Australian actress Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne. At school, Kate often took part in theatrical plays and was fond of theater, but then decided to connect her future with the economy, enrolling at the University of Melbourne. Soon realizing that science is not her calling, she enters the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, which graduates with honors in 1992. After graduation, she begins to work for the Sydney Theatre Company and her first performances on stage bring
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Australian actress Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne. At school, Kate often took part in theatrical plays and was fond of theater, but then decided to connect her future with the economy, enrolling at the University of Melbourne. Soon realizing that science is not her calling, she enters the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, which graduates with honors in 1992. After graduation, she begins to work for the Sydney Theatre Company and her first performances on stage bring her good reviews from critics. She repeatedly receives prestigious theatrical awards, playing leading roles in such famous performances as “Hamlet”, “The Tempest”, “Tender Phoebe”, etc.
Although she has appeared in episodic roles on television and TV series since 1989, her notable film debut was the 1996 short film Parklands, where she starred. And a year later, Kate starred in three films at once, roles in two of which - "Thank God He Met Lizzie" and "Oscar and Lucinda" - bring her prestigious awards of the Society of Film Critics of Australia.
World fame in 1998 brings the actress the film
Elizabeth Director Shekhar Kapoor, in which she starred
Joseph Fiennes and . For her role in this historical drama, she was nominated for an Oscar, received a Golden Globe and a British Film Academy Award. Over the next five years, the actress starred in more than 15 films, the most famous of which is The Perfect Husband.
The talented Mr. Ripley. Thriller "Gift", crime comedy
Gangsters , as well as the role of the Elven Princess Galadriel in the film adaptation of the trilogy of J. Tolkien
Lord of the Rings .
The next well-deserved success and awarding the Oscar and other awards comes to Kate in 2004 after working in the biographical drama directed by Martin Scorsese.
"Aviator" . In subsequent years, the actress can also be seen in the films “Babylon” and “Notes about the scandal” in 2006, in the film “Golden Age” in 2007, in the film of 2008.
The Mysterious Story of Benjamin Button on Brad Pitt in filming
Robin Hood In 2010, she became a partner. Russell Crowe .
According to Forbes magazine, Kate is one of the most successful actresses of the present time. She is also constantly included in the lists of the most influential people in the world.
Since 1998, the actress has been married to screenwriter Andrew Upton, with whom she lives in London and has three sons - Dashill John (2001), Roman Robert (2004) and Ignathius Martin (2008). /
