What The Cast Of The Princess Diaries Looks Like Today

"The Princess Diaries" started out as a beloved book series by author Meg Cabot. After spending 48 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list, it was picked up for a coming-of-age movie adaptation with Walt Disney Pictures. The movie, released in 2001, was an unexpected hit, grossing $165 million at the box office worldwide despite starring a newcomer. Its success helped launch Anne Hathaway's career, and marked a strong return to pictures for Julie Andrews in her first Disney role since "Mary Poppins." 

It also featured many beloved actors of the time, like '90s heartthrob Erik von Detten and pop darling Mandy Moore. Despite some notable differences between the books and adaptations, like the death of Mia's father because Disney reportedly wanted to make Queen Clarisse's role bigger after casting Andrews, the movie's triumph meant it was greenlit for a sequel. "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" was released in 2004 to similar success, though book fans know it is completely different from Cabot's series due to a major plot change: unlike the film, in the books Princess Mia and Michael Moscovitz are endgame.

In November 2022, it was reported that "The Princess Diaries" would be getting a third sequel but, as of right now, very little is known about it, and Hathaway has yet to sign on. She did, however, make a celebratory post on Instagram for the film's 20th anniversary in 2021. With over two decades since its release, much has changed for the actors involved, so here's what the cast is up to nowadays. 

After getting her first big screen role as Princess Mia Thermopolis, Anne Hathaway's career blew up. Though the first few projects she starred in after "The Princess Diaries" saw mild to moderate success, things picked up quickly after the second installment was released. She went on to star in many popular films spanning a variety of genres, including "The Devil Wears Prada," "Love & Other Drugs," "Les Misérables," "Interstellar," "Ocean's 8," and more, all while Hathaway was parenting her two children.

In recent years, she has been gaining a lot of positive publicity for her new style. Talking about it to Vogue, she said, "Before I was really afraid of things, of pulling up short. [...] I think for a long time, I thought that I could only have one. I felt really lost because I didn't know what that was until I realized I have so many styles. [...] And once I realized that, then I felt like something clicked." This shift has seemingly worked out in her favor, with Hathaway getting featured in an ad for the luxury fashion brand Bulgari, and becoming an ambassador for Shiseido. 

As for upcoming projects, despite the fact that we have yet to see an announcement for her return to "The Princess Diaries," Hathaway has kept busy. She has two movies releasing in 2023: "Eileen," a psychological thriller based on a novel of the same name by Ottessa Moshfegh, saw its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023, and is slated for a limited theatrical release within the U.S. in December. Her other film, a romantic comedy in which she stars alongside Peter Dinklage and Marisa Tomei, opens October 2023. "She Came to Me" was also granted an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA, meaning that the cast will be allowed to promote it despite the current strike. 

Despite being cast in a fair amount of projects since her role as Lilly Moscovitz in "The Princess Diaries," Heather Matarazzo hasn't quite gotten the same traction as some of her co-stars. In fact, she is one of the many actors to join the SAG-AFTRA strike, reportedly sharing on X (formerly known as Twitter) her experience with struggling to earn a livable wage as a working-class actor. "I've given my life to acting for over 30 years," she said, "And am done struggling just to survive." They have also been vocal about their support for the union on Instagram, sharing a video of the picket line with the caption, "Which side are YOU on?"

She has still been working, however, with five of her projects on IMDb releasing in 2023, including a role in Arden Cho's audio rom-com project, "Imperfect Match." Beyond that, Matarazzo has been trying to put to rest the rumors that they are "Stranger Things" star Gaten Matarazzo's mom — a misunderstanding that came about because his mother coincidentally shares the same name. She has reportedly addressed this in multiple TikTok videos, saying things like: "I absolutely adore Gaten Matarazzo, I think he is brilliant, I think he is wonderful; but I cannot claim him as my son. Because he is not."

If you only know her as Princess Mia's quirky, hippie mother, you may not be aware that Caroline Goodall is actually British. Over the past two decades, she has worked on many projects in the U.K., including a recurring role in Starz' miniseries "The White Queen" and its sequel, "The White Princess" — historical dramas based on Philippa Gregory's novel series, "The Cousins' War." Other notable acting projects include her part in "The Dressmaker" alongside Kate Winslet, as well as an appearance in Netflix's "The Crown." 

But Goodall has also taken a foray into screenplay writing with 2020's "The Bay of Silence," in which she also starred. In an interview with The Upcoming, Goodall credits her work in Steven Spielberg's "Hook" and "Schindler's List" with being "movie masterclasses" for her, recalling that while the former was shooting, the director would occasionally let her sit behind the camera. "I just love every aspect of movie-making," says Goodall. "With 'Hook,' I would hang out with the design department, with props and I would be reading Tinkerbell's lines off when we were doing green screen with Robin Williams, who was maybe hanging off a wire."

If you were alive in the '90s, chances are you remember Erik von Detten — if not from one of his acting gigs, then at the very least from the inside spreads of teen magazines. Von Detten's last acting credit dates back to 2010 with a reprisal of his role as Sid in the "Toy Story" franchise, so you might be wondering, where did he disappear to? In a 2018 interview with Romper, he revealed that while he does still enjoy acting for fun at his local theatre, he also knew trying to make acting into a stable career was a huge gamble. Turns out, not one he was willing to take — instead, von Detten now works a management sales job that seems to have worked out well for him. He told E!, "Since I was a kid, I wanted to have a large family. And, in Los Angeles, that requires a consistent, realistic income. So, the fickle nature of employment as an actor just wasn't consistent enough for me."

Most recently he celebrated five years of marriage to luxury real estate agent Angela von Detten, with the pair having had three children since. When asked if he plans on showing them his movies, he said, laughing: "Are you kidding me? It's going to be like mandatory watching!"

Though she is now better known for her roles as Cristina Yang in "Grey's Anatomy" and Eve Polastri in the BBC's hit thriller show "Killing Eve," Sandra Oh had a small part in the first "The Princess Diaries" movie. Then 30, Oh played Mia's high school vice principal, Gupta. 

In an interview with The New Yorker in February 2023, she opened up about how even though her "Grey's" character didn't really have an arc around her race or ethnicity, Oh knew it wasn't the time for that. "Okay, great. We got on the boat. Don't rock it too much," she joked. But her role selection process has changed since then, in part due to the reality of anti-Asian sentiment Oh experienced during and after the pandemic. She also discussed how there are more opportunities now for these identity-centered narratives, something she partially credits to the success of "Crazy Rich Asians." Her most recent role is playing Awkwafina's older sister in "Quiz Lady," a familial comedy set to air on Hulu in November 2023. 

Like some of his other co-stars, Chris Pine's role in "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" was his first big foray into Hollywood. In it, he played Lord Nicholas Deveraux, Mia's other, duplicitous love interest — a character that does not exist in the books at all. He has enjoyed a successful career in film, including his big break as Captain James T. Kirk in "Star Trek" and its sequels. 

Pine has also showcased his vocal talents more than once, starring in the film adaptation of the musical "Into the Woods" and in his part as a human bard in "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves." Discussing the latter with Slash Film, he said he believes "Dungeons & Dragons" should be played in schools because "it immediately teaches cooperation." Pine added: "It exercises the imagination. It's joyous, it's improvisational. And within a matter of minutes, everybody's on the same page." 

In 2022, he was caught in some controversy surrounding the press around "Don't Worry Darling," after people began speculating whether or not co-star Harry Styles spat on him when they were promoting the film's release at the Venice Film Festival. After being asked about it by Esquire, Pine finally cleared it up, saying, "He didn't spit on me. I think what he said is he leaned down and I think he said, 'It's just words isn't it?'"

While Raven-Symoné didn't start out as a Disney Channel darling in her original show, "That's So Raven," that's almost certainly the first thing that comes to mind when you think of her. The show, which aired for 100 episodes in the mid-2000s, featured her as a psychic named Raven — a role she has reprised in the spinoff series she also produces, "Raven's Home," as well as a TV special, "Far Away From Raven's Home." She was also part of other iconic Disney productions of the time, including "Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century" and the first two "The Cheetah Girls" movies. 

But beyond that, Raven has stayed busy, doing some voice acting and even making some cameos as herself over the years. She's also gotten an associate's degree, co-hosted "The View", starred in a Broadway production of "Sister Act," and has been working on a podcast alongside her wife. Talking about her experience with coming out to Vanity Fair, she said: "I feel freer. I feel better. I don't feel like I'm lying in interviews."