Cate Blanchett is a famous actress. She embodied the iconic image of the elf Galadriel, played the main character in The Mysterious Story of Benjamin Button and starred in many more high-profile projects. Kate is interesting to her idols not only on stage, but also by her civic position. The actress stands for gender equality.
Star biography
Kate was born in Australia, in Melbourne in May 1969, in the family of a school teacher and a retired Texas sailor. For the sake of the family, my father moved to Australia and became actively involved in business. But the happiness did not last long - when the last daughter was born, Robert had a heart attack and died. All the upbringing of three children fell on the fragile shoulders of Kate's mother. The future actress grew up early and had to earn money to get out of financial difficulties.
The future celebrity at school was fond of theater and other creativity, shaved her head, had a penchant for informal youth movements, was both a goth and a punk, but all this time she worked as a nurse to help the family. After enrolling in a university of economics after high school, Kate dropped out a year later to travel the world.
The creative path of the actress
In 1989, the girl accidentally got into the shooting of the film. It happened in Egypt, and the thought of an acting career captured Kate. Returning to Australia, Kate entered the Sydney Academy, National Institute of Dramatic Art, where she received her acting education. Since 1992, she began performing on the theatrical stage, and a year later she received resounding recognition in the theatrical environment.
She made her film debut in a small series, and already in 1996 she got the main role. True, in a short film. Success came after the 1997 romantic comedy Thank God He Met Lizzie. Blanchett was recognized as one of the best actresses of our time, able to cope with complex images and offers fell on her like from a cornucopia.
The 1998 film "Elizabeth", where Kate played the Queen of England, brought her worldwide fame. Together with this project, the actress played in many others, and therefore she had to leave theatrical activity. She worked with cult stars - Bruce Willis, Johnny Depp. Some, not very successful pictures, according to critics, were saved only by the play of this amazing actress.
"Aviator" Scorsese brought the actress her first "Oscar", and in 2008, the star Blanchett appeared on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her work in Woody Allen's film "Jasmine" earned her a second Oscar. The actress has more than 60 films on her account, and almost every one of them is magnificent. In 2008, Kate became the director of the theater in Sydney, where she began her career.
Personal life
In 1997, Kate married Andrew Upton, the couple loves and supports each other very much, they are considered the most solid family in show business - a modest screenwriter and a bright actress together for more than 20 years, without giving journalists a single reason for gossip. They had three sons, and back in 2015 they adopted a girl. The actress continues to act in films and is actively involved in social activities.
