Anne Hathaway Height, Weight, Age, Boyfriends, Family, Biography, Facts & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anne Hathaway

• Is Anne Hathaway a smoker? (No, she has quit)

• Anne Hathaway does consume alcohol.

• Anne’s ancestry includes both English and Irish origins.

• At a tender age, Anne embarked on her acting journey, achieving the remarkable feat of becoming the sole teenager to gain admission into ‘The Barrow Group,’ an esteemed theater company and acting school situated in New York.

• Her parents chose to name her after William Shakespeare’s wife.

• While auditioning for the role of the clumsy princess in ‘The Princess Diaries,’ Anne’s chair mishap occurred when she accidentally fell off.

• Anne was named one of the ‘Breakthrough Stars’ by People magazine in 2001.

• Director Garry Marshall once characterized Anne as a fusion of Julia Roberts, Audrey Hepburn, and Judy Garland.

• Anne is lactose intolerant.

• Actress Rachel McAdams was initially offered the role of Andie Sachs in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, but she declined, leading to Anne securing the opportunity instead.

• Anne discussed her experience with depression in her teenage years, explaining that she resorted to smoking as a means to alleviate stress. However, she managed to overcome the disorder without the need for medication.

• Anne was offered the role of the new brand ambassador for the cosmetics giant ‘LANCOME’ in January 2008.

• She claims that if she were not pursuing a career in acting, her alternate choices would be an English teacher or a psychologist.

• Actor Ryan Gosling and Anne have the same birthday.

• Anne and Jake Gyllenhaal appeared on the cover of EW magazine, with Anne being depicted in the nude.

• Anne has dedicated herself as a long-term proponent for the ‘Nike Foundation’, striving to increase awareness and combat child marriage.

• Anne received recognition at the “Women in Hollywood” tribute hosted by ‘Elle’ magazine in 2008, as well as being presented with an award from the Human Rights campaign for her philanthropic endeavors.

• Anne made it to Forbes’ ‘Celebrity 100’ list in 2009, earning a substantial $7 million per movie.

• In 2011, at the age of 27, Anne made history as the youngest individual to co-host the Academy Awards with James Franco.

• ‘Los Angeles Times Magazine’ recognized her beauty and included her in their esteemed list of the 50 Most Beautiful Women in Films in 2011.

• On January 8, 2014, while swimming near the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, she got caught in a wave and was carried away. Fortunately, a surfer who happened to be nearby came to her rescue.

• Forbes reported Anne as one of the highest paid actresses in the world in 2015.

• Since 2017, she has been ranked among the highest-grossing actresses of the 21st century.

• By October 2017, the worldwide box office earnings from her films had surpassed $6.4 billion.