Cate Blanchett
Born May 14, 1969 (Age: 56)
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Biography
Catherine Elise Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation, she is known for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and the stage. Blanchett is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Blanchett began her acting career on the Australian stage, taking on roles in Electra in 1992 and Hamlet in 1994. She came to international attention as Elizabeth I in the drama film Elizabeth (1998), for which she won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actress, and received her first of seven Academy Award nominations. Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a neurotic former socialite in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Blue Jasmine (2013). Blanchett's other Oscar-nominated roles include Notes on a Scandal (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and Carol (2015). Her highest-grossing films include The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), Cinderella (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Ocean's 8 (2018). Blanchett has performed in over 20 theatre productions. From 2008 to 2013, she and her husband, Andrew Upton, were the artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company. Some of her stage roles during that period were in revivals of A Streetcar Named Desire, Uncle Vanya and The Maids, garnering several theatre awards and nominations. She made her Broadway debut in 2017 in The Present, for which she received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination. Blanchett has also received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Limited Series as producer for the FX/Hulu historical drama miniseries Mrs. America (2020).
Catherine Elise Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation, she is known for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and the stage. Blanchett is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.
After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Blanchett began her acting career on the Australian stage, taking on roles in Electra in 1992 and Hamlet in 1994. She came to international attention as Elizabeth I in the drama film Elizabeth (1998), for which she won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actress, and received her first of seven Academy Award nominations. Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a neurotic former socialite in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Blue Jasmine (2013). Blanchett's other Oscar-nominated roles include Notes on a Scandal (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and Carol (2015). Her highest-grossing films include The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), Cinderella (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Ocean's 8 (2018).
Blanchett has performed in over 20 theatre productions. From 2008 to 2013, she and her husband, Andrew Upton, were the artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company. Some of her stage roles during that period were in revivals of A Streetcar Named Desire, Uncle Vanya and The Maids, garnering several theatre awards and nominations. She made her Broadway debut in 2017 in The Present, for which she received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination. Blanchett has also received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Limited Series as producer for the FX/Hulu historical drama miniseries Mrs. America (2020).
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Filmography
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2027
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as Valka
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Age: 58
Father Mother Sister Brother
2025
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as Timothea
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Age: 56
Black Bag
2025
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as Kathryn St. Jean
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Age: 55
Borderlands
2024
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as Lilith
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Age: 55
Rumours
2024
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as Hilda Orlmann
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Age: 55
The New Boy
2023
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as Sister Eileen
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Age: 54
TÁR
2022
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as Lydia Tár
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Age: 53
Don't Look Up
2021
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as Brie Evantee
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Age: 52
Nightmare Alley
2021
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as Dr. Lilith Ritter
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Age: 52
This Changes Everything
2019
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as Self
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Age: 50
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
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as Valka (voice)
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Age: 49
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018
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as Florence Zimmerman
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Age: 49
Ocean's Eight
2018
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as Lou
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Age: 49
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
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as Hela
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Age: 48
Song to Song
2017
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as Amanda
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Age: 47
Carol
2015
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as Carol Aird
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Age: 46
Truth
2015
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as Mary Mapes
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Age: 46
Knight of Cups
2015
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as Nancy
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Age: 46
Cinderella
2015
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as Stepmother, Lady Tremaine
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Age: 45
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
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as Galadriel
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Age: 45
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
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as Valka (voice)
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Age: 45
The Monuments Men
2014
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as Claire Simone
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Age: 44
A Smarter Country
2014
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as Self
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Age: 44
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
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as Galadriel
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Age: 44
Blue Jasmine
2013
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as Jasmine
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Age: 44
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
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as Galadriel
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Age: 43
Hanna
2011
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as Marissa
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Age: 41
Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
2010
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as Self
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Age: 41
Robin Hood
2010
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as Marion Loxley
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Age: 40
The Real Robin Hood
2010
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as Self
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Age: 40
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
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as Self
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Age: 39
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
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as Daisy Fuller
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Age: 39
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008
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as Irina Spalko
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Age: 39
I'm Not There
2007
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as Jude
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Age: 38
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007
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as Self
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Age: 38
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
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as Elizabeth I, Queen of England
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Age: 38
Hot Fuzz
2007
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as Janine (uncredited)
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Age: 37
Notes on a Scandal
2006
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as Sheba Hart
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Age: 37
The Good German
2006
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as Lena Brandt
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Age: 37
Babel
2006
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as Susan Jones
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Age: 37
Little Fish
2005
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as Tracy
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Age: 36
The Aviator
2004
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as Katharine Hepburn
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Age: 35
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
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as Jane Winslett-Richardson
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Age: 35
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
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as Cate / Shelly (segment "Cousins")
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Age: 34
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
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as Galadriel
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Age: 34
The Missing
2003
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as Maggie Gilkeson
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Age: 34
Veronica Guerin
2003
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as Veronica Guerin
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Age: 34
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
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as Galadriel
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Age: 33
Heaven
2002
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as Philippa
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Age: 32
Charlotte Gray
2001
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as Charlotte Gray
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Age: 32
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
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as Galadriel
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Age: 32
The Shipping News
2001
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as Petal
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Age: 32
Bandits
2001
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as Kate Wheeler
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Age: 32
The Gift
2000
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as Annie Wilson
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Age: 31
The Man Who Cried
2000
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as Lola
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Age: 31
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 31
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
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as Meredith Logue
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Age: 30
Eyes Wide Shut
1999
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as Mysterious Woman (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 30
Pushing Tin
1999
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as Connie Falzone
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Age: 29
An Ideal Husband
1999
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as Lady Gertrude Chiltern
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Age: 29
Elizabeth
1998
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as Elizabeth I
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Age: 29
Oscar and Lucinda
1997
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as Lucinda Leplastrier
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Age: 28
Paradise Road
1997
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as Susan Macarthy
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Age: 27