Catherine Élise Blanchett was born on 14th May, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia of American, English, French and Scottish descent. She is an actress recognized by critics and loved by audiences. Among her honours are three British Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Academy Awards. She owns a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cate has been active in the entertainment industry since 1989.
Is the actress who has so many accolades and so much critical acclaim rich? Sources have reported that the net worth of Cate Blanchett stands at $45 million, as of today. During the last year she has received more than $13 million as a salary for staring in the feature films that were released in 2014. Among her luxurious assets Cate owns a mansion in Sydney’s historic Hunters Hill suburb which is valued more than $15 million.
Cate Blanchett Net Worth $45 Million
Cate Blanchett didn’t graduate from the University of Melbourne, instead graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Melbourne. The first lead role Cate landed was on the stage of theatre in the play “Oleanna” (1992) with the Sydney Theatre Company. She won Sydney Theatre Critics’ Best Newcomer Award for her role. Later, she successfully appeared in other plays including “Electra”, “Kafka Dances”, “Oleanna” and other plays. The roles she created won various awards and received critical recognition. Afterwards, she was invited to play parts in television series as “Police Rescue” (1993), “Heartland” (1994), “Bordertown” (1995) and several television films.
The actress rose to prominence after her appearance in the war film “Paradise Road” (1997) directed by Bruce Beresford. She received a nomination from Chicago Film Critics Association as the rising future star for the role of Susan Macarthy. However, she received worldwide recognition after starring in the biographical film “Elizabeth” (1998) directed by Shekhar Kapur. She was nominated for her first Academy Award as well as winning Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards. Ratings of the actress increased even more after she created the role of Galadriel in the first part of the trilogy “The Lord of the Rings” (2001) directed by Peter Jackson, which was commercial dynamite too, as the box office grossed $871.5 million, and received positive critics’ reviews. The sequels were also very successful.
In 2005, Cate Blanchett won the Academy Award for her role in the biographical film “The Aviator” (2004) directed by Martin Scorsese. Then, she was nominated for Academy Awards for roles in the films “Notes on a Scandal” (2006) directed by Richard Eyre, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2007) directed by Shekhar Kapur and “I’m Not There” (2007) directed by Todd Haynes. The same year she was listed as one of the most influential people by The Times, and named the most successful actress by Forbes magazine. In addition to this, she won prestigious awards for her roles in the romantic film drama “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008) directed by David Fincher and the dark comedy film drama “Blue Jasmine” (2013) directed and written by Woody Allen. In 2015, four films are going to be released “Carol”, “Manifesto”, “Weightless” and “Truth” in which Cate Blanchett appears in the main cast. Currently, she is working on the upcoming films “Voyage of Time” (2016) and voicing “Jungle Book: Origins” (2017).
More, she has been acting on the theatre stage throughout all her career. Currently, she is starring in the play “The Present”.
Finally, her personal life is as successful as her career. In 1997, she married the Australian director, playwright and screenwriter Andrew Upton. The family has four children, and reside in Sydney, Australia.
