Catherine Elise Blanchett, (; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actress and theatre director. She has received international acclaim and many accolades for her work, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, six AACTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Blanchett came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in Elizabeth ( 1998 ), 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 portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator ( 2004 ) brought her critical acclaim and many accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, making her the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying another Oscar-winning actor. In 2013, she starred in Blue Jasmine, for which she won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Blanchett is one of only six actors, and the only female actor, to receive Academy Award nominations for portraying the same role in two films, accomplished with her performance as Queen Elizabeth I. She is additionally the only Australian to win two acting Oscars. A seven- time Oscar nominee, she has also received nominations for Notes on a Scandal (2006), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), I'm Not There (2007), and Carol ( 2015 ). Her other notable films include The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit trilogy ( 2012 – 2014 ), Babel (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Robin Hood (2010), Cinderella ( 2015 ), and Thor : Ragnarok ( 2017 ).
Blanchett has also had an extensive career on stage; she is a four - time Helpmann Award winner for Best Female Actor in a Play.
