Catherine Elise Blanchett born May 14 1969 is an Australian actor and producer Regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation she is known for her versatile work across independent films blockbusters and the stage Blanchett is the recipient of numerous accolades including two Academy Awards three British Academy Film Awards three Screen Actors Guild Awards and three Golden Globe Awards After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art Blanchett began her acting career on the Australian stage taking on roles in Electra in 1992 and Hamlet in 1994 She came to international attention as Elizabeth I in the drama film Elizabeth 1998 for which she won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actress and received her first of seven Academy Award nominations Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorseses The Aviator 2004 won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress She later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a neurotic former socialite in Woody Allens comedydrama Blue Jasmine 2013 Blanchetts other Oscarnominated roles include Notes on a Scandal 2006 Im Not There 2007 Elizabeth The Golden Age 2007 and Carol 2015 Her highestgrossing films include The Lord of the Rings 20012003 and The Hobbit 20122014 trilogies The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 Cinderella 2015 Thor Ragnarok 2017 and Oceans 8 2018 Blanchett has performed in over 20 theatre productions From 2008 to 2013 she and her husband Andrew Upton were the artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company Some of her stage roles during that period were in revivals of A Streetcar Named Desire Uncle Vanya and The Maids garnering several theatre awards and nominations She made her Broadway debut in 2017 in The Present for which she received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination Blanchett has also received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Limited Series as producer for the FXHulu historical drama miniseries Mrs America 2020
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