Cate Blanchett
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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).
Known for
Credits
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
as Galadriel
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
as Galadriel
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
as Galadriel
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
as Galadriel
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
as Galadriel
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
as Hela
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
as Mysterious Woman (voice) (uncredited)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
as Galadriel
Black Bag (2025)
as Kathryn St. Jean
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
as Valka (voice)
Cinderella (2015)
as Stepmother, Lady Tremaine
Don't Look Up (2021)
as Brie Evantee
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
as Valka (voice)
Ocean's Eight (2018)
as Lou
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
as Daisy Fuller
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
as Irina Spalko
Hot Fuzz (2007)
as Janine (uncredited)
The Aviator (2004)
as Katharine Hepburn
Borderlands (2024)
as Lilith
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
as Meredith Logue
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
as Spazzatura (voice)
Robin Hood (2010)
as Marion Loxley
Nightmare Alley (2021)
as Dr. Lilith Ritter
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
as Kaa (voice)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
as Florence Zimmerman
The School for Good and Evil (2022)
as The Storian (voice)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
as Jane Winslett-Richardson
The Monuments Men (2014)
as Claire Simone
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
as Sheba Hart
Babel (2006)
as Susan Jones
TÁR (2022)
as Lydia Tár
Carol (2015)
as Carol Aird
The Missing (2003)
as Maggie Gilkeson
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
as Elizabeth I, Queen of England
Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)
as Timothea
Blue Jasmine (2013)
as Jasmine
I'm Not There (2007)
as Jude
The Gift (2000)
as Annie Wilson
Hanna (2011)
as Marissa
Knight of Cups (2015)
as Nancy
The Wrong Girls (2026)
as Deep Sea Expert (voice)
Bandits (2001)
as Kate Wheeler
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
as Bernadette
Elizabeth (1998)
as Elizabeth I
Song to Song (2017)
as Amanda
Pushing Tin (1999)
as Connie Falzone
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
as Cate / Shelly (segment "Cousins")
Veronica Guerin (2003)
as Veronica Guerin
The Good German (2006)
as Lena Brandt
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)
as Self
An Ideal Husband (1999)
as Lady Gertrude Chiltern
The Shipping News (2001)
as Petal
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027)
as Valka
Heaven (2002)
as Philippa
Can Creativity Save the World? (2024)
as Self
Truth (2015)
as Mary Mapes
This Changes Everything (2019)
as Self
Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth (2026)
as Self
The Man Who Cried (2000)
as Lola
Paradise Road (1997)
as Susan Macarthy
Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
as Lucinda Leplastrier
Spielberg (2017)
as Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001)
as Self
Rumours (2024)
as Hilda Orlmann
The Origin of the World (—)
Actor
National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona (—)
as Electra (Elisabeth) / Clytemnestra (Alma)
Charlotte Gray (2001)
as Charlotte Gray
Stories of Lost Souls (2004)
as Julie-Anne
The New Boy (2023)
as Sister Eileen
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
as Self
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022)
as Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' (2004)
as Self
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021)
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes (2007)
as Self
Ocean's Team 3.0 (2018)
as Self
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean (2026)
as Narrator
The Making of 'The Two Towers' (2006)
as Self
Red (2017)
as Mother
The Turning (2013)
as Gail Lang
The Real Robin Hood (2010)
as Self
Alpha Gang (2026)
as Beta One
Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero (2023)
as Self
Quest for the Ring (2001)
as Self
Sweet Tooth (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
The Making of 'The Return of the King' (2006)
as Self
This Is an Adventure (2005)
as Self
Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing (2017)
as Self
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
as Self
Euphoria (2022)
as Tiger (voice)
Little Fish (2005)
as Tracy
Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (2010)
as Self
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (2000)
as Self
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2014)
as Dore Strauch (voice)
Girl Rising (2013)
as Narrator - Haiti (voice)
Stuart X (2019)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Evolver (2023)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997)
as Lizzie
A Manual for Cleaning Women (—)
Actor
In the Company of Actors (2007)
as Self / Hedda Gabler
Refugee (2016)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Manifesto (2017)
as Various
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (2005)
as Self
Journey to the South Pacific (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
A Cautionary Tail (2012)
as Narrator
Monica (—)
Actor
Police Rescue: The Movie (1994)
as Vivian
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast (2002)
as Self (archive)
Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack (2022)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Making a Scene | 11 Performances (2013)
Actor
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' (2005)
as Self / Jane W.
Reimagining The Met Gala (2018)
as Self
Symphony Of The Invisible (2020)
as Self (voice)
Good Thing (—)
as Martha Stewart
Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' (2008)
as Self
The Fundraiser (2023)
as Lydia Tár
Sweetsick (—)
Actor
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley' (2000)
as Self
Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible (2018)
as Self
A Smarter Country (2014)
as Self
Ride It Out (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
VOGUE: Inventing the Runway (2024)
as Narrator
Parklands (1996)
as Rosie
Bozo Over Roses (2025)
Actor
The Champions (—)
Actor
The Four Temperaments (2020)
as Red / Blue / Yellow / Green
Ukraine: Life Under Attack: Dispatches (2022)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bangers (1999)
as Julie-Ann
Earthflight 3D (2016)
as Narrator
Kaborya (1990)
as American (Extra)
Each Day in a Moment: 2026 (2027)
as Self (uncredited)