Catherine Blanchett is an Australian-born actress and theatre director best known for her portrayal of Elizabeth I of England in Shekhar Kapur’s 1998 film Elizabeth. She received worldwide acclaim for her performance.
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Catherine Blanchett was born in 1969 to an Australian mother named June and an American father named Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr. Her mother was a property developer and teacher, while her father was a United States Navy petty officer who eventually became an advertising executive.
Her birthplace is the Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe. Actually, she is the middle child of three; her elder brother is a computer systems engineer, and her younger sister is a theatrical designer.
Her father died of a heart attack when she was ten years old, leaving her mother to raise her family on her own. Her ancestors include Scottish, English, and distant French ancestors.
Cate Blanchett’s Age, Height, Weight, and Body Dimensions
Cate Blanchett, who was born on May 14, 1969, will be 53 years old on June 7, 2022. Her height is 1.74 meters and her weight is 56 kilograms.
Cate Blanchett’s Profession & Career
Catherine Blanchett began her career in 1992 when she landed her first significant theatrical role alongside Geoffrey Rush in David Mamet’s play Oleanna for the Sydney Theatre Company. In the same year, she appeared as Clytemnestra in a performance of Sophocles’ Electra.
After a few weeks of rehearsals, the actress who performed the title part was pushed out, and a director named Lindy Davies cast her in the role. Furthermore, her performance as Electra became one of her most lauded at NIDA.
It is known that she made her feature film debut in a supporting role as an Australian nurse kidnapped by the Japanese Army during World War II in Bruce Beresford’s film Paradise Road.
The actress first appeared as Lucinda Leplastrier in Gillian Armstrong’s romance drama Oscar and Lucinda, opposite Ralph Fiennes. Her performance has earned her widespread accolades.
Already a well-known actress, she garnered a slew of new fans when she appeared in Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning blockbuster trilogy The Lord of the Rings, playing Galadriel in all three films.
In 2006, the actress co-starred with Brad Pitt in the multi-lingual, multi-narrative collaboration drama Babel, directed by Alejandro González Iárritu, and received seven Academy Award nominations.
In 2017, she appeared in The Present, a Sydney Theater Company production of Andrew Upton’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Platonov, which was directed by John Crowley.
Awards and Achievements:
In 2014, Catherine Blanchett was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 2013 film Blue Jasmine. She has received three Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Gold Globes, three BAFTAs, and one Academy Award in her career (as a supporting actress in The Aviator).
Cate Blanchett’s Salary and Net Worth
Catherine Blanchett’s net worth is predicted to be $95 million as of June 2022. She has made the majority of her income through her career as an actor and theatrical director based in Australia.
The actress scored her first film job in 1994 and has gone on to have a very successful and fruitful career since then.
The actress received scores of prizes for her performance as Queen Elizabeth I in the 1998 film Elizabeth. Her resume began to fill up with cinematic jobs after that.
Cate Blanchett is one of the few actresses who has earned so many significant accolades for her distinctive and exceptional roles in the films in which she has acted.
Her celebrity is considerable since, in 2007, Time magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and Forbes magazine named her one of the most successful actresses.
Quick Facts
Celebrated Name | Cate Blanchett |
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Real Name/Full Name | Catherine Elise Blanchett AC |
Gender | Female |
Age | 53 years old |
Birth Date | 14 May 1969 |
Birth Place | Ivanhoe, Australia |
Nationality | American, Australian |
Height | 1.74 m |
Weight | 56 kg |
Sexual Orientation | Straight |
Marital Status | Married |
Husband/Spouse (Name) | Andrew Upton (m. 1997) |
Children | Yes (Dashiell John Upton, Edith Vivian Patricia Upton, Roman Robert Upton, Ignatius Martin Upton) |
Dating/Boyfriend (Name) | N/A |
Profession | Australian-American actress and theatre director |
Net Worth in 2022 | $95 million |
Brands | N/A |
Hobbies | N/A |