Cate Blanchett Bio, Husband, Age, Height, Feet, Net Worth and Children
Cate Blanchett is a renowned Australian actress, director, producer and ambassador to the United Nations. She started her career in Australian theater before moving on to the big screen. She is most widely recognized for her award-winning work in films such as, Elizabeth, The Aviator, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Australia’s Oscar-winning role in Katharine Hepburn’s 2015 biopic made her the first person to win an Oscar for the role of another winner. She also won BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe and SAG awards for this performance.
A busy 2017 saw Blanchett move up to the top tier of Hollywood earners as she was the 8th highest-paid actress for 2017 according to Forbes’ annual list.
To cap off the success of her Hollywood career, the Oscar-winning actress has been named a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, globally. In this capacity, Blanchett spoke at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The Hollywood heavyweight was also honored for his human rights efforts at the Forum’s annual Crystal Awards, alongside Sir Elton John and Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan.
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Cate Blanchett Bio – Age
Catherine Élise Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969, in Ivanhoe, a suburb of Melbourne, to an American father and an Australian mother. Cate is of English descent, with distant French and Scottish ancestry. She has two siblings, an older brother, Bob, and a younger sister, Geneviève.
Cate’s father Robert DeWitt Blanchett Jr. was a United States Navy petty officer. After his retirement, he also worked as an advertising manager. He died in 1979 when Cate was just 10 years old. His mother, June Blanchett (née Gamble), worked as a teacher and real estate developer.
Blanchett was raised in the suburb of Eaglemont, part of the Greater Melbourne area. His early education was at Ivanhoe East Elementary School. She began her secondary education at Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School and completed it at Methodist Ladies’ College. She developed a passion for the performing arts in high school.
She graduated from the Australian National Institute of Drama in 1992. After graduation, she joined Caryl Churchill’s production of “Top Girls” at the Sydney Theater Company. She starred as Vivian in her first movie Police Rescue: The Movie released in 1994.
She is best known for playing Queen Elizabeth I in the 1998 film Elizabeth, as Katharine Hepburn in the 2004 film The Aviator, as Sheba Hart in the 2006 film Notes on a Scandal, as Jude Quinn (Bob Dylan) in the film 2007 I’m Not Here and Jeanette ‘Jasmine’ Francis in the 2013 film Blue Jasmine.
Blanchett certainly has a knack for portraying real-life characters as 4 of her 6 Oscar nominations are for playing real people (Queen Elizabeth I, Katharine Hepburn, and Bob Dylan). She even earned two Oscar nominations for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in two separate films.
In 2008, Cate Blanchett was nominated for Best Actress in Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) and Best Supporting Actress in I’m Not There (2007) at the 80th Academy Awards, making her one of 11 actresses to have been nominated for an Oscar in two acting categories in the same year.
Cate Blanchett showcased her chameleon side in unprecedented ways in 2015’s multiscreen film installation Manifesto. Manifesto featured the two-time Oscar winner playing 13 wildly different characters, each delivering a popular manifesto.
In 2017, Blanchett appeared as the character Hela in the hit film Thor: Ragnarok. There’s no certainty of slowing down for this all-around screen diva, as she’s billed for the all-female 2018 Ocean’s 11 sequel – Ocean’s 8
Her husband and children
Cate Blanchett is currently married to Australian playwright and director Andrew Upton. The couple met in 1996 on the set of a television show. They were married on December 29, 1997 at the Blue Mountains National Park in New South Wales. However, there are no photos of the ceremony, not even one. According to Blanchett, they couldn’t afford a photographer when she was already an actress.
Well even though they were too crazy to take Kate and Andrew Upton still kept the fire burning. They are irrefutable proof that Hollywood weddings can stand the test of time. In addition to her longevity, Blanchett’s marriage produced 4 children.
The Oscar-winning Australian actress had her first child on December 3, 2001. A son named Dashiell John Upton, after her husband’s favorite author, Dashiell Hammett. On April 23, 2004, she had another son, Roman Robert Upton. She didn’t know she was pregnant with her son Roman as she starred as a pregnant reporter in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
At the age of 38, Blanchett welcomed a third son, Ignatius Martin Upton, on April 13, 2008. According to the always-busy actress, she was also pregnant with son Ignatius when filming wrapped. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
On March 6, 2015, Blanchett adopted a daughter, Edith Vivian Patricia Upton, with husband Andrew Upton.
Height, foot and body measurements
The Australian born beauty is 5ft 8in tall and weighs 130lbs. Her body stats are 34-24-35 inches and for a mother of 3, that’s quite an enviable figure.
Her feet/shoes are size 9 (US) or 7 (UK). Cate Blanchett has gorgeous blue eyes and her natural blonde hair is one of her defining features.
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Cate Blanchett’s Net Worth
Being one of the most sought after actresses in Hollywood, Cate Blanchett has amassed a sizable fortune in her career spanning over two decades. This two-time Oscar-winning actress has an estimated net worth of $45 million.
Blanchett who was last on the list of the highest paid actresses in 2009, returned to the top 10 highest paid actresses of the year 2017. According to Forbes list of the highest paid actresses in the world in 2017, Blanchett achieved a significant financial gain of $12 million.
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