Cate Blanchett doesn’t just act, she transforms the screen. In each film, she breaks molds, challenges genres, and reminds us why she is one of the most fascinating performers of our time. Here you’ll find her most iconic roles, her boldest risks, and the stories that shaped her career.
Cate Blanchett reunites with director Gillian Armstrong, with whom she previously worked on the 1997 film Oscar and Lucinda. This time, Blanchett plays Charlotte Gray, a young woman during World War II in 1943, who is recruited by the British government to join a local resistance group using guerrilla tactics against the occupying German army. […]
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In 2001, Cate Blanchett joined the cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, in the role of Galadriel, directed by Peter Jackson. The film is based on The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (1954), the first volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings. It was the
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Sarah Paulson once said she would love to work with Cate Blanchett again, after having done Ocean’s 8 together, because Cate is very funny, and it’s true. Just watch her in Bandits and in many of her interviews to appreciate her sense of humor. In 2001, Cate Blanchett joined the cast of Bandits, an American
In 2000, Cate Blanchett starred in The Gift, an American film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson. The film was shot in and around Effingham County, Georgia, including the cities of Guyton, Savannah, and Springfield. Cate plays Annie Wilson, a widow who works as a psychic to support
In 2000, Cate Blanchett starred in the film The Man Who Cried, written and directed by Sally Potter, and co-starring Christina Ricci, Johnny Depp, Harry Dean Stanton, John Turturro, and Blanchett herself. The film tells the story of Fegele Abramovich (Christina Ricci), a Russian Jewish woman who is separated from her father as a child.
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In 1999, under the direction of Anthony Minghella, Cate Blanchett joined the cast of The Talented Mr. Ripley, a story by Patricia Highsmith. Blanchett played Meredith Logue, an American millionaire. Although not in a leading role, Blanchett’s presence was not insignificant, as she shone brightly in her screen appearances. The rest of the cast included
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Cate Blanchett never says no to small roles that portray diverse women. In Pushing Tin, Cate Blanchett plays Connie Falzone, the seemingly devoted and naive wife of Nick Falzone (John Cusack), an egocentric air traffic controller who immediately enters into competition with Billy Bob Thornton (Russell Bell) to prove who is the best. Nick, seemingly
Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore, Minnie Driver, Rupert Everett, and Jeremy Northam star in this story based on Oscar Wilde’s 1985 play, adapted and directed by Oliver Parker. Cate Blanchett plays Lady Chiltern, a married woman in love with her ideal husband. Sir Robert Chiltern (Jeremy Northam) is a successful, wealthy government minister with a loving
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In 1998, Cate Blanchett captured Hollywood’s attention under the direction of Indian film director and producer Shekhar Kapur, starring in Elizabeth. Cate headlined the film about the early years of Elizabeth I’s reign in England, alongside Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes, Christopher Eccleston, Vincent Cassel, Richard Attenborough, Daniel Craig, and many more. In the film, we
Oscar and Lucinda is a 1997 co-production between Australia and the United States, directed by Gillian Armstrong (Charlotte Gray, 2001; Little Women, 1994; Mrs. Soffel, a true story, 1984; The Last Great Magician, 2007). The film stars Cate Blanchett as Lucinda Leplastrier and Ralph Fiennes as Oscar Hopkins. Both are free spirits whose “greatest sin”
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