Cate Blanchett, Australian actress, born May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Biography and life story of celebrity in English.
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Name in English: Cate Blanchett
Full real name: Catherine Elise Blanchett
Nationality: Australia
English language
Religion: Atheism
Date of birth: May 14, 1969
Place of birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Age: 53 years (in 2022)
Astrological Sign: Taurus
Profession: Actress, Producer, Film director
Genre: Cinema
Years of activity: 1990 – until now
Social status: Married (1997)
Husband: Andrew Upton (playwright)
Sons: 4 children
Brothers: Bob (computer engineer), Genevenave (theatrical designer)
Biography, Life story
Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, Australia. She is the middle daughter in the family and works in the field of writing, education and advertising. Her brother Bob studied computer engineering, and her sister Genevenave specialized in theater design. Her father died of a heart attack when she was 10 years old. She studied at the University of New South Wales, majoring in Economics and Arts.
Cate Blanchett began her artistic career in the role of extras in the Egyptian movie (Caboria) in 1990, starring the Egyptian actor Ahmed Zaki, and she was chosen by chance when she visited Cairo and her boyfriend offered her to act. Since then, the idea of acting has been on her mind and she decided to enter the artistic field with bigger roles in her country, achieving success and winning many awards. After that, she played the role of (Queen Elizabeth I) in the movie (Elizabeth), which was produced in 1998, which enabled her to attract international attention, to start showings on the big and small screens, so she acted in the trilogy (The Lord of the Rings) from 2001 to 2003, embodied in 2004 The role of (Katherine Hepburn) in the movie (The Aviator), directed by Martin Scorsese.
Her other well-known works include Babylon (2006), Indiana Jones, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Blue Jasmine (2013).
Cate Blanchett married playwright and screenwriter Andrew Upton in 1997, and they have four children.
Today, she is the face of Si perfume by Giorgio Armani.
List of works – Filmography
Cate Blanchett has participated in a number of works, mostly films. This is a list of jobs organized by year.
Films
1990 – 1999
Police Rescue (1994), Parklands (1996), Oscar and Lucinda, Thank God He Met Lizzie, Paradise Road (1997), Elizabeth (1998), Bangers, Pushing Tin, An Ideal Husband, The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999).
2000 – 2009
The Gift, The Man Who Cried (2000), The Shipping News, Charlotte Gray, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Bandits (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Heaven (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Missing, Coffee and Cigarettes, Veronica Guerin (2003), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Aviator (2004), Little Fish (2005), Babel, The Good German, Notes on a Scandal (2006), Elizabeth: The Golden Age, I’m Not There (2007), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Ponyo (2009).
2010 – 2019
Robin Hood (2010), Hanna (2011), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), Blue Jasmine, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Monuments Men, How to Train Your Dragon 2, There and Back Again (2014), Cinderella, Carol, Knight of Cups (2015).
Awards and Honors
Cate Blanchett has received many awards.
Screen Actors Guild Award.
Golden Globe Award for the role of Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth 1 of England).
Bavata Award.
Her first nomination for an Academy Award as Best Actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth in “Elizabeth 1 of England”.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award for the role of Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth 1 of England).
2005 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator.
Third Golden Globe Award for her role in Blue Jasmine.
Academy Award for Best Actress in 2014.
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.