Yes, Cate Blanchett is married to playwright and screenwriter Andrew Upton. The two share three sons, Dashiell John Upton, Roman Robert Upton, Ignatius Martin Upton, and a daughter, Edith Vivian Upton whom they adopted in 2015.
Australian actor Catherine Elise Blanchett has been lately making headlines for being nominated for yet another Academy Award. Her performance in the 2022 released film Tár has been receiving heavy praise from critics. There is a significant chance that her role as Lydia Tár would help her bag a third Academy Award.
Blanchett was born on 14 May 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and attended the primary school in Melbourne at Ivanhoe East Primary School. Blanchett lost her father at the age of ten due to a heart attack. She was raised by her mother and is the second of three children. Blanchett completed her graduation from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) in 1992.
What movies is Cate Blanchett famous for?
Cate Blanchett has worked in at least 78 movies in her lifetime. Her first work was in the 1990 Egyptian film, Kaboria, in which she played the role of an American Cheerleader. Blanchett agreed to work in this movie as an extra for the stipend it was paying. Talking about her first film debut was in a supporting role as an Australian nurse captured by the Japanese Army during World War II, in Bruce Beresford's film Paradise Road.
Since then Blanchett gained recognition for her amazing performances. She is well known for her roles in films like Oscar and Lucinda, Lord of the Rings, Bandits, Ponyo, The Aviator, Robin Hood, Blue Jasmine, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Cinderella, Thor: Ragnarok, Ocean's 8, Don't Look Up, and many more to count.
Before entering the film industry, Blanchett was already a renowned name in the Theater industry. She is known for her performances in theater acts like The Tempest, The Seagull, A Kind of Alaska, Blackbird, The present, The Maids, Uncle Vanya, etc.
When did Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton meet?
Blanchett and her husband Upton met in Australia in the mid-1990s. Within three weeks of dating, the couple got engaged and tied the knot in 1997. The two have four kids. Three sons and one daughter that they adopted in 2015.
Blanchett and Upton met through work and according to the actress they did like each other initially. During an interview with Vanity in 1999, the Thor Ragnarok actress spoke about her first meeting with her husband Andrew Upton, and said, "He thought I was aloof and I thought he was arrogant." She also added, "And it just shows how wrong you can be. But once he kissed me, that was that."
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