Anne Hathaway is an Academy Award-winning actor known for her versatility as a performer and producer.
Hathaway was recently seen in the critically acclaimed Dark Waters opposite Mark Ruffalo. The film tells the story of a corporate defense attorney who takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution. She was also recently seen in the highly anticipated Amazon Original series Modern Love, based on the New York Times’ column that explores relationships, love and the human connection. In her episode, Hathaway’s character Lexi wrestles with coping with bipolar disorder and the conflict that her mental illness creates within the realm of her relationships. Hathaway’s performance in Modern Love garnered a Critics&rsquo
Anne Hathaway is an Academy Award-winning actor known for her versatility as a performer and producer.
Hathaway was recently seen in the critically acclaimed Dark Waters opposite Mark Ruffalo. The film tells the story of a corporate defense attorney who takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution. She was also recently seen in the highly anticipated Amazon Original series Modern Love, based on the New York Times’ column that explores relationships, love and the human connection. In her episode, Hathaway’s character Lexi wrestles with coping with bipolar disorder and the conflict that her mental illness creates within the realm of her relationships. Hathaway’s performance in Modern Love garnered a Critics’ Choice nomination.
Earlier this year, Hathaway was seen starring opposite Ben Affleck and Willem Dafoe in the Dee Rees directed film The Last Thing He Wanted. Adapted from Joan Didion’s namesake novel, the film dives into the life of a veteran D.C. journalist who loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she’s trying to break.
Hathaway will next be seen in the highly anticipated Witches, based on Roald Dahl’s 1983 classic book, in which Hathaway stars opposite Octavia Spencer.
In 2012, Hathaway starred as Fantine in Tom Hoopers’ screen adaptation of the musical phenomenon, Les Misérables, a role that garnered Academy, Golden Globe, SAG and BAFTA Awards for Best Actress. In 2008, she was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and SAG Award for her performance in Jonathan Demme’s critically acclaimed Rachel Getting Married. The National Board of Review, Chicago Film Critics Association, and the Broadcast Film Critics Association all named Hathaway Best Actress in this role.
Additional film credits include The Hustle, Serenity, Ocean’s Eight, Colossal, The Intern, Alice Through The Looking Glass, Alice In Wonderland, Interstellar, Don Peyote, Song One, Don Jon, The Dark Knight Rises, One Day, Rio, Valentine’s Day, Bride Wars, Passengers, Get Smart, Becoming Jane, The Devil Wears Prada, Brokeback Mountain, Havoc, Ella Enchanted, The Cat Returns, Nicholas Nickleby, The Other Side of Heaven, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and The Princess Diaries.
Hathaway first gained Hollywood’s attention for her turn in the television series, Get Real. She’s also had an equal measure of success with television voice-overs, including Family Guy and The Simpsons, for which she received an Emmy Award.
A veteran of the theatre, Hathaway appeared in the Lincoln Center Encore series presentation of Carnival, for which she won the prestigious 57th Annual Clarence Derwent Award. Additional theatre credits include Grounded (The Public Theatre), Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in the Park), and Woman In White (an Andrew Lloyd Webber’s workshop).
As an actress, Hathaway studied at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey, Barrow Group in New York City, and at NYU’s Collaborative Arts Projects “Cap 21,” where she focused on her musical theater training. In April 2005, Barrow Group honored Hathaway for her achievements on behalf of the organization as the first and only teen ever admitted to their intensive acting program.
Hathaway was appointed as UN Women’s Global Ambassador in 2016. She works with the UN Women to foster more positive mindsets and practical arrangements around workplaces that build and support equality for women. Hathaway also serves on the advisory board for Lollipop Theater Network, which screens movies in hospitals for pediatric patients suffering from a chronic or life-threatening illness. She also recently began working at The Nike Foundation’s “Girl Effect.”