Anne Hathaway has spent three decades in Hollywood, but her most important role happens far from the cameras. The Oscar-winning actress is a wife, a mother of two (soon to be three), and the daughter of two artists who shaped her path. With her third child on the way, here’s a complete look at the family that keeps her grounded.
Husband Adam Shulman: A Quiet Creative Force
Anne Hathaway met Adam Shulman in 2008 at the Palm Springs Film Festival through mutual friends. He studied theater at Brown University and has worked as an actor, producer, and jewelry designer. The couple married in September 2012 in a private ceremony.
Shulman has appeared in TV series like American Dreams and the TV movie The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning, but he’s largely stayed behind the scenes as Hathaway’s career soared. The couple shares a love of basketball (they’re devoted New York Knicks fans) and a commitment to keeping their family life private.
Sons Jonathan and Jack: The Private Princes
Hathaway and Shulman welcomed their first son, Jonathan, in March 2016. His middle name, Rosebanks, honors both Hathaway’s grandmother Roseline and Shulman’s mother’s maiden name. Their second son, Jack, arrived in November 2019. Hathaway famously didn’t share his name publicly until he was 11 months old.
The boys made a rare public appearance in August 2026 at the Disney Legends Awards, where Hathaway was honored. Both wore cream-colored suits, posing with their parents and their grandparents. Hathaway joked at the event that her “legend status doesn’t really carry any weight with my kids.”
The Third Baby: A “Buzzer-Beater” Blessing
In June 2026, Hathaway announced she was pregnant with her third child at age 43. She and Shulman called the pregnancy their “buzzer-beater,” a basketball term for a last-second shot.
“We knew what we were doing, but we were so shocked it worked,” Hathaway said on Late Night with Seth Meyers. She later explained that at her age, “that hope looks like 1% to 2%,” so they approached it with “a very, very healthy, realistic expectation, which was very low.”
The pregnancy is especially meaningful given Hathaway’s past struggles with infertility. She suffered a miscarriage in 2015 and has spoken openly about the pain of that experience. “We’re overjoyed because we just know from personal experience that not everybody gets this,” she said.
Parents Kate and Gerald Hathaway: The Artistic Roots
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born on November 12, 1982, in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother, Kate McCauley Hathaway, is a former actress and theatrical producer who inspired Anne’s love of performance. Her father, Gerald “Jerry” Hathaway, worked as a labor attorney.
Her maternal grandfather was Joe McCauley, a Philadelphia radio personality. Anne is the middle of three children: she has an older brother, Michael, and a younger brother, Thomas.
Kate and Gerald attended the Disney Legends ceremony with their daughter, smiling as they watched her pose with Mickey Mouse.
A Family That Chooses Privacy
What makes the Hathaway-Shulman family unusual in Hollywood is their deliberate avoidance of the spotlight. Jonathan and Jack’s appearance at the Disney Legends Awards was their first high-profile public outing. Hathaway has spoken about creating personas to preserve part of herself for her family, saying her children “need to be able to define their own lives.”
As she prepares to welcome her third child, Hathaway remains focused on what matters most. “She’s grateful for where she is in her career,” a source told People. “Right now, she’s focused on family.”
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