Cate Blanchett is a famous Australian actor. Cate was born on the 14th of may 1969. Cate’s mother worked as a property developer and a teacher. Cate was twenty nine years old when she started acting. One of the many amazing things that Cate did was play a female version of Kaa the snake from the jungle book. She has been in many excellent movies such as the Lord of the Rings. Cate has won many awards. She has won 2 academy awards. 3 golden globe awards. 3 British academy film awards and 3 screen actors guild awards. Cate graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art or NIDA in 1922. Cate has performed with the Sydney Theatre Company or STC in. Cate acted the wicked stepmother in Cinderella.