Cate Blanchett

**Catherine Elise Blanchett**  (; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actress, producer, and theatre director. She was born in Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia.

In 1998 she won an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for playing Elizabeth I in _Elizabeth_. In 2005 she won Best Supporting Actress for playing Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's _The Aviator_.

Regarded as one of the greatest actresses of her generation, she is noted for her versatile roles in blockbusters, independent films, and in her stage work in various theatre productions. She has received  numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and three British Academy Film Awards.
In 2022 she was awarded with the international Goya award in Spain for her outstanding cinematographic career. That same year, she appeared in the movie _Tár_, which earned her multiple nominations such as for the Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress.

## Filmography

|Year|Film|Role|Notes and awards||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**1994**|_Police Rescue: The Movie_|Vivian|||
|**1996**|_Parklands_|Rosie|||
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|**1997**|_Oscar and Lucinda_|Lucinda Leplastrier|Nominated - Australian Film Institute award, Best Lead Actress|
|_Thank God He Met Lizzie_|Lizzie|Australian Film Institute award, Best Supporting Actress|||
|_Paradise Road_|Susan Macarthy||||
|**1998**|_Elizabeth_|Queen Elizabeth I|**Won** - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama **Won** - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role **Won** - BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated - SAG award for Best Actress in a Leading Role||
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|**1999**|_Bangers_|Julie-Anne||
|_The Talented Mr. Ripley_|Meredith Logue|Nominated - BAFTA for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role|||
|_Pushing Tin_|Connie Falzone||||
|_An Ideal Husband_|Lady Gertrude Chiltern||||
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|**2000**|_The Gift_|Annabelle "Annie" Wilson||
|_The Man Who Cried_|Lola||||
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|**2001**|_The Shipping News_|Petal Quoyle||
|_Charlotte Gray_|Charlotte Gray||||
|_The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring_|Galadriel|Nominated - SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast|||
|_Bandits_|Kate Wheeler|Nominated - Golden Globe for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Nominated - SAG award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|||
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|**2002**|_The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers_|Galadriel|Nominated - SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast|
|_Heaven_|Philippa||||
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|**2003**|_The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King_|Galadriel|**Won** - SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast **Won** - BFCA award for Best Acting Ensemble|
|_The Missing_|Magdalena 'Maggie' Gilkeson||||
|_Coffee and Cigarettes_|Herself & Shelly||||
|_Veronica Guerin_|Veronica Guerin|Nominated - Golden Globe for Best Actress - Drama|||
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|**2004**|_The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou_|Jane Winslett-Richardson|Nominated - BFCA award for Best Acting Ensemble|
|_The Aviator_|Katharine Hepburn|**Won** - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress **Won** - BAFTA award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role **Won** - SAG award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - BFCA award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress|||
|**2005**|_Little Fish_|Tracy Heart|**Won** - Australian Film Institute award for Best Lead Actress||
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|**2006**|_Babel_|Susan Jones|**Won** - Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Nominated - SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated - BFCA award for Best Acting Ensemble|
|_The Good German_|Lena Brandt||||
|_Notes on a Scandal_|Sheba Hart|Nominated - BFCA for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - SAG  for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|||
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|**2007**|_Hot Fuzz_|Janine|Uncredited Cameo|
|_Elizabeth: The Golden Age_|Queen Elizabeth I|Nominated - BFCA award for Best Actress Nominated - Golden Globe for Best Actress - Drama Nominated - SAG award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress|||
|_I'm Not There_|Jude Quinn (Bob Dylan)|**Won** - Volpi Cup for Best Actress **Won** - Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actress **Won** - Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - BFCA award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - SAG award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|||
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|**2008**|_Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull_|Agent Irina Spalko||
|_The Curious Case of Benjamin Button_|Daisy||||
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|**2009**|_Fantastic Mr. Fox_|Mrs. Fox|Voice|
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|**2013**|_Blue Jasmine_|Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis||
|_The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug_|Galadriel||||
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|**2014**|_The Monuments Men_|Claire Simone||
|_How to Train Your Dragon 2_|Valka|Voice|||
|_The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies_|Galadriel||||
|rowspan="5" valign="center"|**2015**|_Knight of Cups_|Nancy||
|_Cinderella_|Stepmother||||
|_Carol_|Carol Aird||||
|_Truth_|Mary Mapes||||
|_Manifesto_|Various||||

## Infobox (person)

- **honorific suffix**: Order of Australia, AC
- **name**: Cate Blanchett
- **image**: Cate Blanchett-0547 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Cate Blanchett in 2020
- **birthname**: Catherine Élise Blanchett
- **birth place**: Ivanhoe, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia
- **nationality**: Australians, Australian
- **occupation**: Actress, Theatre Director
- **alma mater**: National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)
- **yearsactive**: 1992-present
- **signature**: Cate Blanchett signature (autograph).svg
- **children**: 4
- **parents**: Robert Blanchett
June Blanchett
- **homepage**: http://cateblanchett.net
- **awards**: **NBR Award for Best Cast**
2003 _The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King_
**NBR Award for Best Supporting Actress**
2001 _The Man Who Cried_ ; _The Shipping News_ ; _The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring_
**Venice Film Festival, Volpi Cup for Best Actress**
2007 _I'm Not There_
**Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress**
2004 _The Aviator_
**Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, AFIA: Best Actress in a Supporting Role**
 1997 _Thank God He Met Lizzie_
 **Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, AFIA: Best Actress in a Leading Role**
2005 _Little Fish (movie), Little Fish_
 **News Limited Readers' Choice Award**
2005
**BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, BAFTA: Best Actress in a Leading Role**
1998 _Elizabeth (movie), Elizabeth_
**BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, BAFTA: Best Actress in a Supporting Role**
2004 _The Aviator_
**Golden Globe Award: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama, Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama**
1998 _Elizabeth (movie), Elizabeth_
 **Golden Globe Award: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture, Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture**
2007 _I'm Not There_
**Screen Actors Guild Awards, SAG: Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture**
 2003 _The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King_
 **Screen Actors Guild Awards, SAG: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture, Outstanding Supporting Actress - Motion Picture**
 2004 _The Aviator_