Cate Blanchett (1969 - present) is an award-winning Australian actress and stage director who burst onto the international stage in 1998 in an Oscar-nominated performance as Queen Elizabeth I in
Elizabeth.
Her most high-profile role since has been that of the elf queen
Galadriel in
Peter Jackson's
Lord of the Rings trilogy, but she has also played
Bob Dylan in
I'm Not There, Daisy in
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,
Katharine Hepburn in
The Aviator opposite
Leonardo DiCaprio (for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first actor to win an Oscar for playing a real-life Oscar winner), Sheba Hart in
Notes on a Scandal with Judi Dench, the completely awesome
Maid Marian Lady Marion Loxley in
Robin Hood (2010) and
an oddly sexy Russian scientist.
She is known for her smoky voice and ethereal, almost elfin face as well as her tremendous talent and ability with accents.
Meryl Streep has listed her as one of her favorite actresses currently working, and she has been called multiple times "the greatest actress of her generation."
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