Anne Hathaway Birthday & Age: Husband Adam Shulman, Children & Upcoming Movies

Anne Hathaway celebrates her birthday on November 12. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1982, the Oscar-winning star of The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada and Les Misérables is 44 years old and is enjoying one of the busiest periods of her career.

Childhood and Family Roots

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway grew up in a creative household. Her father, Gerald Hathaway, was a labour attorney, and her mother, Kate McCauley, is a former actress. Her maternal grandfather, Joe McCauley, was a well-known Philadelphia radio personality. She has an older brother, Michael, and a younger brother, Thomas. According to The Daily Telegraph, she was named after William Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway.

When she was six, the family moved to Millburn, New Jersey. Two years later, she watched her mother play Fantine in the first national tour of Les Misérables — the same role that, decades later, would win Anne an Academy Award.

Husband Adam Shulman and Their Sons

Hathaway married actor and businessman Adam Shulman on September 29, 2012, in Big Sur, California. In a generous move, the couple sold their wedding photographs and donated the money to Freedom to Marry, a same-sex marriage advocacy group. They later hosted the group’s National Engagement Party fundraiser, which raised $500,000.

The couple have two sons, born in 2016 and 2019. Their main home is a chalet in Southern California, and they also have a penthouse on New York’s Upper West Side. Before Shulman, Hathaway was in a relationship with Italian real estate developer Raffaello Follieri from 2004 to 2008.

Family Member	Relation
Adam Shulman	Husband (married 2012)
Two sons	Born 2016 and 2019
Gerald Hathaway	Father, labour attorney
Kate McCauley	Mother, former actress
Michael and Thomas	Brothers

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Her big-screen debut came in 2001, when Disney cast her as Mia Thermopolis, a shy San Francisco teenager who discovers she is heir to a small European throne. The Princess Diaries was a hit, and it made Hathaway a familiar face to a whole generation of young viewers almost overnight.

Career Highlights by Year

Year	Project	Milestone
1999	Get Real	First TV series as a teenager
2001	The Princess Diaries	Film debut and breakthrough as Mia Thermopolis
2005	Brokeback Mountain	Moves into serious drama
2006	The Devil Wears Prada	Huge global hit
2008	Rachel Getting Married	First Oscar nomination (Best Actress)
2010	The Simpsons	Primetime Emmy for a guest voice role
2012	The Dark Knight Rises	Plays Catwoman for Christopher Nolan
2012	Les Misérables	Wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress
2014	Interstellar	Second Nolan film
2015	The Intern	Comedy with Robert De Niro
2018	Ocean’s 8	Ensemble heist hit
2022	WeCrashed	Praised TV turn as Rebekah Neumann
2024	The Idea of You	Romantic drama success
2026	The Devil Wears Prada 2 and The Odyssey	Returns to a classic role and reunites with Nolan

Awards

Hathaway is one of the few actors with an Academy Award, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy. Her films have earned more than $6.7 billion at the worldwide box office.

Anne Hathaway Upcoming Movies

• The Princess Diaries 3 – she is set to return as Mia Thermopolis, with Adele Lim directing.
• Days of Thunder 2 – she will star alongside Tom Cruise in the sequel to the 1990 racing film.

Plans for films can change, so release dates should be treated as approximate until studios confirm them.

Advocacy and Public Image

Hathaway is a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and speaks often about gender equality, including paid parental leave. Directors and journalists who have worked with her describe her as warm, funny and well-grounded; Nancy Meyers, who directed her in The Intern, called her “wise beyond her years”.

Did You Know?

• She has sung on several film soundtracks and performed on the New York stage.
• Her role as Fantine meant playing the same part her mother once played on tour.
• She has worked with director Christopher Nolan three times.
• On her next birthday she turns 45.

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