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Main Movie Roles 2010 - Robin Hood 2008 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2007 - Hot Fuzz 2007 - Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2006 - The Good German 2006 - Notes on a Scandal 2006 - Babel 2005 - Little Fish 2004 - Coffee and Cigarettes 2004 - The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou 2004 - The Aviator 2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 - Veronica Guerin 2002 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2001 - Bandits 2001 - The Shipping News 2001 - Charlotte Gray 2001 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2000 - The Gift 2000 - The Man Who Cried 1999 - The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999 - Pushing Tin 1999 - An Ideal Husband 1998 - Elizabeth 1997 - Oscar and Lucinda

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:

• Son, Ignatius Martin Upton, was born 13 April 2008 in Sydney, weighing 8 pounds.
• 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).
• Was unknowingly pregnant while portraying the pregnant journalist in _The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)_ (qv).
• In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $13 million.
• In _The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)_ (qv), she appears with 'Anjelica Huston' (qv), and in _The Aviator (2004)_ (qv), she works with 'Danny Huston' (qv), the daughter and son, respectively, of director 'John Huston (I)' (qv). In addition to having played 'Katharine Hepburn' (qv), who appeared in _The African Queen (1951)_ (qv), directed by 'John Huston (I)' (qv), she also appeared in a remake of a film that 'John Huston (I)' (qv) appeared in: _The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)_ (qv).
• Is of French descent.
• In _The Aviator (2004)_ (qv), she works opposite 'Leonardo DiCaprio' (qv), who plays 'Howard Hughes (I)' (qv). The year before, she appeared in _The Missing (2003/I)_ (qv) with 'Tommy Lee Jones' (qv). Jones played Hughes years earlier in _The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977) (TV)_ (qv).
• Four of her five Oscar nominations are for playing real people (Queen Elizabeth I, 'Katharine Hepburn' (qv) and 'Bob Dylan' (qv)).