Hathaway is a trained stage actress and has stated that she prefers performing on stage to film roles.
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After several stage roles, she appeared in the 1999 television series Get Real.
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Her acting style has been compared to those of Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn.
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She cites Garland as one of her favorite actressesand Meryl Streep as her idol.
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Hathaway had dramatic roles in Havoc and Brokeback Mountain, in 2005.
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Hathaway is an Emmy-winning actress for her voice-over performance on The Simpsons.
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She portrays Selina Kyle in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises
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She starred in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and in Becoming Jane (2007) as Jane Austen.
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In 2008, she won awards and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her lead role in Rachel Getting Married.
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Hathaway appeared in the comedy Bride Wars, released in 2009, which she described as being "hideously commercial – gloriously so."
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In 2010, she starred in the box office hits Valentine's Day, Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland, and Love and Other Drugs.
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She played Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries (2001) and its 2004 sequel.
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In 2011, she had a voice role in the animated film Rio and starred in Lone Scherfig's adaptation of One Day.
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Hathaway began appearing in dramatic roles after The Princess Diaries 2. She said that "anybody who was a role model for children needs a reprieve", although she noted that "it's lovely to think that my audience is growing up with me"
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Together with actor Denzel Washington, Hathaway hosted the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway on December 11, 2010.
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In 2010, she was named one of the sexiest stars of 2010 by Entertainment Weekly.
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People magazine named her one of its breakthrough stars of 2001 and appeared on its list of the world's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2006.
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In 2008, she was honored at Elle magazine's "Women in Hollywood" tribute, and has also been honored for her work with Step Up Women's Network
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In October 2011, it was confirmed that Hathaway will play Fantine in the Tom Hooper film Les Misrables, which is based on the musical of the same name.
