Cate Blanchett is an Australian actor who has worked extensively on screen and on stage. She made her stage debut in 1992 as Electra in the National Institute of Dramatic Art production of the play of the same name, and followed in 1993 with performances in Timothy Daly's Kafka Dances, for which she won the Sydney Theatre Critics Award for Best Newcomer, and the Sydney Theatre Company stage production of Oleanna, winning Best Actress. She is the first actor to win both awards at once. She went on to perform several other roles on stage, notably Susan Traherne in Plenty (1999), Hedda Gabler in Hedda Gabler (2004), Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (2009), Yelena in Uncle Vanya (2011), and Claire in The Maids (2013).
Blanchett's first leading role on television came with 1994's Heartland, followed by the 1995 miniseries Bordertown. In 1997, she made her feature film debut in a supporting role in the World War II drama Paradise Road. That year, she had her first leading role in Oscar and Lucinda, which earned her a nomination for the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 1998, Blanchett received worldwide attention for playing Queen Elizabeth I of England in the acclaimed drama film Elizabeth, for which she won Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards, the BAFTA Awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award. Elizabeth and her next film, the 1999 thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley, performed well at the box office although her other 1999 releases, the widely praised An Ideal Husband and the largely panned Pushing Tin, were commercially unsuccessful.
Blanchett found success portraying Galadriel in Peter Jackson's epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings (20012003). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, among other honors, for portraying Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's 2004 drama The Aviator, making her the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying another Oscar-winning actor. In 2005, she won the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the Australian film Little Fish. Blanchett's performance in the 2006 thriller Notes on a Scandal garnered her another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 2007, she received both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominations for her roles in Elizabeth: The Golden Age and I'm Not There, becoming one of the few actors to achieve this.
In 2008, Blanchett appeared in Steven Spielberg's action adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and David Fincher's fantasy drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. From 2012 to 2014, she reprised her role as Galadriel in The Hobbit trilogy. For her lead performance in Woody Allen's 2013 drama Blue Jasmine, Blanchett won the Golden Globe, the BAFTA Award, the SAG Award, and the Academy Award for Best Actress. She voiced Valka in the 2014 animated fantasy How to Train Your Dragon 2 and its 2019 sequel How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. In 2015, she received praise for playing Lady Tremaine in Disney's live action film Cinderella, Mary Mapes in Truth, and Carol Aird in Todd Haynes's romantic drama Carol. Cinderella was a box office success and Blanchett earned her seventh Oscar nomination for Carol. Blanchett made her Broadway debut in 2017 with The Present, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play. She also played primary villain Hela in Thor: Ragnarok. The following year, Blanchett starred in Ocean's 8, the all-women spin-off of the Ocean's trilogy, and Eli Roth's The House with a Clock in Its Walls. In 2020, she created and starred in the ABC television miniseries Stateless and portrayed Phyllis Schlafly in the Hulu miniseries Mrs. America, garnering two Emmy Award nominations for the latter. In 2022, Blanchett received her eighth Oscar nomination for her starring role in Tár.
Film
+ Key Denotes films that have not yet been released. + Year Title Role Notes 1990 Kaboria American Cheerleader Egyptian film; extra 1996 Parklands RosieShort film 1997Paradise Road Thank God He Met Lizzie Lizzie Oscar and Lucinda 1998 Elizabeth Elizabeth I 1999 Bangers Julie-Anne Short film; also producer Pushing Tin Mysterious Woman (voice) Uncredited 2000 Lola 2001 Charlotte Gray Bandits Galadriel 2002 Heaven Philippa 2003 Coffee and Cigarettes Herself / Shelly Blanchett played dual roles. Veronica Guerin Galadriel 2004 The Aviator 2005 Little Fish 2006 Babel Notes on a Scandal 2007 Hot Fuzz Janine Uncredited cameo In the Company of Actors Herself Documentary Elizabeth: The Golden Age Elizabeth I I'm Not There Jude Quinn (Bob Dylan) 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Ponyo Gran Mamare (voice) English dub 2010 Robin Hood Lady Marian 2011 Hanna 2012 Galadriel A Cautionary Tail Narrator (voice) Short film 2013 Girl Rising Documentary Journey to the South Pacific Blue Jasmine The Turning The Galapagos Affair (voice) Documentary Galadriel 2014 The Monuments Men Claire Simone How to Train Your Dragon 2 Valka (voice) Galadriel 2015 Knight of Cups Nancy Cinderella Carol Also executive producer Truth Manifesto Various Blanchett played 13 roles. 2016 Voyage of Time Narrator (voice) Documentary 2017 Red Mother Short film Song to Song Amanda Thor: Ragnarok Hela 2018 Ocean's 8 Lou The House with a Clock in Its Walls Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Kaa (voice) 2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Valka (voice) Where'd You Go, Bernadette Sweet Tooth Narrator (voice) Short film 2021Don't Look Up Brie Evantee Nightmare Alley Dr. 2022 Tár Lydia TárAlso executive producer Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Spazzatura the Monkey (voice) The School for Good and Evil The Storian (voice) 2023 The New Boy Sister Eileen Also producer Euphoria Tiger (voice) 2024 Rumours Hilda Ortmann Borderlands Lilith 2025 Black Bag Kathryn St. Jean Father Mother Sister Brother Timothea 2026 Alpha Gang Alpha One 2027 Valka Haddock Post-production TBA Eleanor Post-production; also producer Filming
Television Year(s) Title Role(s) Notes 1993Police Rescue Episode: "The Loaded Boy" 1994 Vivian TV movie Heartland 12 episodes, also known as Burned Bridge G.P. Episode: "Natural Selection" 1995 Bordertown Bianca 10 episodes 2012 Family Guy Penelope (voice) Episode: "Mr. and Mrs. Stewie" Queen Elizabeth II (voice) Episode: "Family Guy Viewer Mail 2" 2014 Rake 3 episodes 2019, 2022 Documentary Now! Episode: "Waiting for the Artist" Alice Episode: "Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport" 2020 Stateless Pat Masters 6 episodes; also co-creator and executive producerMrs. America 9 episodes; also executive producer The Simpsons Elaine Wolff (voice) Episode: "The Way of the Dog" Homemade Narrator (voice) Episode: "Ride It Out" 2021 Staged Episode: "The Loo Recluse" 2022 Ukraine: Life Under Attack: Dispatches Narrator (voice) Documentary; also executive producer 2023 Black Mirror Image (cameo) Episode: "Joan Is Awful" What If...? Hela (voice) 3 episodes 2024 Our Living World Narrator (voice) Documentary miniseries Disclaimer Catherine Ravenscroft Lead role; miniseries; also executive producer Taskmaster Australia Herself, Rhys Nicholson's Hevenly Voice Episode: "A Bit of a Pickle" 2025 Squid Game The Recruiter Episode: "Humans Are…" scope=row Filming
Theatre Year Production Role(s) Playwright Venue Ref. 1992 Electra Electra Sophocles National Institute of Dramatic Art Top Girls Patient Griselda/Nell/Jeanine Caryl Churchill Sydney Theatre Company 1993 Kafka Dances Bride/Felice Timothy Daly Griffin Theatre Company / Sydney Theatre Company Oleanna Carol David Mamet Sydney Theatre Company 1994 Hamlet Ophelia William Shakespeare Belvoir St Theatre 1995 Sweet Phoebe Helen Michael Gow Sydney Theatre Company / Warehouse Theatre Miranda William Shakespeare Belvoir St Theatre Stephen Sewell Belvoir St Theatre 1997 Nina Anton Chekov Belvoir St Theatre 1999 Plenty David Hare Almeida Theatre / Albery Theatre Performer Eve Ensler The Old Vic, V-Day stage reading. 2004 Hedda Gabler Henrik Ibsen Sydney Theatre Company / BAM 2006−2007 A Kind of Alaska Harold Pinter Sydney Theatre Company; director only 2007−2008Blackbird David Harrower Sydney Theatre Company; director only 2008 New Zealand Arts Festival / Ruhrfestspiele 2009 The War of the Roses Richard II/Lady Anne William Shakespeare Sydney Theatre Company / Sydney Festival Tennessee Williams Sydney Theatre Company / Kennedy Center / BAM 2011Uncle Vanya Yelena Anton Chekov Sydney Theatre Company Kennedy Center / Lincoln Center Festival 2011−2012 Gross und Klein Lotte Botho Strauss Sydney Theatre Company / Barbican Centre / Théâtre de la Ville, Vienna Festival / Ruhrfestspiele. 2013The MaidsClaireJean Genet Sydney Theatre Company 2014 New York City Center's Lincoln Center Festival 2015The Present Anton Chekhov Sydney Theatre Company 2017 Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway 2019 When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other Woman Martin Crimp Dorfman Theatre, Royal National Theatre 2025 The Seagull Arkadina Anton Chekov Barbican Theatre, Royal National Theatre 2026 Electra/Persona TBA Benedict Andrews Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre
Music videos Year Title Performer(s) 2016"The Spoils"Massive Attack 2023"The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte"Sparks
See also List of awards and nominations received by Cate Blanchett
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