Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett is mom to three kids, Dashiell , 7, Roman , 5, and Ignatius , 1, and is starring on Broadway as Blanche Dubois in the play Streetcar Named Desire that is playing at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater until next week. Cate opened up to the December 2009 issue of Vogue magazine talking about her kids, her career and theater. Here are the highlights : On her family : “When the boys aren’t playing with friends, they can usually be found playing backstage. They’re always engaged in the family business, so to speak.” On her career choices : “I’m not very cautious ... Read Full Story

Cate Blanchett sat down with Vogue to share about topics such as her career and her relationshiop with her husband, playwright Andrew Upton . Cate says that she’s not tempted to be cautious with her career choices: “I’m not very cautious or careful. It’s always been more about having a variety of experiences than any planned trajectory…I think that in a way, projects choose you.” Cate has spent the last few years performing and directing plays in Sydney, Australia and now she is currently gearing up to play Blanche DuBois in Tennessee William’s ‘A Streetcar Named Desire.’ On her relationship with her husband and ... Read Full Story

Australian star Cate Blanchett is winning standing ovations and rave reviews from US audiences for her heart-rending performance in the Tennessee Williams classic "A Streetcar Named Desire." More than 60 years after the play debuted on Broadway, Blanchett and her Sydney Theatre Company Saturday launched 24 performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, all of which are already sold out. Blanchett, 40, plays tragic, fading southern belle Blanche DuBois, who arrives unannounced at the home of her sister Stella, to be met by open hostility from her violent brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski, played by Australian actor Joel Edgerton. Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann directs ... Read Full Story

Cate Blanchett has said that performing in stage productions has worked like glue in keeping her family together. In an interview with US Vogue, the ‘Elizabeth’ actress said that theatre brings stability and regular working hours to her life. “There are so few experiences in our manicured, nanny-stated existence that have the quality of circus. Theatre still does,” the Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying. “And so, when the boys aren”t playing with friends, they can usually be found playing backstage. “They”re always engaged in the family business, so to speak,” she added. Read Full Story

Filed under: Fashion , News , Celebrity Style Cate Blanchett gold and glowing in Donna Karan on Vogue's December cover. Photo: Annie Leibovitz The December issue of Vogue finds Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett as its stunning cover girl, and instead of flaunting her edgy fashion prowess, the Aussie star takes a more theatrical approach to the Annie Leibovitz -photographed cover and inside fashion spread. Going hand-in-hand with Blanchett 's upcoming role as the fiery Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' famed play " A Streetcar Named Desire ," opening in Brooklyn, NY, the Leibovitz shoot finds the stunning 40-year-old actress draped across the stage and ... Read Full Story