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Cate Blanchett Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 4 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth14 May 1969

Age49 (as in 2018)

BirthplaceIvanhoe, Victoria, Australia

ProfessionActress and theater director

NationalityAustralian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseAndrew Upton

FamilyChildren - Dashiell John, Roman Robert, Ignatius Martin, Edith Vivian Patricia

Net worth$75 million (as per 2017)

Cate Blanchett Biography

Australian actress and theatre director Catherine Elise "Cate" Blanchett is known for her versatile film and stage work, multiple Academy Award nominations

Early life and background
Catherine Elise Blanchett was born on 14 May 1969 in Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia. Raised in Ivanhoe, she attended Ivanhoe East Primary School and Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School in Melbourne. Blanchett later studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in New South Wales and the University of Melbourne, and she holds a degree in fine arts. Her family background includes an Australian mother and an American father; her father served in the United States Navy and died when she was ten.

Blanchett is Australian by nationality. Physically she is approximately 174 cm tall (about 5'8") and has blue eyes and blonde hair. Her listed figure measurements are 34-24-35 and her weight is given as about 55 kg (121 lbs). She has described herself as an atheist and is noted to have had goth and punk phases during her teenage years.

Career
Cate Blanchett’s screen debut credits include television work in the early 1990s, with Electra listed as a TV credit in 1992 and a film debut noted in Police Rescue (1994). She rose to international prominence for her portrayal of Elizabeth I in the 1998 film Elizabeth directed by Shekhar Kapur. Since then she has built a career that spans major film franchises, award-winning dramatic roles, and significant stage work; she is also described as a theatre director.

Her filmography contains multiple critically acclaimed performances. Blanchett won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Aviator and won Best Lead Actress for Blue Jasmine. She has received Academy Award nominations for roles including Elizabeth, Notes on a Scandal, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, I’m Not There, and Carol. Several of the films in which she has appeared were also nominated for Best Picture, including Elizabeth, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Aviator, Babel, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Blanchett’s awards and honours extend beyond the Oscars. She has earned Golden Globe awards for her work, including recognition for Elizabeth and Blue Jasmine, and has collected multiple nominations across her career. In 2012 the French government appointed her Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters in acknowledgement of her contributions to the arts. She has received honorary degrees from Australian institutions, including a Doctor of Letters from Macquarie University in 2014, and she was awarded the Centenary Medal for Service to Australian Society.

Public profile
Off screen, Blanchett has been active in cultural and humanitarian causes. She has served as a patron and ambassador for the Australian Film Institute and the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, and she has been a patron of the Sydney Film Festival. In 2007 she became an ambassador for an online campaign by the Australian Conservation Foundation focused on climate change awareness. In May 2016 the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees appointed Blanchett as a global goodwill ambassador and she participated in UNHCR outreach.

Her public image has also been commemorated in popular culture: in 2015 Madame Tussauds unveiled a wax figure of Blanchett styled in a recreation of the Valentino dress she wore at the 2005 Academy Awards.

Personal life
Blanchett met playwright and screenwriter Andrew Upton in 1996 and the couple married on 29 December 1997. They have four children: three sons named Dashiell John, Roman Robert and Ignatius Martin, and an adopted daughter, Edith Vivian Patricia. Her immediate family includes a brother, Bob, who works as a computer system engineer, and a sister, Genevieve, who is a theatrical designer. Her parents were June (née Gamble), a property developer and teacher, and Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., a former United States Navy petty officer.

Other facts
Blanchett has been associated with several luxury and practical vehicles, including models from Toyota, Audi, Mercedes and Chevrolet. She is reported to smoke and to drink alcohol, and is said to favor certain beauty and fashion items such as makeup artist Mary Greenwell’s work and brands like SK-II or Tom Ford mascara.

Latest updates
By 2017 Blanchett’s films had collectively grossed more than $10 billion at the worldwide box office. In addition to honours and philanthropic roles, she continues to be recognized internationally for both her screen and stage work, maintaining a prominent presence in film festivals and cultural institutions.

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Recent Work

Elizabeth

Portrayal of Elizabeth I brought international attention and critical acclaim

1998
The Aviator

Award-winning supporting performance that earned an Academy Award

2004
Blue Jasmine

Lead performance that won the Academy Award for Best Actress

2013
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Career Highlights

  1. Won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Aviator
  2. Won Academy Award for Best Lead Actress for Blue Jasmine
  3. Portrayed Elizabeth I in Elizabeth (1998), a role that brought international attention
  4. Appointed Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by France in 2012
  5. Named UNHCR global goodwill ambassador in 2016
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Net Worth

$75 million (as per 2017)

Figures are editorial estimates based on publicly available reporting and may change as new information emerges.

Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

F4U profile pages are prepared from public career information, checked for readability, and updated when reliable correction sources are shared with the editorial team.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Cate Blanchett born?

Cate Blanchett was born on 14 May 1969.

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Cate Blanchett is known for actress and theater director.

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Cate Blanchett is publicly listed as married to Andrew Upton.

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Cate Blanchett's net worth is commonly listed as $75 million (as per 2017), based on available public profile information.