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