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Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett
Catherine Elise Blanchett - born 14 May 1969, in Melbourne, Australia - is a multiple-award-winning Australian actress who has pretty much become a British national treasure for her turns as Queen Elizabeth I.

After only a few years in (mostly good) Aussie telly (where she met Geoffrey Rush), 1998 saw Cate's BAFTA-winning, Golden Globe-winning, Oscar-nominated performance in Elizabeth – not a bad way to make your mark. Strong turns in mixed movies followed, and awards & nods kept on flowing, especially with the advent of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy in 2001.

The Academy Award finally landed in 2004, with her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator; and there’s every chance she’ll have Oscar bookends once her reprisal of QEI in Elizabeth: The Golden Age reaches awards season.

Cate makes interesting and varied choices, is frequently the best thing in whatever she’s in, and is part of the Indiana Jones IV cast, due for release on 22 May 2008.

Wise Words: "If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously!"


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Cate Blanchett - news / articles


  • Blanchett's Indian Summer cancelled - 22 October 2009
    -Cate Blanchett is available for work next year (10) - her latest movie project has been cancelled.- -The actress' controversial new film Indian Summer stalled this week (begs19Oct09) amid fears over the multi-million dollar budget.- - The film was troubled from the st


  • Blanchett lands Maid Marian role opposite Crowe - 26 February 2009
    -Aussie actress Cate Blanchett is to play Maid Marian opposite Russell Crowe's Robin Hood in a new movie about the Medieval hero.- -The Curious Case of Benjamin Button star will replace Sienna Miller in the epic, which will be directed by Ridley Scott.- - Shooting on t


  • Blanchett to take on Miller's Maid Marian role? - 10 February 2009
    -Aussie Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett is favourite to replace axed actress Sienna Miller in Ridley Scott's forthcoming movie Nottingham.- -Miller was slated to portray Maid Marian in the new picture alongside Russell Crow, who will tackle the lead role in the tale of Medi

Cate Blanchett - what members say


  • Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth review by from Dyfed
    Rated - 5 stars Elizabethan politics and intrigue 30 November 2003
    ...that England was saved for the Church of Rome. As a non-Catholic, Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett, who might have been born for the role) was in danger even before she ascended ...  
  • The Shipping News
  • The Shipping News review by from BRISTOL, UK
    Rated - 5 stars All performances by the actors were fantatic, great film! 6 July 2005
    ...e only experience of love, is a heart-breakingly one-sided marriage to Petal (Cate Blanchett). Traumatised by her death he is left with their daughter Bunny, (Gainer t...  
  • Charlotte Gray
  • Charlotte Gray review by from Essex
    Rated - 2 stars Romance set in war time 6 June 2004
    ...definitely one for the ladies - a romance set in war time. I enjoyed it as Cate Blanchett is excellent and it keeps you watching - it is not thrilling/exciting but it is...  

Cate Blanchett - filmography


  • Robin Hood (2009)
    Starring: Russell Crowe,  Cate Blanchett
    Director: Ridley Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A love triangle forms between the legendary do-gooder Robin Hood, his Maid Marian and the archer's arch nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 15 members
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  • Coffee And Cigarettes on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Roberto Benigni,  Steve Buscemi,  Tom Waits
    Director: Jim Jarmusch
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A comic series of short vignettes built on one another to create a cumulative effect, as characters discuss things as diverse as caffeine popsicles, Paris in the '20s, and the use of nicotine as an insecticide - all the while sitting around sipping coffee and smoking cigarettes. As director Jim ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 12,576 members
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  • Heaven on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Giovanni Ribisi
    Director: Tom Tykwer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Written by late Polish director Krysztof Kieslowski and Krysztof Piesiewicz (the team that made the trilogy BLUE, WHITE, and RED) and directed by German master Tom Tykwer (RUN LOLA RUN), HEAVEN is the first part of a trilogy. Cate Blanchett is Philippa, a strong-willed English woman who teaches in ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 2,080 members
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  • Charlotte Gray on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Billy Crudup,  Michael Gambon
    Director: Gillian Armstrong
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    CHARLOTTE GRAY is directed by Gillian Armstrong (MRS. SOFFEL, OSCAR AND LUCINDA) with her signature recipe for success--a love story set in beautiful scenery played by an all-star cast. Here, Charlotte Gray (Cate Blanchett) is a Scottish woman in mid-WWII, living with an adventuresome pair of young ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 4,552 members
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  • The Gift on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Keanu Reeves,  Katie Holmes
    Director: Sam Raimi
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) is a young widow living in Brixton, Georgia, who does psychic readings. She has a power that allows her to see things her neighbors don't see, and she talks about the things that they try to keep quiet. She eventually stirs up trouble by advising Valerie Barksdale (..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 4,589 members
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  • Elizabeth on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Geoffrey Rush,  Christopher Eccleston
    Director: Shekhar Kapur
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    London, 1554. England is rife with intrigue. Elizabeth, born of royal lineage (the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn), imprisoned by her half- sister Mary, when she is 16, is swept onto the throne and crowned Queen of England at 23. To survive, Elizabeth must suss out hidden agendas in ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 15,412 members
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  • The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Box Set
    Starring: Elijah Wood,  Sean Astin,  Ian Holm
    Director: Peter Jackson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring: In a time before history, in a place called Middle-earth, a dark and powerful lord has brought together the forces of evil to destroy its cultures and enslave all life caught in his path. Sauron's time has come and he needs only one small object - ..read more »
    Rate this: 4.5 stars out of 5 94% from 71 members
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