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Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early life Blanchett was born on 14 May 1969 in the Melbourne suburb of. Her Australian mother, June Blanchett (born Gamble), worked as a property developer and teacher, and her American father, Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., a native, was a who later worked as an advertising executive. The two met when Blanchett's father's ship broke down in Melbourne. When Blanchett was 10, her father died of a heart attack, leaving her mother to raise the family on her own. Blanchett is the middle of three children, she has an older brother Bob Blanchett (born 1968), and a younger sister Genevieve Blanchett (born 1971).
Her ancestry includes, some, and remote roots. Blanchett has described herself as being 'part extrovert, part wallflower' during childhood. She had a penchant for dressing in traditionally masculine clothing, and went through goth and punk phases during her teenage years, and shaved her head at one point. She attended primary school in Melbourne at Ivanhoe East Primary School; for her secondary education, she attended and then, where she explored her passion for the performing arts.
In her late teens and early twenties, she worked at a in Victoria. She studied economics and at the but dropped out after one year to travel overseas. While in Egypt, Blanchett was asked to play an American cheerleader, as an extra in the Egyptian boxing movie, Kaboria; in need of money, she accepted. Upon her return to Australia, she moved to Sydney and enrolled in the (NIDA) to pursue an acting career. She graduated from NIDA in 1992 with a.
Career 1992–2000 Blanchett's first major stage role was opposite, in the 1992 play for the. That year, she was also cast as in a production of. A couple of weeks after rehearsals, the actress playing the title role pulled out, and director cast Blanchett in the role.
Her performance as Electra became one of her most acclaimed at NIDA. In 1993, Blanchett was awarded the Sydney Theatre Critics' Best Newcomer Award for her performance in 's Kafka Dances and won Best Actress for her performance in Mamet's Oleanna, making her the first actor to win both categories in the same year. Blanchett played the role of in an acclaimed 1994–1995 production of directed by, starring Rush and, and was nominated for a. She appeared in the 1994 TV miniseries opposite, the miniseries (1995) with, and in an episode of entitled 'The Loaded Boy'. She also appeared in the 50-minute drama short (1996), which received an (AFI) nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Blanchett made her feature film debut with a supporting role as an Australian nurse captured by the during World War II, in 's film (1997), which co-starred.
Her first leading role was as Lucinda Leplastrier in 's romantic drama (1997), opposite. Blanchett received wide acclaim for her performance, and earned her first AFI Award nomination as Best Leading Actress; she lost to in (1998). Download prince sign o the times remastered rar. She won the AFI Best Actress Award in the same year for her role as Lizzie in the romantic comedy (1997), co-starring Richard Roxburgh. By 1997, Blanchett had accrued significant praise and recognition in her native Australia.
Her first high-profile international role was as in the critically acclaimed film (1998), directed. The film catapulted her to stardom, and her performance garnered wide recognition, earning her the and (BAFTA), and her first (SAG) and nomination for Best Actress. The following year, Blanchett appeared in (1999), an Australian part of, a compilation of thematically-related short stories. The short was written and directed by her husband,, and produced by Blanchett and Upton. She also appeared in the comedy (1999), costarring and (critics singled out Blanchett's performance), and the critically acclaimed film (1999), alongside,,,.
She received her second BAFTA nomination for her performance in The Talented Mr. 2000–2007 Already an acclaimed actress, Blanchett received a host of new fans when she appeared in 's Oscar-winning trilogy,, playing the role of in all three films. The trilogy holds the record as the highest-grossing film trilogy of all time. In addition to The Lord of the Rings, 2001 also saw Blanchett diversify her portfolio with a range of roles in the dramas and and the American crime-comedy, for which she earned a second Golden Globe and SAG Award nomination. Blanchett at the in 2007 In 2002, Blanchett appeared, opposite, in -directed, the first film in an unfinished trilogy by acclaimed writer-director.