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Main Movie Roles

BIOGRAPHY:

Cate Blanchett graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992 and, in a little over a year, had won both critical and popular acclaim. On graduating from NIDA, she joined the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls", then played Felice Bauer, the bride, in Tim Daly (I)'s "Kafka Dances", winning the 1993 Newcomer Award from the Sydney Theatre Critics Circle for her performance. From there, Blanchett moved to the role of Carol in David Mamet's searing polemic "Oleanna", also for the Sydney Theatre Company, and won the Rosemont Best Actress Award, her second award that year. She then co-starred in the ABC Television's prime time drama "Heartland" (1994), again winning critical acclaim. In 1995, she was nominated for Best Female Performance for her role as Ophelia in the Belvoir Street Theatre Company's production of "Hamlet". Other theatre credits include Helen in the Sydney Theatre Company's "Sweet Phoebe", Miranda in "The Tempest" and Rose in "The Blind Giant is Dancing", both for the Belvoir Street Theatre Company. In other television roles, Blanchett starred as Bianca in ABC's "Bordertown" (1995), as Janie Morris in "G.P." (1989) and in ABC's popular series Police Rescue (1994). She made her feature film debut in Paradise Road (1997), and, in 1998, she played the title character in Elizabeth (1998), winning numerous awards for her performance, including the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama. Cate was also nominated for an Academy Award for the role but lost out to Gwyneth Paltrow. 2001 was a particularly busy year, with starring roles in Bandits (2001), The Shipping News (2001), Charlotte Gray (2001) and playing Elf Queen Galadriel in the "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy.


TRIVIA:

• Her father, (Robert Blanchett) a Texan ad executive, died of a heart attack when she was ten years old.
• (February 2008) Has been in 6 movies where the title contains the name of the character she plays: _Veronica Guerin (2003)_ (qv), _Charlotte Gray (2001)_ (qv), _Elizabeth (1998)_ (qv), _Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997)_ (qv), _Oscar and Lucinda (1997)_ (qv) and _Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)_ (qv).
• She is one of five actors (and the only female actor) to be nominated for an Oscar twice for playing the same role in two separate films. She played "Queen Elizabeth I" in _Elizabeth (1998)_ (qv) and in _Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)_ (qv). The others are 'Bing Crosby' (qv) as "Father Chuck O'Malley" in _Going My Way (1944)_ (qv) and _The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)_ (qv), 'Paul Newman (I)' (qv) as "Fast Eddie Felson" in _The Hustler (1961)_ (qv) and _The Color of Money (1986)_ (qv), 'Peter O'Toole (I)' (qv) as "King Henry II" in _Becket (1964)_ (qv) and _The Lion in Winter (1968)_ (qv) and 'Al Pacino' (qv) as "Michael Corleone" in _The Godfather (1972)_ (qv) and _The Godfather: Part II (1974)_ (qv).
• 1995: Nominated for Best Female Performance by the Melbourne Green Room Awards, for the Belvoir St Theatre Company's production of "Hamlet".
• Appeared next to 'Hugo Weaving' (qv) in 9 different projects: _"Bordertown" (1995)_ (qv), _"Drama School" (2000)_ (qv), _Little Fish (2005)_ (qv), _The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)_ (qv), _The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)_ (qv), _The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004) (VG)_ (qv), _The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)_ (qv), _The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' (2002) (V)_ (qv), _Quest for the Ring (2001) (TV)_ (qv).
• Good friends with actress 'Nicole Kidman' (qv).
• (2005) Won Best Female Actor, Helpmann Award for her performance in "Hedda Gabler".
• Second son, Roman Robert, with 'Andrew Upton (I)' (qv), born 23 April 2004 in London, England.