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Cate Blanchett

Also known as Catherine Élise Blanchett, Catherine Blanchett

Australian actor and producer (born 1969)

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Cate Blanchett is an Australian female artist whose professional work began in 1992. She is affiliated with UNHCR and has four children. Her birth date is recorded as May 14, 1969.

Blanchett is recognized in the Academy Award Best Actress collection, the Academy Award Best Supporting Actress collection, and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. Her notable works include The Lord of the Rings, Carol, Truth, and Ponyo. She is associated with the music platforms Last.fm and MusicBrainz, where she is categorized as a person from Australia.

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Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Melbourne
Spouse: Andrew Upton
Occupation: television producer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Bambi Award
Image: Cate Blanchett 2011 extra (cropped).jpg
Number of children: 4
Work location: Australia
Residence: Crowborough

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member of: Sydney Theatre Company
Commons category: Cate Blanchett
date of birth: 1969-05-14
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress
topic's main category: Category:Cate Blanchett
birth name: Catherine Élise Blanchett
filmography: Cate Blanchett filmography
start of work period: 1992-00-00
name in native language: Cate Blanchett
writing language: English language
affiliation string: UNHCR

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Encyclopedic overview

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

A graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, she 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), its prequel The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), 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).

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