Catherine Elise Blanchett AC ( 1969) is an Australian actor. Regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation, she is known for her work in independent films and blockbusters, as well as on the stage.
Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator (2004) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and she later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a neurotic former socialite in Woody Allen’s comedy-drama Blue Jasmine (2013). Her other Oscar-nominated roles include Notes on a Scandal (2006), I’m Not There (2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and Carol (2015).
Blanchett’s highest-grossing films include Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), Cinderella (2015),From 2008 to 2013, she and her husband, Andrew Upton, were the artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company.
The Australian government awarded Blanchett the Centenary Medal in 2001, and she was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2017. In 2012, she was appointed Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government. She has received honorary Doctor of Letters degrees from the University of New South Wales, University of Sydney and Macquarie University. In 2015, she was honoured by the Museum of Modern Art and received the British Film Institute Fellowship.
