Cate Blanchett New Single

Cate Blanchett New Single Trivia: She was the first person to win the Critics Circle Theatre award for Best Newcomer and Lead Actress in the same year. One of the performances which won Cate this award was for her role in David Mamet's Oleanna opposite Shine star Geoffrey Rush. Has an older brother named Bob who works in the computer field, and a younger sister, Genevieve who is a theater designer. When she was 18, Cate was on vacation in Egypt. A fellow guest at a cheap hotel in Cairo asked if she wanted to be an extra in a movie, and the next day she found herself in a crowd scene, cheering for an American boxer who was losing to an Egyptian. She dreaded the experience and walked off from the movie. Attended Methodist Ladies College (MLC) in Melbourne, Australia and was the School Drama Captain. Her father, a Texan ad executive, died of a heart attack when she was ten years old. After completing work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy in the role of Galadriel, she kept and bronzed her elf ear prosthetics. Was considered for the role of Clarice Starling in Hannibal (2001). The part eventually went to Julianne Moore. Son, Dashiell John Upton, born December 2001. He was named after the author of classic crime novel Maltese Falcon, The (1941), Dashiell Hammett. In an interview she gave to Fox Television Network, she admitted blushingly that she had accepted the role of Galadriel, the Elf Queen, in The Lord of the Rings trilogy because she always wanted to appear in a movie wearing pointed ears. Enjoys making lists and crossing items off as she accomplishes them. Chosen as one of People magazine '50 most beautiful' [1999] Children: Dashiell John, born on December 3, 2001 in London, England Has been in 4 movies where the title contains the name of the character she plays: Veronica Guerin (2003), Charlotte Gray (2001), Elizabeth (1998) and Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997) [June 2003] Expecting 2nd child with husband, Andrew Upton, in Spring 2004. ENTER HERE