Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchettis an Australian actress and theatre director. She has received international acclaim and many accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and three British Academy Awards. Blanchett came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in Shekhar Kapur's 1998 film Elizabeth, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award, and earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination. Her...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth14 May 1969
CityMelbourne, Australia
CountryAustralia
I would really have liked to have gone to Broadway with 'A Streetcar Named Desire.' I was proud of that.
I would have loved to have been an architect - which, actually, would have been a disaster.
I guess I prefer to be quite private. It's a myth that actors are exhibitionists.
I grew up listening to music and going to the theatre.
I don't feel like, 'Now I'm a great actress.'
Obviously, if Woody Allen calls and says he wants you to read a script, of course you read it.
Louise Frogley is a brilliant designer. I always find her wardrobe fittings really informative and creative. Together, you kick images and ideas around.
Men are boys for such a long time and really don't start getting the great roles until they're in their mid-thirties. But then they've got a long time to do them, whereas for women, it's all about playing younger and younger and younger.
Like any mum, I fear some mysterious illness befalling my children.
I'm a much healthier person through my relationship with my husband. I've become a more fulfilled person - it's a great partnership.
I look forward to the holiday season every year.
I love 'Annie Hall,' but then I adore 'Hannah and Her Sisters.' Dianne Wiest is amazing in 'Bullets Over Broadway,' but her in 'Hannah and Her Sisters,' I absolutely loved it.
I have a very healthy relationship to my work, and I find that if a scene is working, no matter how intense it is, you have the catharsis on screen, and you can let it go. I think it's, if at the end of the day you feel like you haven't cracked it, that's when you go home and it's more difficult to switch off.
I feel very comfortable - literally and metaphorically - in my skin.