Actress of the Month for May 2026
Anne Hathaway is a popular American actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Hathaway grew up in Milburn, New Jersey, developing an interest in theater, shadowing her stage actress mother’s job through a variety of productions. Hathaway began developing her skills seriously under the Barrow Group, a non-profit performing arts group located in New York City. Hathaway’s film career began after high school, with the movie The Princess Diaries. After appearing in the movie’s sequel, Hathaway branched out and took roles in more serious productions like Brokeback Mountain.
That said, Hathaway’s most notable performance came in the film The Devil Wears Prada. Hathaway quickly became a household name and would go on to appear in more well-known films in the years that followed, including Becoming Jane, The Dark Knight Rises, the film adaptation of Les Misérables, and more. Over the course of her career, Hathaway has won 41 awards from notable institutions, including the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and more.