Anne Hathaway to Play Catwoman in Next Batman Movie

Anne Hathaway was born in Brooklyn in 1982 to Gerald Thomas Hathaway, a lawyer, and Kathleen Ann McCauley Hathaway, an actress who inspired her daughter to pursue acting. After performing in a range of plays, Hathaway was cast in the Fox television show "Get Real" when she was 16. Two years later, she was cast in her first movie role in the Walt Disney drama “The Other Side of Heaven.” Before production could begin, Hathaway auditioned for and won the lead role in Disney’s “The Princess Diaries,” beating out 500 other girls for the chance to play Princess Mia Thermopolis.

Since then Hathaway has starred in a wide range of comedic and dramatic roles in such movies as “The Devil Wears Prada,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Becoming Jane,” and “Brokeback Mountain.” She plays Catwoman and Selina Kyle in latest Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises,” due out later this year. Hathaway is also stepping into the role of Fantine in the film adaptation of the musical “Les Miserable,” which is based on the epic Victor Hugo novel.