Cate Blanchett

A luminous Aussie actress able to embody markedly disparate characters, Blanchett made her mark in her homeland as a formidable leading lady on stage at the Sydney Theatre Company. In 1998, with only...
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05/13/1969
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Blanchett wows theatre critics
    By: WENN.com Source November 16, 2010 4:00am EST
    Cate Blanchett has won rave reviews for her "exceptional" performance in an Australian production of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya.
  • Moretz idolises Hepburn
    By: WENN.com Source November 08, 2010 9:00am EST
    Teen actress Chloe Moretz dreams of a career to rival Audrey Hepburn's - because the screen siren never made a bad movie for a bumper pay cheque.
  • Nolan to be honoured at Santa Barbara Film Festival
    By: WENN.com Source October 14, 2010 5:00am EST
    Batman Begins and Inception mastermind Christopher Nolan is to be honoured with the Modern Master Award at the 26th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California in January (11).
  • LaBeouf is 'best value' actor
    By: WENN.com Source August 31, 2010 7:30am EST
    Shia Labeouf has been named the most value-for-money actor in Hollywood for the second year in a row.
  • Blanchett's theatre going green
    By: WENN.com Source June 25, 2010 6:15am EST
    Cate Blanchett donned a hard hat to launch an eco-friendly construction project at her Sydney Theatre Company headquarters in Australia on Friday (25Jun10).
  • Amanda Bynes Retires from Acting
    By: Hannah Lawrence June 21, 2010 7:18am EST
    Bynes announced early Saturday morning on Twitter she wasn't going to do something she doesn't love doing.
  • The things they say
    By: WENN.com Source May 26, 2010 9:15am EST
    "Everyone says, 'Oh, you must have (been trying) to have a girl.' If the next one was a boy, then that's just our lot! It's true you do get a bit demented (with three boys). (But) the chaos of it is great." Actress CATE BLANCHETT is keen to expand her brood and have a fourth child with husband ANDREW UPTON. The couple has three sons, Dashiell, eight, Roman, six, and Ignatius, two.
  • The things they say
    By: WENN.com Source May 25, 2010 6:15am EST
    "I don't care what other people think of my appearance. When I was 26, I went to a famous beautician and I was told, 'Wow, you have too many wrinkles for your age - how about Botox?' I said, 'I'm an actress. My face has to move!'" Actress CATE BLANCHETT is not a fan of facial-freezing jabs.
  • Blanchett prepared for end of career
    By: WENN.com Source May 17, 2010 6:15am EST
    Cate Blanchett prepared for the end of her career shortly after she filmed her Oscar-nominated role in 1998's Elizabeth - because her husband warned she would only have "five years" as a high-profile Hollywood actress.
  • Blanchett: 'Crowe is not easy'
    By: WENN.com Source May 17, 2010 6:15am EST
    Cate Blanchett has conceded working with Russell Crowe is "not easy" - and they had some "robust conversations" on the set of Robin Hood.