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Catherine Elise "Cate" Blanchett, AC (born May 16, 1969) is a prominent Australian actress and theater director who portrays Galadriel in Peter Jackson's films.

Biography

Early life

Blanchett was born in the Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe. Her mother, June (née Gamble), was an Australian property developer and teacher, and her father, Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., was a Texas native who was a US Navy Petty Officer and later worked as an advertising executive. The two met while Blanchett's father's ship, USS Arneb, was in Melbourne. When Blanchett was ten, she lost her father to a heart attack. She has two siblings; her older brother, Bob, is a computer systems engineer, and her younger sister, Genevieve, worked as a theatrical designer and received her Bachelor of Design in Architecture in April 2008.

She finished filming Galadriel's scenes within a month during The Lord of the Rings production.

Career

Blanchett is famous for portraying the Elf lady Galadriel in Peter Jackson's the The Lord of the Rings movies, but is also known for roles elsewhere such as in Elizabeth: The Golden Age as Queen Elizabeth I, The Aviator as Katharine Hepburn, and the 2015 film Cinderella as the stepmother. She won two Academy Awards in 2005 and 2014, for roles in The Aviator and Blue Jasmine, and has received over a hundred other film awards.

Blanchett's other films include Babel (2006), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). Blanchett collaborated with director Peter Jackson again for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2012).

Gallery

The Lord of the Rings main cast

Sean Astin • Sean Bean • Cate Blanchett • Orlando Bloom • Billy Boyd •
Marton Csokas • Brad Dourif • Bernard Hill • Ian Holm • Christopher Lee •
Lawrence Makoare • Sir Ian McKellen • Dominic Monaghan • Viggo Mortensen • John Noble •
Paul Norell • Miranda Otto • Craig Parker • Andy Serkis • John Rhys-Davies •
Liv Tyler • Karl Urban • Hugo Weaving • David Wenham • Elijah Wood

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-'''Cate Blanchett''' is a prominent [[Wikipedia:Australia|Australian]] actress who portrays [[Galadriel]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s films.
+'''Catherine Elise "Cate" Blanchett''',''' AC '''(born May 16, 1969) is a prominent [[Wikipedia:Australia|Australian]] actress and theater director who portrays [[Galadriel]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s films.
-==Early Life==
+== Biography ==
+=== Early life ===
-Blanchett was born in [[wikipedia:Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne, Victoria]] in the suburb of Ivanhoe. Her mother, June (née Gamble), was an Australian property developer and teacher, and her father, Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., was a Texas native who was a US Navy Petty Officer and later worked as an advertising executive. The two met while Blanchett's father's ship, USS Arneb, was in Melbourne. When Blanchett was ten, she lost her father to a heart attack. She has two siblings; her older brother, Bob, is a computer systems engineer, and her younger sister, Genevieve, worked as a theatrical designer and received her Bachelor of Design in Architecture in April 2008.
+Blanchett was born in the [[wikipedia:Melbourne, Australia|Melbourne]] suburb of [[wikipedia:Ivanhoe, Victoria|Ivanhoe]]. Her mother, June (née Gamble), was an Australian property developer and teacher, and her father, Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., was a Texas native who was a US Navy Petty Officer and later worked as an advertising executive. The two met while Blanchett's father's ship, USS Arneb, was in Melbourne. When Blanchett was ten, she lost her father to a heart attack. She has two siblings; her older brother, Bob, is a computer systems engineer, and her younger sister, Genevieve, worked as a theatrical designer and received her Bachelor of Design in Architecture in April 2008.
+She finished filming Galadriel's scenes within a month during ''The Lord of the Rings'' production.
-==Career==
+=== Career ===
-Blanchett is famous for portraying the [[Elf]], [[Galadriel]], in [[Peter Jackson]]'s the ''[[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|The Lord of the Rings]]'' movies, but also is famous for portraying other characters in many other films, for example, ''[[wikipedia:Elizabeth: The Golden Age|Elizabeth: The Golden Age]]'' and Irina Spalko in ''[[wikipedia:Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull|Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' in 2008. she also played in the 2015 Cinderella as the stepmother.
+Blanchett is famous for portraying the [[Elf]] lady [[Galadriel]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s the ''[[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|The Lord of the Rings]]'' movies, but is also known for roles elsewhere such as in ''[[wikipedia:Elizabeth: The Golden Age|Elizabeth: The Golden Age]] ''as Queen Elizabeth I, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aviator_(2004_film) The Aviator]'' as Katharine Hepburn, and the 2015 film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_(2015_Disney_film) Cinderella] ''as the stepmother. She won two [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards Academy Awards] in 2005 and 2014, for roles in ''The Aviator ''and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Jasmine Blue Jasmine]'', and has [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Cate_Blanchett#Academy_Awards received] over a hundred other film awards.
-She finished filming Galadriel's scenes in just a month during ''The Lord of the Rings'' production. Cate also has green eyes as seen in the Lord of the Rings films. Blanchett's other films include Babel (2006), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). Blanchett collaborated with director Peter Jackson again for The Hobbit (2012).
+Blanchett's other films include ''Babel'' (2006), ''Notes on a Scandal'' (2006), ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' (2008), and ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), and ''Thor: Ragnarok'' (2017). Blanchett collaborated with director Peter Jackson again for ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'' (2012).
-==Gallery==
+== Gallery ==
 <gallery>
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 {{Hobbit Movie Actors}}
-==External links==
+== External links ==
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 [[Category:The Hobbit films actors]]
 [[Category:The Lord of the Rings films actors]]
+[[Category:Australian actors]]