 Afraid that Anne Hathaway (I) (qv)s previous films  _Princess Diaries, The (2001)_ (qv) and _Ella Enchanted (2004)_ (qv)  would work against her during auditions, the casting director  introduced Anne to director Ang Lee (qv) as a New York Broadway  actress. Lee fortunately didnt know she had any success prior to  being cast.