Cate Blanchett
Born
May 14, 1969 (56 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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

The New Boy
Sister Eileen
2023

The Fundraiser
Lydia Tár
2023

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022

Knight of Cups
Nancy
2015

How to Train Your Dragon 2
Valka (voice)
2014

The Turning
Gail Lang
2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Galadriel
2012

Hanna
Marissa
2011

Robin Hood
Marion Loxley
2010

The Real Robin Hood
Self
2010

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Daisy Fuller
2008

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Irina Spalko
2008

I'm Not There
Jude
2007

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabeth I, Queen of England
2007

Hot Fuzz
Janine (uncredited)
2007

Notes on a Scandal
Sheba Hart
2006

The Good German
Lena Brandt
2006

Babel
Susan Jones
2006

Little Fish
Tracy
2005

The Aviator
Katharine Hepburn
2004

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Jane Winslett-Richardson
2004

Stories of Lost Souls
Julie-Anne
2004

Coffee and Cigarettes
Cate / Shelly (segment "Cousins")
2004

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Galadriel
2003

The Missing
Maggie Gilkeson
2003

Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin
2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Galadriel
2002

Heaven
Philippa
2002

Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gray
2001

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Galadriel
2001

The Shipping News
Petal
2001

Bandits
Kate Wheeler
2001

The Man Who Cried
Lola
2000

The Gift
Annie Wilson
2000

The Talented Mr. Ripley
Meredith Logue
1999

Pushing Tin
Connie Falzone
1999

Elizabeth
Elizabeth I
1998

A Manual for Cleaning Women

An Ideal Husband
Lady Gertrude Chiltern
1999
The Champions

Father Mother Sister Brother
Timothea
2025

Black Bag
Kathryn St. Jean
2025

Rumours
Hilda Orlmann
2024

Can Creativity Save the World?
Self
2024

Evolver
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Self
2022

Euphoria
Tiger (voice)
2022

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2022

The School for Good and Evil
The Storian (voice)
2022

Ukraine: Life Under Attack: Dispatches
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022

Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Bernadette
2019

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Kaa (voice)
2018
Reimagining The Met Gala
Self
2018

Ocean's Team 3.0
Self
2018

Ocean's Eight
Lou Miller
2018

Thor: Ragnarok
Hela
2017

Manifesto
Various
2017

Song to Song
Amanda
2017

Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing
Herself
2017

Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
Narrator (voice)
2017

Red
Mother
2017

Refugee
Narrator (voice)
2016

Carol
Carol Aird
2015

Truth
Mary Mapes
2015

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Galadriel
2014

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
Dore Strauch (voice)
2014

The Monuments Men
Claire Simone
2014

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Galadriel
2013

Making a Scene
Woman
2013

Blue Jasmine
Jasmine
2013

Girl Rising
Narrator - Haiti (voice)
2013

Mon Clown
Self (archive footage)
2008

In the Company of Actors
Self / Hedda Gabler
2007

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Self
2005

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
Self
2004

A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
Self
2001

Quest for the Ring
Self
2001

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
2000
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
2000

Eyes Wide Shut
Mysterious Woman (voice) (uncredited)
1999

Oscar and Lucinda
Lucinda Leplastrier
1997

Thank God He Met Lizzie
Lizzie
1997

Paradise Road
Susan Macarthy
1997

Parklands
Rosie
1996

Police Rescue: The Movie
Vivian
1994
Alpha Gang
Alpha One

Bozo Over Roses
2025

VOGUE: Inventing the Runway
Narrator
2024

Disclaimer
Catherine Ravenscroft · (7 episodes)
2024

Borderlands
Lilith
2024

Our Living World
Self - Narrator (voice) · (4 episodes)
2024

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2023

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Self · (3 episodes)
2023

Taskmaster
Self - Cameo · (1 episode)
2023

Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
Self
2023

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Spazzatura (voice)
2022

TÁR
Lydia Tár
2022

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self · (1 episode)
2022

Don't Look Up
Brie Evantee
2021

Nightmare Alley
Dr. Lilith Ritter
2021

Squid Game
The Recruiter · (1 episode)
2021

What If...?
Hela (voice) · (2 episodes)
2021

Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2021

Marvel Studios Legends
Hela (archive footage) (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
2021

The Four Temperaments
Red / Blue / Yellow / Green
2020

Symphony Of The Invisible
Self (voice)
2020

Ride It Out
Narrator (voice)
2020

Homemade
Narrator · (1 episode)
2020

Staged
Cate · (1 episode)
2020

Mrs. America
Phyllis Schlafly · (9 episodes)
2020

Stateless
Pat Masters · (6 episodes)
2020

Stuart X
Self - Narrator (voice)
2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019

Sweet Tooth
Narrator (voice)
2019

This Changes Everything
Self
2019

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Valka (voice)
2019

The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Florence Zimmerman
2018

Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible
Herself
2018

Spielberg
Self
2017

Earthflight 3D
Narrator
2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (5 episodes)
2015

Documentary Now!
Alice · (1 episode)
2015

Documentary Now!
Izabella Barta · (1 episode)
2015

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
2015

Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
2015

Cinderella
Stepmother, Lady Tremaine
2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (2 episodes)
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (3 episodes)
2014

And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014

Journey to the South Pacific
narrator
2013

The Making of 'Making a Scene'
Self
2013

A Cautionary Tail
Narrator
2012

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2009

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Self
2009

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Self
2007

The Graham Norton Show
Self · (5 episodes)
2007

The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2007

The Reichen Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2005

This Is an Adventure
Self
2005

On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
Self / Jane W.
2005

The Making of the Return of the King
Self
2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003

The Making of The Two Towers
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003

E! Live from the Red Carpet
Self · (2 episodes)
2002

Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
Self
2001
Good Day Live
Self · (1 episode)
2001

The Early Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1999

Bangers
Julie-Ann
1999

Family Guy
Queen Elizabeth II (voice) · (1 episode)
1999

Family Guy
Penelope (voice) · (1 episode)
1999

Parkinson
Self · (1 episode)
1998

The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Leute heute
Self · (1 episode)
1997

Bordertown
Bianca · (3 episodes)
1995

Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994

Heartland
Elizabeth Ashton · (13 episodes)
1994

GMTV
Self · (1 episode)
1993

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (3 episodes)
1992

Police Rescue
Mrs Haines · (1 episode)
1991

Kaborya
Extra (uncredited)
1990

The Simpsons
Elaine Wolff (voice) · (1 episode)
1989

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(2 episodes)
1988
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984

Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981

AACTA Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1976

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973

The Oscars
Self · (4 episodes)
1953

Today
Self · (2 episodes)
1952

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944