Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett is an Academy Award-winning Australian actress who has been in many films including The Lord of the Rings films.

1. Full name: Catherine Élise Blanchett
2. Born: May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Australia
3. Notable Roles: Queen Elizabeth I, Galadriel, Katharine Hepburn
4. Best Supporting Actress Oscar: The Aviator
5. Nominated for 2 Academy Awards in 2008: Best Actress for Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Best Supporting Actress for I'm Not There

Cate Blanchett was born in Australia. Her mother was a teacher and her father was in the United States Navy. Her father died of a heart attack when she was ten years old.

She attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art to study acting and began working in the theater after graduation. She then began working in films and got her big break when she starred as Queen Elizabeth I in Shekar Kapur's film 'Elizabeth.

After that she gained more acclaim and audience attention for her roles as Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator and Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings films. She won an Oscar for the former film, which was directed by Martin Scorsese.

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• BBC NEWS: "Blanchett to chair culture forum" (February 26, 2008)
• News.com.au: "Oscars coverage: No Country wins big, Blanchett overlooked" (February 25, 2008)
• ABC Online: Blanchett nominated for two Oscars (January 23, 2008)
• AFP: Aussie icon Blanchett joins elite Oscar club (January 22, 2008)
• ABC Online: Blanchett wins Golden Globe (January 14, 2008)
  • Cate Blanchett has been named best supporting actress at the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards for her role in the biopic of Bob Dylan, I'm Not There.
• News.com.au: Irony of Blanchett's Golden Globe (January 14, 2008)
• People.com: Cate Blanchett, Into the Wild Lead SAG Nominations (December 20, 2007)

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• May 14, 1969: Born

• (1997) Oscar and Lucinda: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1998) Elizabeth: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2001) Bandits: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2001) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: IMDb| Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2003) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2003) Veronica Guerin: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2004) Wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The Aviator: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2006) Babel: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2006) Notes on a Scandal: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2007) Elizabeth: The Golden Age: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• 2008: Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea | IMDb Listing