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Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett’s screen credits include Valka (voice) in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Valka (voice) in How to Train Your Dragon 2, and Hela in Thor: Ragnarok.
Born May 14, 1969 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia11 movies on MoviHero
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Catherine Elise Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation, she is known for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and the stage. Blanchett is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Blanchett began her acting career on the Australian stage, taking on roles in Electra in 1992 and Hamlet in 1994. She came to international attention as Elizabeth I in the drama film Elizabeth (1998), for which she won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actress, and received her first of seven Academy Award nominations. Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. …
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She later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a neurotic former socialite in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Blue Jasmine (2013). Blanchett's other Oscar-nominated roles include Notes on a Scandal (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and Carol (2015). Her highest-grossing films include The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), Cinderella (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Ocean's 8 (2018).
Blanchett has performed in over 20 theatre productions. From 2008 to 2013, she and her husband, Andrew Upton, were the artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company. Some of her stage roles during that period were in revivals of A Streetcar Named Desire, Uncle Vanya and The Maids, garnering several theatre awards and nominations. She made her Broadway debut in 2017 in The Present, for which she received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination. Blanchett has also received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Limited Series as producer for the FX/Hulu historical drama miniseries Mrs. America (2020).
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- 2027How to Train Your Dragon 2Action · AdventureValkaUpcoming
- 2019How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World1h 44m · Adventure · AnimationValka (voice)
- 2018Ocean's Eight1h 51m · Action · ComedyLou
- 2017Thor: Ragnarok2h 11m · Action · AdventureHela
- 2015Carol1h 58m · Drama · RomanceCarol Aird
- 2015Cinderella1h 45m · Drama · FamilyStepmother, Lady Tremaine
- 2014How to Train Your Dragon 21h 42m · Action · AdventureValka (voice)
- 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2h 46m · Drama · FantasyDaisy Fuller
- 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2h 2m · Action · AdventureIrina Spalko
- 2007Elizabeth: The Golden Age1h 54m · Drama · HistoryElizabeth I, Queen of England
- 1999The Talented Mr. Ripley2h 20m · Crime · DramaMeredith Logue
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- 2027Each Day in a Moment: 2026Self (uncredited)Upcoming
- 2026Alpha GangProducer · Beta One
- 2026The Wrong GirlsDeep Sea Expert (voice)
- 2026Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David LeanNarrator
- 2026David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet EarthSelf
- 2025Father Mother Sister BrotherTimothea
- 202511:11Producer
- 2025A Man Who Takes Pictures of FlowersProducer
- 2025QueerbaitProducer
- 2025Black BagProducer · Kathryn St. Jean
- 2025Bozo Over RosesActor
- 2024VOGUE: Inventing the RunwayNarrator
- 2024MarionProducer
- 2024BorderlandsLilith
- 2024RumoursProducer · Hilda Orlmann
- 2024Can Creativity Save the World?Self
- 2023EvolverProducer · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2023FingernailsProducer
- 2023ShaydaProducer
- 2023The New BoyProducer · Sister Eileen
- 2023The FundraiserLydia Tár
- 2023Knowing the ScoreProducer
- 2023Harrison Ford: Hollywood HeroSelf
- 2022Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved CinemaSelf
- 2022EuphoriaTiger (voice)
- 20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
- 2022Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioSpazzatura (voice)
- 2022The School for Good and EvilThe Storian (voice)
- 2022TÁRProducer · Lydia Tár
- 2022Ukraine: Life Under Russia's AttackProducer · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2022Ukraine: Life Under Attack: DispatchesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2021Don't Look UpBrie Evantee
- 2021Nightmare AlleyDr. Lilith Ritter
- 2021ApplesProducer
- 2021Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden AgeSelf - Actress (archive footage)
- 2020The Four TemperamentsRed / Blue / Yellow / Green
- 2020Symphony Of The InvisibleSelf (voice)
- 2020Ride It OutNarrator (voice)
- 2019Stuart XSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2019Sweet ToothNarrator (voice)
- 2019Where'd You Go, BernadetteBernadette
- 2019This Changes EverythingSelf
- 2018Mowgli: Legend of the JungleKaa (voice)
- 2018The House with a Clock in Its WallsFlorence Zimmerman
- 2018Ocean's Team 3.0Self
- 2018Reimagining The Met GalaSelf
- 2018Jill Bilcock: Dancing the InvisibleSelf
- 2017SpielbergSelf
- 2017ManifestoVarious
- 2017Song to SongAmanda
- 2017Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film EditingSelf
- 2017Voyage of Time: Life's JourneyNarrator (voice)
- 2017RedMother
- 2016Earthflight 3DNarrator
- 2016RefugeeSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2015TruthMary Mapes
- 2015Knight of CupsNancy
- 2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesGaladriel
- 2014The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to EdenDore Strauch (voice)
- 2014The Monuments MenClaire Simone
- 2014A Smarter CountrySelf
- 2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugGaladriel
- 2013Journey to the South PacificNarrator (voice)
- 2013Making a Scene | 11 PerformancesActor
- 2013The TurningGail Lang
- 2013Blue JasmineJasmine
- 2013Girl RisingNarrator - Haiti (voice)
- 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyGaladriel
- 2012A Cautionary TailNarrator
- 2011HannaMarissa
- 2010Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin HoodSelf
- 2010Robin HoodMarion Loxley
- 2010The Real Robin HoodSelf
- 2009The Curious Birth of Benjamin ButtonSelf
- 2008Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'Self
- 2007I'm Not ThereJude
- 2007Common Ground: Under Construction NotesSelf
- 2007In the Company of ActorsSelf / Hedda Gabler
- 2007Hot FuzzJanine (uncredited)
- 2006Notes on a ScandalSheba Hart
- 2006The Good GermanLena Brandt
- 2006BabelSusan Jones
- 2006The Making of 'The Return of the King'Self
- 2006The Making of 'The Two Towers'Self
- 2005Little FishTracy
- 2005This Is an AdventureSelf
- 2005Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern JournalSelf
- 2005On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'Self / Jane W.
- 2004The AviatorKatharine Hepburn
- 2004A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'Self
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Ocean's Eight
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 · How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
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