- Cate Blanchett is an Australian actress well-known for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 film Elizabeth.
- Blanchett is also known for her portrayal of the elf queen Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the upcoming The Hobbit.
- She was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Australia.
- Parents: June and Robert "Bob" Blanchett.
- Her Zodiac sign is Tauro.
- Cate's father, Robert Blanchett, was a former Naval officer.
- Real name: Catherine Élise Blanchett.
- Cate is 1.74 m (5' 8.5" ) tall.
- Cate Blanchett won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.
- Blanchett the first person to garner an Academy Award for playing a previous Oscar-winning actor/actress (Katharine Hepburn).
- On 5 December 2008 Cate Blanchett was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Cate has an older brother, Bob, who is a computer programmer.
- Cate Blanchett married her husband, Andrew Upton, on December 29, 1997.
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