Cate Blanchett (born May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Oscar-winning actress. She was born Catherine Elise Blanchett, the daughter of a Texan naval petty officer of distant French descent who came ashore in Melbourne and met her mother, a Melbourne schoolteacher. Her father, Robert, later worked in advertising after marrying her mother, June. He died of a heart attack when Cate was 10 years old. She has two siblings; the elder, Bob, is a computer programmer, and her younger sister, Genevieve, is a theatrical designer. |
