Catherine Élise Blanchett ( pronunciation as IPA: / kæθrɪn blɑ eliz ː ntʃət / ) ( b. Melbourne , Victoria , May 14, 1969 ) , better known as Cate Blanchett, is an actress and Australian theater has received numerous awards including a star on the walk of Fame Hollywood awards, three Screen Actors Guild Hollywood three acting awards at the Golden Globes , two BAFTA Awards and an Academy Award a total of six nominations included . Due to this success and the wide variety of his roles , critics often called as "the new Meryl Streep " or " the Meryl Streep of the next generation."
He began his career in the tables in the early nineties and made her film debut in the film in 1994 Parklands . It caught the attention of international critics in 1998 with his outstanding incarnation of Elizabeth I in Elizabeth , a role that gave him several awards and recognitions , including: a BAFTA , a Golden Globe and her first Academy Award nomination . Between 2001 and 2003 he participated in the Peter Jackson film trilogy based on The Lord of the Rings by British author J. R. R. Tolkien, as the elf Galadriel , repeating this same role in the three films based on The Hobbit .
In 2004 , participated in the Martin Scorsese , The Aviator , playing Katharine Hepburn. For this paper, it won critical acclaim and an Oscar in the category of Best Supporting Actress . Other titles like Babel ( 2006) , Notes on a Scandal (2006 ) , Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008 ) , The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008 ) and Blue Jasmine (2013 ) , are included in his filmography.
Blanchett and her husband, Andrew Upton, are currently artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company.
