Cate Blanchett
Galadriel was beautifully portrayed by Catherine Elise Blanchett. Her birth-date is May 14, 1969. Her hometown is Clayton, Victoria, Australia. She has two siblings: Bob and Genevieve. Her husband's name is Andrew Upton, and they have two sons: Dashiell John (December 3, 2001) and Roman Robert (April 23, 2004).
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Fun FactsWas chosen as one of People magazine “50 most beautiful” in the year of 1999 [I can see why!].
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- "If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously."
- “I had never done anything with blue screen before, or prosthetics, or anything like that. Lord of the Rings was like stepping into a video game for me. It was another world completely. But, to be honest, I basically did it so that I could have the ears. I thought they would really work with my bare head.”
- “You can't be trying to make a film that pleases all people, you know, so it's not a concern of mine,” “Violence and racism are bad. Whenever they occur they are to be condemned (and) we should not turn a blind eye to them.”
Fun FactsWas chosen as one of People magazine “50 most beautiful” in the year of 1999 [I can see why!].
- Was the first person to win the Critics Circle Theatre award for Best Newcomer and Lead Actress in the same year.
- Attended Methodist Ladies College (MLC) in Melbourne, Australia and then became the School Drama Captain.
- Jokes that part of the reason she took the role of Galadriel was for the pointy ears--she's always wanted pointy ears.
- After Lord of the Rings, she kept and bronzed her elf ears. "I've always wanted pointy ears!"
- Received an Acadamy Award nomination in 1999 for Best Actress in "Elizabeth." She has also received numerous awards, and honors for her talents internationally.