoc . . . Allison

2005 - Hoodwinked (voice) . . . Red

2004 - The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement . . . Mia Thermpolis

2004 - Ella Enchanted . . . Ella

2002 - Nicholas Nickleby . . . Madeline Bray

2002 - The Cat Returns (voice) . . . Haru

2001 - The Other Side of Heaven . . . Jean Sabin

2001 - The Princess Diaries . . . Mia Thermpolis

1999 - "Get Real" (1999) TV Series . . . Meghan Green