Cate Blanchett
Acting
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).
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Daisy Fuller
Age 39 (now 57)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
as Irina Spalko
Age 39 (now 57)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Valka (voice)
Age 49 (now 57)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as Elizabeth I, Queen of England
Age 38 (now 57)
National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona
as unknown
Age 57
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
as Narrator
Age 57
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
as Self
Age 56 (now 57)
A Man Who Takes Pictures of Flowers
Executive Producer
Age 55 (now 57)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
as Self
Age 53 (now 57)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
Age 53 (now 57)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
as Spazzatura (voice)
Age 53 (now 57)
The School for Good and Evil
as The Storian (voice)
Age 53 (now 57)
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
Executive Producer
Age 53 (now 57) Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 53 (now 57)
Ukraine: Life Under Attack: Dispatches
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 53 (now 57)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Age 51 (now 57)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Valka (voice)
Age 49 (now 57)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
as Florence Zimmerman
Age 49 (now 57)
Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible
as Self
Age 49 (now 57)
Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing
as Self
Age 47 (now 57)
Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
as Narrator (voice)
Age 47 (now 57)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Galadriel
Age 45 (now 57)
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
as Dore Strauch (voice)
Age 44 (now 57)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Galadriel
Age 44 (now 57)
Journey to the South Pacific
as Narrator (voice)
Age 44 (now 57)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Galadriel
Age 43 (now 57)
Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
as Self
Age 41 (now 57)
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
as Self
Age 39 (now 57) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Daisy Fuller
Age 39 (now 57) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
as Irina Spalko
Age 39 (now 57)
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
as Self
Age 38 (now 57) Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as Elizabeth I, Queen of England
Age 38 (now 57)
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self
Age 35 (now 57)
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
as Self / Jane W.
Age 35 (now 57)
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
Age 35 (now 57)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Jane Winslett-Richardson
Age 35 (now 57)
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
as Self
Age 34 (now 57)
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Cate / Shelly (segment "Cousins")
Age 34 (now 57)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Galadriel
Age 34 (now 57)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Galadriel
Age 33 (now 57)
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Self
Age 32 (now 57)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Galadriel
Age 32 (now 57)
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
as Self
Age 32 (now 57)
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
as Self
Age 30 (now 57)
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
as Self
Age 54 (now 57)
Marvel Studios Legends
as Hela (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 51 (now 57)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Age 46 (now 57)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Age 46 (now 57)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Age 45 (now 57)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Age 44 (now 57)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Age 40 (now 57)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
Age 23 (now 57)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Age 3 (now 57)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Catherine Élise Blanchett
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