Cate Blanchett is a world famous Australian actress who rose to stardom after appearing in the film Elizabeth in the titular role.
She has received much critical success with credits that include The Talented Mr. Ripley, Oscar and Lucinda, Pushing Tin, An Ideal Husband, The Gift, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Shipping News, Charlotte Gray, Bandits, The Missing, Coffee and Cigarettes, Veronica Guerin, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Aviator, Babel, The Good German, Notes on a Scandal, I’m Not There, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
She is considered one of the finest actresses working in Hollywood today, and she has been nominated for an Academy Award many times, winning in 2005 for Best Supporting Actress in The Aviator for her role as Katharine Hepburn.
In her personal life, she is married to screenwriter and playwright Andrew Upton. The couple has three sons: Dashiell John, Roman Robert, and Ignatius Martin.
