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Cate Blanchett has whirl-winded into Hollywood, stealing the hearts of most of us and leaving us struck with awe. Since her multi award-winning role in Elizabeth, (directed by Shekhar Kapur) in 1998, she has become a household name,and the roles just keep on coming. Blanchett’s newest film, The Shipping News adapted from the novel by Annie Proulx, starts in cinema’s next week. Blanchett proves time and time again to be an adaptable actor, alluding an easiness to perform many different and challenging roles. Since starring in Elizabeth, in 1998, Blanchett appeared in 1999 in Pushing Tin (directed by Mike Newell); An Ideal Husband (directed by Oliver Parker); The Talented Mr Ripley(directed by Antony Mingella); and more recently in The Gift (directed by Sam Raimi); Bandits (directed by Barry Levinson); Sally Potter’s new film, The Man Who Cried; Charlotte Gray (directed by Gillian Armstrong); Peter Jackson’s, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; Heaven (directed by Tom Tyker)and now The Shipping News (directed by Lasse Hallstrom). Full Name: Catherine Elise Blanchett Date of Birth: May 14th, 1969 Place of Birth: Jessie McPherson Private Hospital Clayton, Victoria. Star Sign: Taurus Marit