Much of this transition also comes across in The Devil Wears Prada. Anne — or Annie as her friends call her — plays Andy Sachs, a fresh-out-of-college girl from the Midwest who moves to New York City and winds up working as the assistant to the boss-from-hell, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). Miranda is the ruthless editrix at Runway, a Vogue-esque fashion magazine, and Andy wears skirts that look like they're from the Gap circa 1994. In the movie, Andy must choose between getting ahead in the magazine world and sacrificing her values and relationships.

"There's a really striking universal truth in Andy's experience that I'm sure you recognize," Anne says. "It's learning how to be an adult, learning how to make choices as an adult, learning what the difference between sacrifice and regret is."

Besides relating to her character, Anne took the role to work alongside her idol, Meryl Streep. "As a woman, and I don't usually talk about this, [Meryl] has absolutely done everything that I want to do," Anne says. "Everything that I have ever hoped to accomplish, she has done and done better than anyone I have ever seen."