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've been mostly influenced by experiences in the theater growing up.
Suddenly, my friend's daughters are becoming my best friends. I have so many 12-year-old girlfriends.
I think if you're going to wear a red lip, you don't want it wearing you, so it's about finding the right colour.
Conservatism is affecting the way women perceive who they are in the world.
That's absolutely what Tracy comes to incorporate into her sense of self,
I can be a real pessimist. You know that when you win an Oscar, and you walk offstage, and your first thought is: 'Oh God, I've peaked.'
I remember thinking, when I was playing Hedda Gabler, that several sequences of the play were utterly absurd.
After two kids, I hit the pillow and go straight to sleep.
People had always vaguely mentioned that when you have children, how part of your life would stop. But they don't say that some other extraordinary part of your life opens up.
I've been pretty lucky in the leading men department.
No one wants to see me struggling to get a horse under control because I can't ride it. And no one wants to see me not knowing how to deal with the psychological makeup of the character.
People tend to look great if they feel great.
I think when I was pregnant with my first child - he's about 10 or 11 now - I first noticed changes in my skin, which can make you panic a bit. I had a bit of melasma.
Ageing is something that both men and women are utterly terrified about.