Cat Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. She is an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning Australian actress. Her first major stage role was opposite Geoffrey Rush in the 1993 David Mamet play Oleanna. She made her film debut as an Australian nurse captured by the Japanese in a production of Paradise Road directed by Bruce Beresford, co-starring Glenn Close and Frances McDormand.
She also appeared in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movies where she played the role of the High Elf Queen Galadriel in all three films, which hold the record as the highest grossing film trilogy of all time. In 2007, Blanchett was listed among Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World. Also in 2007, Blanchett was named one of the most successful actresses by Forbes.
She also appeared in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movies where she played the role of the High Elf Queen Galadriel in all three films, which hold the record as the highest grossing film trilogy of all time. In 2007, Blanchett was listed among Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World. Also in 2007, Blanchett was named one of the most successful actresses by Forbes.
