Description:
Cate Blanchett graduated from Australia's National Institute
of Dramatic Art in 1992 and, in a little over a year, had won both critical
and popular acclaim. On graduating from NIDA, she joined the Sydney Theatre
Company's production of Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls", then played
Felice Bauer, the bride, in Timothy Daly's "Kafka Dances", winning
the 1993 Newcomer Award from the Sydney Theatre Critics Circle for her performance.
From there, Blanchett moved to the role of Carol in David Mamet's searing polemic
"Oleanna", also for the Sydney Theatre Company, and won the Rosemont
Best Actress Award, her second award that year. She then co-starred in the ABC
Television's prime time drama "Heartland" (1994) (mini), again winning
critical acclaim. In 1995, she was nominated for Best Female Performance for
her role as Ophelia in the Belvoir Street Theatre Company's production of "Hamlet".
Other theatre credits include Helen in the Sydney Theatre Company's "Sweet
Phoebe", Miranda in "The Tempest" and Rose in "The Blind
Giant is Dancing", both for the Belvoir Street Theatre Company. In other
television roles, Blanchett starred as Bianca in ABC's "Bordertown"
(1995) (mini), as Janie Morris in "G.P." (1989) and in ABC's popular
series Police Rescue (1994). She made her feature film debut in Paradise Road
(1997), and, in 1998, she played the title character in Elizabeth (1998), winning
numerous awards for her performance, including the Golden Globe for Best Actress
in a Drama. Cate was also nominated for an Academy Award for the role but lost
out to Gwyneth Paltrow. 2001 was a particularly busy year, with starring roles
in Bandits (2001), The Shipping News (2001), Charlotte Gray (2001) and playing
Elf Queen Galadriel in the "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy.
Cate Blanchett Pictures/Movies
June 26 Coming Soon
Click
here for more Pictures and Movies of Cate Blanchett (FREE!) |
