Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett AC
Blanchett at the 2024 Venice Film Festival
Born	Catherine Élise Blanchett (1969-05-14) 14 May 1969 (age 56) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Citizenship	Australia United States[1]
Alma mater	University of Melbourne (BBA) National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
Occupations	Actor producer
Years active	1990–present
Works	Full list
Board member of	Sydney Theatre Company
Spouse	Andrew Upton ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	4
Awards	Full list

Catherine Élise Blanchett AC (/ˈblæntʃɪt/ BLAN-chit;^[2] born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor^[a] and producer. Regarded as one of the best performers of her generation, she is recognised for her versatile work across stage and screen. She has appeared in both independent films and blockbusters. Blanchett has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award.

A graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, Blanchett began her career on the Australian stage in 1992 and made her feature film debut in 1997. She came to international prominence for her performance as Queen Elizabeth I in the period drama Elizabeth (1998), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in the biopic The Aviator (2004), and Best Actress for playing a neurotic former socialite in the comedy-drama Blue Jasmine (2013). Her other Oscar-nominated roles were in Notes on a Scandal (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Carol (2015), and Tár (2022), making her the most-nominated Australian. Her biggest commercial successes include The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Cinderella (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Ocean's 8 (2018), and Don't Look Up (2021).

Blanchett has performed in over twenty stage productions. She and her husband, Andrew Upton, were the artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company from 2008 to 2013. Some of her stage roles during this period were in revivals of A Streetcar Named Desire, Uncle Vanya, Big and Little and The Maids. She made her Broadway debut in 2017 in The Present, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She has also produced and starred in the FX on Hulu miniseries Mrs. America (2020), in which she portrayed Phyllis Schlafly, and the Apple TV+ miniseries Disclaimer (2024).

Blanchett is the recipient of several honorary awards. The Australian government awarded her the Centenary Medal in 2001, and she was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2017.^[4] In 2012, she was appointed Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government. Blanchett was honoured by the Museum of Modern Art and received the British Film Institute Fellowship in 2015. Time named her one of its 100 most influential people in the world in 2007. In 2018, she was ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses. She also received honorary Doctor of Letters degrees from the University of New South Wales, University of Sydney and Macquarie University.

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