Greatest Anne Hathaway Films and Performances, Ranked

From starring in mega hit motion pictures to taking part in a harmful drug addict to a cowgirl whose husband is hiding a secret love affair, Anne Hathaway has been a high-profile Hollywood princess for greater than 20 years.

To rejoice her 40^th birthday, Selection took a glance again to rank the Oscar-winner’s 12 finest movie performances up to now.

Born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey, Hathaway made a splash from the beginning. After a quick stint within the ensemble of the Fox household drama collection “Get Actual,” issues took off for Hathaway in 2001 due to the verve she dropped at her portrayal of Mia Thermopolis, the inheritor to the throne of Genovia in Garry Marshall’s “The Princess Diaries.” Hathaway go off the display screen like a breath of recent air, holding her personal in opposition to the legengary Julie Andrews. “Princess Diaries” went on to gross over $160 million on the international field workplace and spawned the 2004 sequel “The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement,” additionally with Andrews and directed by Marshall.

A star had certainly been born.

From her royal debut, Hathaway went on to star in comedies similar to Madeline Bray within the Charles Dickens’ adaptation of “Nicholas Nickleby” (2002) and taking part in the titular character within the fantasy function “Ella Enchanted” (2004).

When she was solid as Lureen Newsome in Ang Lee’s cowboy love story “Brokeback Mountain” (2005), she confirmed she had chops past rom-com cute. The trade knew Hathaway was going to be a pressure who helped outline her technology of actors.

She moved on to a different field workplace and significant smash, “The Satan Wears Prada” (2006) reverse Meryl Streep. Two years later she tuned up her comedy chops with no much less a grasp of upscale slapstick than Steve Carell in “Get Good” (2008).

That very same yr, Hathaway additionally noticed her profile soar amongst actors along with her tour de pressure as a drug addict simply out of rehab who returns dwelling for her sister’s wedding ceremony in “Rachel Getting Married” (2008). Her work within the searing Jonathan Demme drama proved she was one of many trade’s most technically gifted performers. She earned her first Oscar nomination for finest actress for the movie, which paved the way in which for her musically sensible Fantine 4 years later in Tom Hooper’s “Les Misérables” (2012). Taking part in reverse star Hugh Jackman, she made essentially the most of her minimal screentime, and belted the memorable “I Dreamed a Dream” in a one-take sensation that cemented her place in Hollywood. For that, Hathaway collected the Oscar for finest supporting actress.

Since then, she’s been solid in acclaimed options similar to “Interstellar” (2014), the spinoff “Ocean’s Eight” (2018) and most not too long ago, as mom Esther Graff in James Grey’s childhood drama “Armageddon Time,” which has earned her reward.

Subsequent on the docket for Hathaway is a slew of fascinating initiatives together with “Eileen” reverse Thomasin McKenzie, “She Got here to Me” alongside Marisa Tomei and “The Thought of You” from director Michael Showalter.

Right here’s Selection’s number of Hathaway’s 12 finest film performances, together with clips from every movie that spotlight the essence of her expertise.

Honorable mentions: “Interstellar” (2014); “The Intern” (2015); “The Witches” (2020); “Armageddon Time” (2022)