Cate Blanchett: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Catherine Elise Blanchett
Born May 14, 1969 (age 57) • Melbourne • Australia
Awards And Honors Golden Globe Award • Academy Award (2014) • Academy Award (2005) • Academy Award (2014): Actress in a Leading Role • Academy Award (2005): Actress in a Supporting Role • Golden Globe Award (2014): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama • Golden Globe Award (2008): Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (1999): Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Married To Andrew Upton (1997–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "The Simpsons" (2020) • "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (2004) • "Cinderella" (2015) • "Staged" (2021) • "Notes on a Scandal" (2006) • "Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle" (2018) • "Knight of Cups" (2015) • "Heaven" (2002) • "Hanna" (2011) • "Parklands" (1996) • "Police Rescue" (1994) • "Oscar and Lucinda" (1997) • "An Ideal Husband" (1999) • "The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden" (2013) • "Bordertown" (1995) • "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (2007) • "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008) • "Stateless" (2020) • "Carol" (2015) • "Truth" (2015) • "The Man Who Cried" (2000) • "How to Train Your Dragon 2" (2014) • "The Shipping News" (2001) • "Song to Song" (2017) • "Ponyo" (2008) • "Elizabeth" (1998) • "Kaboria" (1990) • "Police Rescue" (1993) • "Bandits" (2001) • "The Turning" (2013) • "Veronica Guerin" (2003) • "Voyage of Time: Life's Journey" (2016) • "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001) • "Ocean's 8" (2018) • "Documentary Now!" (2019) • "The Aviator" (2004) • "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003) • "Homemade" (2020) • "Mrs. America" (2020) • "Charlotte Gray" (2001) • "Babel" (2006) • "Coffee and Cigarettes" (2003) • "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" (2019) • "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999) • "The Good German" (2006) • "Pushing Tin" (1999) • "Paradise Road" (1997) • "The Monuments Men" (2014) • "Manifesto" (2015) • "G.P." (1994) • "Blue Jasmine" (2013) • "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" (2014) • "The Gift" (2000) • "Robin Hood" (2010) • "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (2012) • "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" (2018) • "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" (2019) • "Little Fish" (2005) • "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" (2013) • "Thank God He Met Lizzie" (1997) • "Family Guy" (2012) • "The Missing" (2003) • "Heartland" (1994) • "I'm Not There" (2007) • "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017) • "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008) • "Rake" (2014) • "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "Stateless" (2020)

Top Questions

Where was Cate Blanchett born?
Cate Blanchett was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Is Cate Blanchett married?
Andrew Upton (1997–present)
When was Cate Blanchett born?
Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969.

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