How old is Cate Blanchett?

Last Modified Jan 31, 2023 14:30 GMT
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The Australian actor Cate Blanchett is 53 years old and was born on May 14, 1969.

Cate Blanchett began her career as an actress in Australia's theatre industry and later became one of the most emblematic cinema actresses in the world. Early in her career as an actress, she briefly spent time with the Sydney Theater Company. After that, Blanchett is on television and excels in all sorts of genres and character types, creating a reputation as a multi-role actress. Lastly, she turned to feature films, where she received a majority of her kudos.

Where is Cate Blanchett from?

Source: Cate Blanchett’s Instagram

Catherine Elise Blanchett, commonly known as Cate Blanchett, was born in suburban Ivanhoe, Melbourne. Her Australian mom, June, was a real estate developer and professor, and her American father, Robert, was a First Master of the American Navy who became Director of Advertising. Robert died of a heart attack, leaving the mother to raise the family, while Blanchett was 10 years old. Blanchett is the second of three children, with one older sibling and one younger sibling. Her forefathers have English, Scottish and French roots as well.

When she was growing up, she studied at the Australian National Institute of Drama. After graduating in 1992, she rapidly gained positions with the Sydney Theater Company. She won the Sydney Theatre Critics Circle Newcomer Award in 1993 for her participation in Kafka Dances. She was also critically acclaimed in Hamlet's The Tempest and The Seagull productions before embarking on TV series in Australia and the United States.

What are the biggest films Cate has been in?

Source: Cate Blanchett’s Instagram
  • Cate began her career in the United States with Paradise Road in 1997. Later in the year, she captured the attention of Hollywood with her turn in Oscar and Lucinda in front of Ralph Fiennes.

  • After her big break in 1997, she moved up the Hollywood ladder quickly, winning a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for performing Queen Elizabeth I on Elizabeth the following year directed by Shekhar Kapur.

  • Cate then appeared in The Talented Mr. Ripley, starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law, in 1999.

  • In 2000, she appeared in The Gift in the company of Katie Holmes and Greg Kinnear.

  • In 2001, 2002 and 2003, she played Galadriel in the Lord Of The Rings franchise with Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom and Liv Tyler.

  • Cate Blanchett won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Katherine Hepburn in The Aviator in 2005.

  • In 2007, she returned to the role of Queen Elizabeth in Elizabeth: The Golden Age and received nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award, the Golden Globe and the Oscars.

  • She worked on the Bob Dylan 2007 I'm Not There biopic.

  • Then she acted with Brad Pitt in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button in 2008 and returned as Galadriel for The Hobbit.

  • In 2014, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.

  • In 2015, she received her seventh Oscar nomination for the movie Carol.

  • She then took on the role of Hela in Thor: Ragnorak, as the MCU’s first woman villain.

  • In 2018, she performed in The House with a Clock in its Walls, an adaptation of John Bellairs' 1973 book. In the same year she was named in Forbes' list of top-paid actresses.

Who is Cate Blanchett married to?

Source: Backstage.blogs

Cate married writer Andrew Upton in 1997, following their meeting on the set of a television show in 1996. Their sons include Dashiell John in 2001, Roman Robert in 2004, and Ignatius Martin in 2008. They also adopted their little girl, Edith, in 2015.

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