Catherine Elise Blanchett AC is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation, she is known for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and the stage.
Cate Blanchett Biography
| Name: | Catherine Elise Blanchett AC |
|---|---|
| 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 | $100 million |
| Last Updated: | 2022 |
Cate Blanchett Net Worth 2023
| Net Worth: | $100 Million |
| Date of Birth: | May 14, 1969 (53 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.74 m) |
| Profession: | Actor, Film Producer, Voice Actor |
| Nationality: | Australia |
Early Life
Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Australia. Cate’s mother was a property developer and her father was an American Navy officer. Cate’s parents met when his ship was briefly stationed in Melbourne. Sadly, her father died of a heart attack when Cate was just 10 years old. After high school, she studied economics and fine arts at the University of Melbourne, but dropped out after one year to travel the world. While in Egypt, she was asked to work as an extra in the Egyptian boxing movie “Kaboria.” After her travels, she moved to Sydney and enrolled at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Cate Blanchett Family
Cate Blanchett father name is Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., who was a U.S. Navy petty officer and later worked as an advertising executive. Cate Blanchett mother, June, worked as a property developer and teacher. Cate has an older brother named Bob Blanchett, a computer system engineer, and a younger sister named Genevieve Blanchett, a theatrical designer.
Personal Life
Cate has been married to Australian playwright Andrew Upton since 1997. Together they have three children. For five years the couple served as the co-artistic directors of the Sydney Theater company.
Cate Blanchett Relationships/Affairs
Cate Blanchett met Australian writer Andrew Upton in 1996 when they were taking a shot at the play The Seagull. Subsequent to dating for two or three months, the twosome got married in 1997. They have three kids together: Dashiell John, Roman Robert, and Ignatius Martin.
Career
Cate Blanchett first film was Parklands (1996). In 1997, She featured in Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997), for which she won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actress. Cate won awards in both Europe and America for her execution in the title part of Elizabeth (1998). For her performance in the film, Blanchett won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress (Drama) and a BAFTA Award.
She played Galadriel, in the Lord of the Rings. For her part as Katherine Hepburn in The Aviator (2004) co-featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Beckinsale, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law; Blanchett got her second Academy Award nomination and her first Oscar. She was in Notes on a Scandal (2006), and her fourth and fifth ones out for I’m Not There (2007) co-featuring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere; and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).
She repeated her part as Galadriel in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Cate received an Academy Award-winning execution in Blue Jasmine (2013). The film earned her Best Actress at the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs, the Screen Actors Guild grants and numerous different honors. She featured in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). In 2015, she appeared in and Cinderella (2015) with Lily James, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter and Carol (2015) with Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson. For her work in the last motion picture, Cate got an Academy Award and Golden Globe selection. She recently did Song to Song (2017) with Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman and Thor: Ragnarok (2017) with Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Tessa Thompson, Mark Ruffalo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum.