Cate Blanchett

May 14, 1969(57 years old)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia|Acting

Biography

Catherine Elise Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation, she is known for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and the stage. Blanchett is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Blanchett began her acting career on the Australian stage, taking on roles in Electra in 1992 and Hamlet in 1994. She came to international attention as Elizabeth I in the drama film Elizabeth (1998), for which she won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actress, and received her first of seven Academy Award nominations. Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a neurotic former socialite in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Blue Jasmine (2013). Blanchett's other Oscar-nominated roles include Notes on a Scandal (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and Carol (2015). Her highest-grossing films include The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), Cinderella (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Ocean's 8 (2018). Blanchett has performed in over 20 theatre productions. From 2008 to 2013, she and her husband, Andrew Upton, were the artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company. Some of her stage roles during that period were in revivals of A Streetcar Named Desire, Uncle Vanya and The Maids, garnering several theatre awards and nominations. She made her Broadway debut in 2017 in The Present, for which she received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination. Blanchett has also received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Limited Series as producer for the FX/Hulu historical drama miniseries Mrs. America (2020).

Movies (117)

How to Train Your Dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2027

National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona

National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona

2026

David Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth
8.0

David Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth

2026

Father Mother Sister Brother
6.4

Father Mother Sister Brother

2025

Black Bag
6.4

Black Bag

2025

Bozo Over Roses

Bozo Over Roses

2025

VOGUE: Inventing the Runway

VOGUE: Inventing the Runway

2024

Borderlands
5.6

Borderlands

2024

Rumours
4.9

Rumours

2024

Can Creativity Save the World?

Can Creativity Save the World?

2024

Evolver

Evolver

2023

The New Boy
5.8

The New Boy

2023

The Fundraiser
10.0

The Fundraiser

2023

Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
8.0

Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero

2023

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
7.5

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

2022

Euphoria

Euphoria

2022

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
8.2

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
8.0

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022

The School for Good and Evil
7.0

The School for Good and Evil

2022

TÁR
7.1

TÁR

2022

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack

2022

Ukraine: Life Under Attack: Dispatches

Ukraine: Life Under Attack: Dispatches

2022

Don't Look Up
7.1

Don't Look Up

2021

Nightmare Alley
7.0

Nightmare Alley

2021

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
7.9

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

2021

The Four Temperaments
7.5

The Four Temperaments

2020

Symphony Of The Invisible

Symphony Of The Invisible

2020

Ride It Out
6.3

Ride It Out

2020

Stuart X
7.7

Stuart X

2019

Sweet Tooth
6.8

Sweet Tooth

2019

Where'd You Go, Bernadette
6.6

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019

This Changes Everything
6.2

This Changes Everything

2019

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
7.8

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
6.5

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

2018

The House with a Clock in Its Walls
6.2

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

2018

Ocean's Team 3.0
8.0

Ocean's Team 3.0

2018

Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible
7.4

Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible

2018

Ocean's Eight
7.0

Ocean's Eight

2018

Spielberg
7.6

Spielberg

2017

Thor: Ragnarok
7.6

Thor: Ragnarok

2017

Manifesto
6.8

Manifesto

2017

Song to Song
5.5

Song to Song

2017

Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing

Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing

2017

Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
6.3

Voyage of Time: Life's Journey

2017

Red
4.9

Red

2017

Earthflight 3D
10.0

Earthflight 3D

2016

Refugee
5.5

Refugee

2016

Carol
7.5

Carol

2015

Truth
6.5

Truth

2015

Knight of Cups
5.7

Knight of Cups

2015

Cinderella
6.8

Cinderella

2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
7.3

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2
7.7

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
6.5

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

2014

The Monuments Men
6.1

The Monuments Men

2014

A Smarter Country

A Smarter Country

2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7.6

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013

Journey to the South Pacific
6.0

Journey to the South Pacific

2013

Making a Scene | 11 Performances

Making a Scene | 11 Performances

2013

The Turning
5.7

The Turning

2013

Blue Jasmine
7.0

Blue Jasmine

2013

Girl Rising
7.0

Girl Rising

2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.4

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

A Cautionary Tail
5.8

A Cautionary Tail

2012

Hanna
6.6

Hanna

2011

Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
6.0

Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood

2010

Robin Hood
6.4

Robin Hood

2010

The Real Robin Hood
5.7

The Real Robin Hood

2010

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
7.0

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7.6

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
6.0

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008

I'm Not There
6.5

I'm Not There

2007

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
10.0

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

2007

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
6.7

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007

In the Company of Actors

In the Company of Actors

2007

Hot Fuzz
7.6

Hot Fuzz

2007

Notes on a Scandal
7.1

Notes on a Scandal

2006

The Good German
5.8

The Good German

2006

Babel
7.2

Babel

2006

Little Fish
5.7

Little Fish

2005

This Is an Adventure
6.8

This Is an Adventure

2005

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
6.4

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

2005

On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
6.3

On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

2005

The Aviator
7.2

The Aviator

2004

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
6.5

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

2004

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
7.1

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004

Stories of Lost Souls
5.7

Stories of Lost Souls

2004

The Making of 'The Return of the King'
8.8

The Making of 'The Return of the King'

2004

Coffee and Cigarettes
6.9

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8.5

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

The Missing
6.3

The Missing

2003

Veronica Guerin
6.7

Veronica Guerin

2003

The Making of 'The Two Towers'
8.8

The Making of 'The Two Towers'

2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8.4

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

Heaven
6.5

Heaven

2002

Charlotte Gray
6.2

Charlotte Gray

2001

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
6.6

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.4

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

The Shipping News
6.4

The Shipping News

2001

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
8.0

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

2001

Quest for the Ring
5.7

Quest for the Ring

2001

Bandits
6.3

Bandits

2001

The Gift
6.5

The Gift

2000

The Man Who Cried
6.1

The Man Who Cried

2000

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
6.2

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

2000

The Talented Mr. Ripley
7.2

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999

Bangers
7.5

Bangers

1999

Eyes Wide Shut
7.5

Eyes Wide Shut

1999

Pushing Tin
5.9

Pushing Tin

1999

An Ideal Husband
6.5

An Ideal Husband

1999

Elizabeth
7.2

Elizabeth

1998

Oscar and Lucinda
6.4

Oscar and Lucinda

1997

Thank God He Met Lizzie
4.8

Thank God He Met Lizzie

1997

Paradise Road
6.3

Paradise Road

1997

Parklands
4.5

Parklands

1996

Police Rescue: The Movie
6.0

Police Rescue: The Movie

1994

A Manual for Cleaning Women

A Manual for Cleaning Women

TV Shows (51)