Anne Hathaway: From Awkward Teen to Oscar-Winning Lady, Snakkle Looks Back

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Anne Hathaway in Get Real (1999)

A theater geek raised in New Jersey, Hathaway performed in plays at the prestigious Paper Mill Playhouse and sang at Carnegie Hall with the All-Eastern U.S. High School Honors Chorus when she was still in high school. At 16, she was cast in the Fox drama Get Real, which only lasted for one season.

Anne Hathaway in The Other Side of Heaven (2001)

Anne Hathaway in The Other Side of Heaven (2001)

While attending NYU, Hathaway got cast by Disney for The Other Side of Heaven, playing the eventual wife of real-life Mormon missionary John Groberg (Christopher Gorham).

Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries (2001)

Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries (2001)

On her way to New Zealand for Heaven, Anne auditioned for the coveted role of Mia Thermopolis in the movie version of Meg Cabot's successful book The Princess Diaries. With just one try, Hathaway beat out 500 other girls to land the part.

Anne Hathaway in Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

Anne Hathaway in Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

What theater actor doesn’t want to star in a Dickens classic on film? Anne jumped at the role of Madeline Bray and gave a high-praised performance, but the film ended up being a huge box-office disappointment in North America.

Anne Hathaway in Ella Enchanted (2004)

The former choral singer got to belt out three songs on the Ella Enchanted soundtrack, including a duet with Jesse McCartney.

Anne Hathaway in Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Anne Hathaway in Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Getting cast as Jake Gyllenhaal’s wife Lureen in Brokeback Mountain was a turning point in Hathaway's young career. Playing the wife of a closeted homosexual, Hathaway was able to show audiences that she wasn't just great in sweet teen movies. To this day, she says it's still one of the films she's most proud of.

Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

In Prada, Anne got to work with her acting idol, Meryl Streep, whom she called “divine” and possessed the kind of career after which she wanted to model her own. Playing a fashion assistant, Hathaway says the film made her aware of cultivating her own style, which has paid off in the years since.

Anne Hathaway in Get Smart (2008)

In one of her first action roles, Anne donned some slinky spy gear to play Agent 99 opposite Steve Carell in Get Smart. With the success of her prior films, Anne got a hefty $5 million paycheck for this one.

Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Anne went smoky-eyed and dark for her most lauded role, as Kym, a drug-addicted young woman who leaves rehab to attend her sister’s wedding. Hathaway got rave reviews and was nominated for her first Academy Award.

Anne Hathaway in Bride Wars (2009)

Anne went light again when she teamed up with fellow rom-com queen Kate Hudson, playing best friends who devolve into cat fighting over their competing Plaza weddings in Bride Wars.

Anne Hathaway in Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Anne Hathaway in Alice in Wonderland (2010)

In 2007, Hathaway lost the role of Joanna in Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd film, but three years later the director cast her as the gloriously pasty White Queen in his all-star adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.

Anne Hathaway in Love and Other Drugs (2010)

Anne Hathaway in Love and Other Drugs (2010)

Despite her early tween film success, Hathaway made it known she was not an artistic prude and proved as much when she showed her lady bits in Havoc, Brokeback Mountain, and then as the sexually adventurous Maggie Murdock in Love and Other Drugs.

Anne Hathaway co-hosts the Academy Awards Host with James Franco (2011)

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Anne Hathaway Cohosts the Academy Awards with James Franco (2011)

Based on the success of her musical number with 2009 Oscar host Hugh Jackman, Hathaway was asked to cohost the 2011 ceremony with fellow young Hollywood face James Franco. The two proved to be oil and water onstage, as the enthusiastically game Hathaway tried to dance and sing some spark into the show and her cohost. It was an epic fail all around.

Anne Hathaway in One Day (2011)

Hathaway dusted off her Being Jane British accent to play Emma opposite Jim Sturgess’s Dexter in the adaptation of David Nicholls’ best-selling romantic coming-of-age novel.

Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

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Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Back in 2009, Anne was close to being cast as Vulturess in Sam Raimi’s fourth Spider-Man film, but she was deemed too expensive and then the franchise was rebooted anyway. Proving that patience comes to those who wait, Anne got her comic book on as Selina Kyle (a.k.a. Catwoman) in Chris Nolan's final film in the Batman trilogy.

Anne Hathaway as Fantine in Les Miserables (2012)

Hathaway took on the heavy role of of Fantine, young woman who faced with circumstances beyond her control turns to prostitution to support her daughter. The role earned Hathaway an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Anne Hathaway as Brand in Interstellar (2014)

Hathaway plays an astronaut in Christopher Nolan's anticipated Interstellarthat just recently hit theaters. As always with Nolan's work, details remained shrouded with mystery.