Who Auditioned for Andy Sachs in 'The Devil Wears Prada'? Anne Hathaway Says She Was the Ninth Choice for the Role

Anne Hathaway recently opened up about getting cast inThe Devil Wears Prada, sharing that she was the ninth actress considered for the role.

In the 2006 film, Hathaway portrayed Andrea 'Andy' Sachs, an aspiring journalist who lands a job as an assistant to theRunwayEditor-in-Chief,Miranda Priestly(Meryl Streep).

Hathaway reprised the role in the2026 sequel, which follows her character two decades after leavingRunwayas she returns to the fashion magazine as a Features Editor amid a major PR crisis.

In a jointCapital interviewwith her co-starEmily Blunt, Hathaway reflected on the casting process and joked that the eight other actresses who were considered for the role are 'tattooed' on her brain.

"I wasn't the first choice to play Andy Sachs, I was actually the ninth choice," Hathaway said.

Blunt then asked whether Hathaway could remember the actresses considered before her, to which Hathaway replied, 'Of course I can, they're tattooed on my brain all these years later.'

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Hathaway then added, 'It was kind of amazing, because I'm just like, "Why is everyone turning down this amazing part in this amazing movie?" I couldn't figure it out. So now I like to, you know, kid myself and think that it was like some kind of destiny.'

Blunt added that there's 'no one else' who could play the character, to which Hathaway responded, 'So sweet.' She then recalled how determined she was to land the role despite repeated setbacks.

'They're like, "We're going to go to someone else." I'm like, "Okay, but I'm still here." And the reason I felt really strongly that I should keep putting myself forward, and I shouldn't take my eye off the prize, was because the project just had this really unbelievable, like almost mystical, magnetism to it, and I could feel it. I just was like, "It doesn't matter how you get on this project, just get on it"', Hathaway said.

Source: International Business Times UK