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