Editing Cate Blanchett (section)

{{Short description|Australian actor (born 1969)}}
{{redirect-distinguish|Cate Upton|Kate Upton}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Cate Blanchett
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC|size=100}}
| image              = Cate Blanchett-63298 (cropped 2).jpg
| caption            = Blanchett at the [[2024 Venice Film Festival]]
| birth_name         = Catherine Élise Blanchett
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1969|5|14}}
| birth_place        = <!--City, administrative region, country. Per template format [[Template:Infobox person]]--> [[Melbourne, Victoria]], Australia
| other_names        = 
| citizenship        = {{hlist|Australia|United States<ref name=ColbertInterview>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eupGQqEBmL4&t=149 |title=Cate Blanchett Was Briefly Mistaken For Kate Upton |website=The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |date=13 August 2019 |access-date=2 March 2020 |archive-date=2 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902001322/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eupGQqEBmL4&t=149 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
| alma_mater         = {{plainlist|
* [[University of Melbourne]] ([[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]])
* [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Andrew Upton]]|1997}}
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|producer}}
| boards             = [[Sydney Theatre Company]]
| years_active       = 1990–present<!--see Early life section-->
| children           = 4
| works              = [[Cate Blanchett on screen and stage|Full list]]
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Cate Blanchett|Full list]]
}}

'''Catherine Élise Blanchett''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|l|æ|n|tʃ|ᵻ|t}} {{respell|BLAN|chit}};<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/organization/standards-guidelines/abcd/#b |title=Say How: B |publisher=National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped |access-date=7 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507154056/http://www.loc.gov/nls/about/organization/standards-guidelines/abcd/#b |archive-date=7 May 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> born 14 May 1969) is an Australian<!--Do NOT add "American" without consensus on the talk page.--> actor{{efn|Blanchett prefers the term "actor" to "actress".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/03/cate-blanchett-says-she-would-rather-be-called-an-actor-than-an-actress|title=Cate Blanchett says she would rather be called an actor than an actress|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=2 September 2020|access-date=5 December 2021|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129172726/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/03/cate-blanchett-says-she-would-rather-be-called-an-actor-than-an-actress|url-status=live}}</ref>}} and producer. Regarded as one of the best performers of her generation,<!--this is supported by multiple sources cited in the reception section; the WP:LEAD is a summary of the article, do not WP:OVERCITE the lead with redundant citations--> she is recognised for [[Cate Blanchett on screen and stage|her versatile work]] across stage and screen. Blanchett has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Cate Blanchett|numerous accolades]], including two [[Academy Awards]], four [[British Academy Film Awards]], four [[Golden Globe Awards]] and three [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], in addition to nominations for two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] and a [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]].

A graduate of the [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]], Blanchett began her career on the Australian stage in 1992 and made her feature film debut in 1997. She came to international prominence for her performance as [[Elizabeth I|Queen Elizabeth I]] in the period drama ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]'' (1998), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. She won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her portrayal of [[Katharine Hepburn]] in the biopic ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004), and [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for playing a neurotic former socialite in the comedy-drama ''[[Blue Jasmine]]'' (2013). Her other Oscar-nominated roles were in ''[[Notes on a Scandal (film)|Notes on a Scandal]]'' (2006), ''[[I'm Not There]]'' (2007), ''[[Elizabeth: The Golden Age]]'' (2007), ''[[Carol (film)|Carol]]'' (2015), and ''[[Tár]]'' (2022), making her the [[List of Australian Academy Award winners and nominees|most-nominated Australian]]. Her biggest commercial successes include [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] (2001–2003), ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' (2008), ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' (2008), ''[[Cinderella (2015 American film)|Cinderella]]'' (2015), ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]'' (2017), ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018), and ''[[Don't Look Up]]'' (2021).

Blanchett has performed in over twenty stage productions. She and her husband, [[Andrew Upton]], were the artistic directors of the [[Sydney Theatre Company]] from 2008 to 2013. Some of her stage roles during this period were in revivals of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'', ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', ''[[Big and Little]]'' and ''[[The Maids]]''. She made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in 2017 in ''[[Platonov (play)|The Present]]'', for which she was nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play]]. She has also produced and starred in the [[FX on Hulu]] miniseries ''[[Mrs. America (miniseries)|Mrs. America]]'' (2020), in which she portrayed [[Phyllis Schlafly]], and the [[Apple TV+]] miniseries ''[[Disclaimer (TV series)|Disclaimer]]'' (2024).

Blanchett is the recipient of several honorary awards. The Australian government awarded her the [[Centenary Medal]] in 2001, and she was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of Australia]] in 2017.<ref name="AC" /> In 2012, she was appointed [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters]] by the French government. Blanchett was honoured by the [[Museum of Modern Art]] and received the [[British Film Institute Fellowship]] in 2015. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named her one of its [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2007. In 2018, she was ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses. She also received honorary [[Doctor of Letters]] degrees from the [[University of New South Wales]], [[University of Sydney]] and [[Macquarie University]].