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Cate Blanchett

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Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Australia to an American father and an Australian mother. She has an older brother and an younger sister. When she was ten years old, her 40-year old father died of a sudden heart attack. Her mother never remarried, and her grandmother moved in to help her mother... See full bio »

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Catherine Elise Blanchett
in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Hide HideActress (53 titles)
2014 Carol (pre-production)
 
2014 Cinderella (pre-production)
Lady Tremaine
 
2013 The Monuments Men (filming)
Rose Valland
 
2014 The Hobbit: There and Back Again (post-production)
Galadriel
 
2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (post-production)
Galadriel
 
2013 Knight of Cups (post-production)
 
2013 Untitled Terrence Malick Project (post-production)
 
2013 Blue Jasmine (completed)
Jasmine
 
2013/I The Turning (completed)
 
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Galadriel
 
2012 Family Guy (TV series)
Penelope / Queen Elizabeth II
– Viewer Mail #2 (2012) … Queen Elizabeth II (voice)
– Mr. & Mrs. Stewie (2012) … Penelope (voice)
 
2012 A Cautionary Tail (short) (voice)
 
2011 Hanna
Marissa Wiegler
 
2011 The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg
 
2010 Robin Hood
Marion Loxley
 
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Daisy
 
2008 Ponyo
Granmamare (voice: English version)
 
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Irina Spalko
 
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Queen Elizabeth I
 
2007 I'm Not There.
Jude
 
2007 Hot Fuzz
Janine (uncredited)
 
2006 Notes on a Scandal
Sheba Hart
 
2006 The Good German
Lena Brandt
 
2006 Babel
Susan Jones
 
2005 Little Fish
Tracy
 
2004 The Aviator
Katharine Hepburn
 
2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Jane Winslett-Richardson
 
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Galadriel
 
2003/I The Missing
Magdalena Gilkeson
 
2003 Coffee and Cigarettes
Cate / Shelly (segment "Cousins")
 
2003 Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin
 
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Galadriel
 
2002/I Heaven
Philippa
 
2001 The Shipping News
Petal
 
2001 Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gray
 
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Galadriel
 
2001 Bandits
Kate Wheeler
 
2000 The Gift
Annabelle 'Annie' Wilson
 
2000 The Man Who Cried
Lola
 
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley
Meredith Logue
 
1999 Pushing Tin
Connie Falzone
 
1999 An Ideal Husband
Lady Gertrude Chiltern
 
1999 Bangers (short)
Julie-Anne
 
1998 Elizabeth
Elizabeth I
 
1997 Oscar and Lucinda
Lucinda Leplastrier
 
1997 Thank God He Met Lizzie
Lizzie
 
1997 Paradise Road
Susan Macarthy
 
1996 Parklands
Rosie
 
1995 Bordertown (TV mini-series)
Bianca
– Episode #1.10 (1995) … Bianca
– Episode #1.9 (1995) … Bianca
– Episode #1.5 (1995) … Bianca
– Episode #1.6 (1995) … Bianca
– Episode #1.7 (1995) … Bianca
See all 10 episodes »
 
1994 G.P. (TV series)
Janie Morris
– Natural Selection (1994) … Janie Morris
 
1994 Heartland (TV mini-series)
Elizabeth Ashton
– Episode #1.6 (1994) … Elizabeth Ashton
– Episode #1.7 (1994) … Elizabeth Ashton
– Episode #1.8 (1994) … Elizabeth Ashton
– Episode #1.3 (1994) … Elizabeth Ashton
– Episode #1.4 (1994) … Elizabeth Ashton
See all 8 episodes »
 
1994 Police Rescue
Vivian
 
1993 Police Rescue (TV series)
Mrs. Haines
– The Loaded Boy (1993) … Mrs. Haines
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2005 Stories of Lost Souls (producer - segment "Bangers")
 
1999 Bangers (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2013/I The Turning ("Reunion") (completed)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2010 Masterclass (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Liv Ullmann (2010) (special thanks)
 
2005 This Is an Adventure (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2003 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series) (acknowledgment: photographs courtesy of - 1 episode)
– Episode #10.3 (2003) (acknowledgment: photographs courtesy of)
 
Show ShowSelf (108 titles)
2013 The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (documentary) (post-production)
Dore Strauch (voice)
 
2013 Girl Rising (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2010-2012 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.146 (2012) … Herself
– Episode #1.12 (2010) … Herself
 
2012 Raising the Curtain (TV series documentary)
Herself - Interviewee
 
2012 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
Herself
– Cate Blanchett/Ewan McGregor/Michael Sheen/Matt Lucas/Keane (2012) … Herself
 
2012 Australian Story (TV series documentary)
Herself - Presenter
– By the Light of Stars (2012) … Herself - Presenter
 
2012 2011 Samsung AACTA Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2011 At the Movies (TV series)
Herself - Special Guest Host
– 25 Years of Margaret & David (2011) … Herself - Special Guest Host
 
2011 Hanna: Central Intelligence Allegory (video short)
Herself
 
2011 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.21 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Make-Up and Best Costume Design
 
2010 Iconoclasts (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Cate Blanchett and Tim Flannery (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (video documentary)
Herself
 
2010 The 64th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Play & Best Revival of a Play
 
2010 Cannes Film Festival 2010 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2003-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 May 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 April 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 22 April 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 21 April 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 13 April 2010 (2010) … Herself
See all 23 episodes »
 
2010 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 May 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 The Real Robin Hood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Ponyo: Creating Ponyo (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2010 Ponyo: Behind the Microphone - The Voices of Ponyo (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2010 Ponyo: The Nursery (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2010 Ponyo: The Producer's Perspective - Telling the Story (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2010 Ponyo: Ponyo & Fujimoto (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1999-2009 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 10 December 2009 (2009) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 12 October 2007 (2007) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 26 December 2006 (2006) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 16 December 2004 (2004) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 December 2003 (2003) … Herself - Guest
See all 7 episodes »
 
2009 The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (video documentary)
Herself
 
2001-2009 Gomorron (TV series)
Herself / Herself - I'm Not There
– Episode dated 16 January 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Om filmen 'I'm Not There' (2008) … Herself - I'm Not There
– Om filmen 'Sagan om ringen' (2001) … Herself
 
2008 Access Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 December 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
1999-2008 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #16.206 (2008) … Herself
– Episode #15.178 (2007) … Herself
– Episode #14.220 (2006) … Herself
– Episode #13.23 (2005) … Herself
– Episode #11.173 (2003) … Herself
See all 7 episodes »
 
2005-2008 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 November 2008 (2008) … Herself
– Episode dated 31 January 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2008 Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Achter de schermen bij 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 May 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Seitenblicke (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 May 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Fantástico (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 May 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 May 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Parting Moments: Following Minutes of a Separation (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Best Actress in a Supporting Role/Presenter: Best Art Direction
 
2008 Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Inside the Firm (2008) … Narrator (voice)
– The State Visit (2008) … Narrator (voice)
 
2008 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Female Actor in a Leading Role & Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role
 
2008 Live from the Red Carpet: The 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2008 Golden Globes Announcement Special (TV movie)
Herself
 
2008 L'Oreal Paris 2008 AFI Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 The 2007 Australian Film Institute Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2007 Miradas 2 (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 November 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 March 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Cartelera (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 October 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #13.8 (2007) … Herself
 
2004-2007 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 October 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Episode dated 5 December 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 16 December 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2006-2007 Corazón de... (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 October 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Episode dated 13 February 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Episode dated 21 September 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 18 July 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 May 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2007 In the Company of Actors (documentary)
Herself / Hedda Gabler
 
2007 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 31 March 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Presenter
 
2007 La nit al dia (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.82 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 20 heures le journal (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 February 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 January 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2004-2007 Film '72 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 January 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Films of the Year (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 February 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2007 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
2004-2006 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 December 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 14 December 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2006 Movie Rush (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The Bigger Picture (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.5 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 A Life Without Limits: The Making of 'The Aviator' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 This Is an Adventure (video documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.11 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Herself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Berlin (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Makeup
 
2005 The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Presenter: Best Female Lead
 
2005 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role/Co-Presenter: Film Clip from 'The Aviator'
 
2005 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 February 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
 
2005 Starz on the Set: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Aviator (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Good Day Live (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 December 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 New Frontiers: Making 'The Missing' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama & Presenter
 
2003 Tinseltown TV (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 December 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #10.3 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 God kveld Norge (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 November 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 V Graham Norton (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.55 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Scene 71 Filmmakers Workshop (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Movie Stars (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Cartaz Cultural (TV series)
Herself
 
2003 The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
 
2002 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Cate Blanchett (2002) … Herself
 
2002 Inside 'Bandits' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2002 Parkinson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #17.1 (2002) … Herself
 
2002 The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
 
2002 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 January 2002 (2002) … Herself
 
2002 Reel Comedy (TV series)
Herself
– The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou … Herself
 
2002 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2002 The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2001 National Geographic Explorer (TV series documentary)
Galadriel, Lady of the Galadhrim / Herself
– Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings (2001) … Herself/Galadriel, Lady of the Galadhrim
 
2001 Troldspejlet (TV series)
Herself
– Troldspejlet special: Ringenes herre - Eventyret om ringen (2001) … Herself (also archive footage)
 
2001 A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Quest for the Ring (TV documentary short)
Herself / Galadriel
 
2001 Extreme Close Up with... (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Extreme Close-Up With... Bruce Willis - 'Bandits' … Herself
 
2000 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2000 Reflections on 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Drama School (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
1999 Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1999 The 51st British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
 
1999 Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1998 The Making of 'Elizabeth' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (13 titles)
2012 Lego the Lord of the Rings: The Video Game (Video Game)
Galadriel (voice)
 
2012 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
 
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
 
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (TV documentary)
Herself/Susan/Jude Quinn (uncredited)
 
2008 Closing: Team Indy (video short)
Herself
 
2007 51 premis Sant Jordi de cinematografia (TV special)
Susan
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2007 Penélope, camino a los Oscar (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2006 San Sebastián 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV documentary)
Susan
 
2005 Sexes (TV series)
 
2005 Stories of Lost Souls
Julie-Anne (segment "Bangers")
 
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (Video Game)
Galadriel
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in the Sydney Theatre Company production of Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls" and played Felice Bauer in Timothy Daly's "Kafka Dances". Moved into the role of Carol in David Mamet's "Oleanna". Other stage roles include: Rose in "The Blind Giant... See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Height:

5' 8½" (1.74 m)
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Personal Quote:

If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously! See more »

Trivia:

Was originally cast as Mrs. Fox in Fantastic Mr. Fox, but was later replaced by Meryl Streep. See more »

Trademark:

Known for playing many different roles with multifarious personalities, such as the young sensible English queen Elizabeth in Elizabeth, the rude, hustling wife in The Shipping News, and the dangerous Russian villain in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus