Cate Blanchett Biography
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This engaging blonde Australian actress found herself thrust in the spotlight with her third feature, “Oscar and Lucinda” (1997), in which she starred opposite Ralph Fiennes. As the headstrong proto-feminist heiress whose penchant for gambling draws her to a clergyman with the same predilections, Cate Blanchett delivered a star-making performance. Possessing an innate intelligence and talent coupled with her malleable features—she can seem plain and then beautiful, sometimes in the same shot—the actress quickly rose to international fame.