Her first major role may have been on "get Real" but it was not until "The Princess Diaries" in 2001 that she became a household name. Anna Hathaway was born in Brooklyn New York on the 12th of November, 1982. Aside from her star performance in the diaries (and her 2004 sequel) she has had appearances in over two dozen other appearances. Her career is set to explode and we will see much more of her.