| Birth Name | Catherine Elise Blanchett |
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| Birth | Born on 1969-05-14 at Melbourne, Victoria Australia |
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| Height | 5' 8 1/2" |
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| Sex | F |
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| Nationality | Australian |
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| Profession | Actress |
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| Education | High School: Methodist Ladies College, Melbourne, Australia University: Melbourne University (dropped out) University: National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia (1992) |
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| Married To | Andrew Upton (film editor, screenwriter; married in June 1997) |
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| Father | Advertising executive from Texas (died in 1979) |
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| Mother | June (Australian; businesswoman, former teacher) |
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| Sisters | Genevieve (theater designer; younger) |
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| Brothers | Robert (works in the computer field; older) |
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| Sons | Roman Robert Upton (born on April 23, 2004 in London) Dashiell John Upton (born in December 2001) |
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| Claim To Fame | Elizabeth I in Shekhar Kapur' Elizabeth (1998) |
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Cate Blanchett (born May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Oscar-winning actress. She was born Catherine Elise Blanchett, the daughter of a Texan naval petty officer of distant French descent who came ashore in Melbourne and met her mother, a Melbourne schoolteacher. Her father, Robert, later worked in advertising after marrying her mother, June. He died of a heart attack when C ..
Cate Blanchett's Biography |
| Quote: "If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state." More Quotes | | Trivia: In The Aviator (2004), she works opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays Howard Hughes. The year before, she appeared in The Missing (2003/I) with Tommy Lee Jones. Jones played Hughes years earlier in The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977) (TV). More Trivia | Awards: Golden Globe For: Elizabeth For: 1999 Won More Awards | | Cate Blanchett Photo Gallery | | Contact Cate Blanchett |
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