Catherine Elise Blanchett was born in Australia on May 14, 1969. She is widely considered as one of the most talented actors of her generation, having appeared in indie films, blockbusters, and stage shows.
She has won two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for Tony and Primetime Emmys.
Blanchett is married to screenwriter and playwright Andrew Upton. They met in the mid-1990s in Australia and married on December 29, 1997.
Blanchett has actively discussed feminism and politics, telling Sky News in 2013 that a “tsunami of conservatism” was jeopardizing women’s roles in society.
Is Cate Blanchett a dancer?
Blanchett described the dance combinations she was forced to study and perform for the film as more challenging than playing a credible elder character on screen.
Her official ballet training ended when she was a child, but Blanchett says she later studied dance in a theatrical school.
Did Cate Blanchett dance in Benjamin Button?
Blanchett claimed she worked extensively with a choreographer and performed all of her own dance scenes for “Benjamin Button,” though a stand-in was employed for a number of frames, including a sequence of incredibly quick twists. Blanchett isn’t done with difficult acting roles.
