From ‘The Princess Diaries’ to her Oscar-winning film ‘Les Miserables’, Anne Hathaway has been a prominent figure in shaping the women’s place in Hollywood.
The recipient of many awards, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe, she was one of the highest-paid actresses in the world in 2015.
As Anne Hathaway turns a year older, let’s check out some lesser-known facts about the beautiful actor:
- Hathaway began her acting career at a very young age and was the only teenager accepted in the Barrow Theatre Group, an illustrious acting school in New York.
- She was hired for the role of Klutzy Princess in ‘The Princess Diaries’ on the spot after she fell off a chair, which the makers thought was hilarious and Hathway can nail the role.
- The actor shares the same name as William Shakespeare’s wife. And this deliberately done by her parents.
- Many don’t know that Hathaway is lactose intolerant.
- The actor also lent her voice to the popular show ‘The Simpsons’ and even won an Emmy for her vocal work
- Hathaway shares her birthday with Hollywood’s heartthrob Ryan Gosling.
- She is the youngest person to have hosted the Academy Awards. She co-hosted in 2011 alongside James Franco when she was 27
- In addition to acting, Hathaway supports several charities, including the Step Up Women’s Network and the Lollipop Theater Network.
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