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