Cate Blanchett
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).
Filmography
How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Valka
How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Valka
National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona
as Electra (Elisabeth) / Clytemnestra (Alma)
National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona
as Electra (Elisabeth) / Clytemnestra (Alma)
Alpha Gang
as Alpha One
Alpha Gang
as Alpha One
The Wrong Girls
as Deep Sea Expert (voice)
The Wrong Girls
as Deep Sea Expert (voice)
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
as Self
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
as Self
Black Bag
as Kathryn St. Jean
Black Bag
as Kathryn St. Jean
Bozo Over Roses
Bozo Over Roses
Rumours
as Hilda Orlmann
Rumours
as Hilda Orlmann
Can Creativity Save the World?
as Self
Can Creativity Save the World?
as Self
The Fundraiser
as Lydia Tár
The Fundraiser
as Lydia Tár
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
TÁR
as Lydia Tár
TÁR
as Lydia Tár
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Don't Look Up
as Brie Evantee
Don't Look Up
as Brie Evantee
Nightmare Alley
as Dr. Lilith Ritter
Nightmare Alley
as Dr. Lilith Ritter
Sweet Tooth
as Narrator (voice)
Sweet Tooth
as Narrator (voice)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
as Bernadette
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
as Bernadette
This Changes Everything
as Self
This Changes Everything
as Self
Ocean's Eight
as Lou
Ocean's Eight
as Lou
Spielberg
as Self
Spielberg
as Self
Manifesto
as Various
Manifesto
as Various
Song to Song
as Amanda
Song to Song
as Amanda
Carol
as Carol Aird
Carol
as Carol Aird
Truth
as Mary Mapes
Truth
as Mary Mapes
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Galadriel
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Galadriel
How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Valka (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Valka (voice)
The Monuments Men
as Claire Simone
The Monuments Men
as Claire Simone
The Turning
as Gail Lang
The Turning
as Gail Lang
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Galadriel
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Galadriel
Hanna
as Marissa
Hanna
as Marissa
Robin Hood
as Marion Loxley
Robin Hood
as Marion Loxley
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
as Self
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
as Self
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Daisy Fuller
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Daisy Fuller
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
as Irina Spalko
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
as Irina Spalko
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
as Self
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
as Self
In the Company of Actors
as Self / Hedda Gabler
In the Company of Actors
as Self / Hedda Gabler
Notes on a Scandal
as Sheba Hart
Notes on a Scandal
as Sheba Hart
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
as Self / Jane W.
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
as Self / Jane W.
The Aviator
as Katharine Hepburn
The Aviator
as Katharine Hepburn
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Jane Winslett-Richardson
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Jane Winslett-Richardson
Stories of Lost Souls
as Julie-Anne
Stories of Lost Souls
as Julie-Anne
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Cate / Shelly (segment "Cousins")
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Cate / Shelly (segment "Cousins")
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Galadriel
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Galadriel
The Missing
as Maggie Gilkeson
The Missing
as Maggie Gilkeson
Veronica Guerin
as Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin
as Veronica Guerin
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
as Self (archive)
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
as Self (archive)
Heaven
as Philippa
Heaven
as Philippa
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Galadriel
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Galadriel
The Shipping News
as Petal
The Shipping News
as Petal
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
as Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
as Self
Bandits
as Kate Wheeler
Bandits
as Kate Wheeler
The Gift
as Annie Wilson
The Gift
as Annie Wilson
The Man Who Cried
as Lola
The Man Who Cried
as Lola
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
as Self
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
as Self
Bangers
as Julie-Ann
Bangers
as Julie-Ann
Eyes Wide Shut
as Mysterious Woman (voice) (uncredited)
Eyes Wide Shut
as Mysterious Woman (voice) (uncredited)
Pushing Tin
as Connie Falzone
Pushing Tin
as Connie Falzone
An Ideal Husband
as Lady Gertrude Chiltern
An Ideal Husband
as Lady Gertrude Chiltern
Thank God He Met Lizzie
as Lizzie
Thank God He Met Lizzie
as Lizzie
Paradise Road
as Susan Macarthy
Paradise Road
as Susan Macarthy
Police Rescue: The Movie
as Vivian
Police Rescue: The Movie
as Vivian
The Champions
The Champions
Good Thing
as Martha Stewart
Good Thing
as Martha Stewart