The acclaimed actress, Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969. She had working parents as her mother was in real estate and her father served in the American Navy. Cate Blanchett’s father had an untimely death when the actress was 11 years old. She made her debut on the big screen with Bruce Beresford’s Paradise Road. Blanchett pursued her education with a degree in Economics and Fine Arts at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
However, she dropped out of college to travel around the world for a year. After her world tour, she decided to enroll in the National Institute of Dramatic Arts. In 1992, the actress successfully secured her Fine Arts degree. The actress is ferociously protective of her personal life. Let’s take a look at the Academy-winning actress’ relationships over the years.
Marrige Life And Dating History Of Cate Blanchett
The actress received much acclaim, many praises, accolades, and awards over the years. Today, Blanchett is happily married to Andrew Upton, an Australian Playwright. He is three years older than Cate Blanchett born on 1st February 1966. The couple started dating in 1996 when they met during the production of Seagull. They got married in 1997 at Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
Blanchett conceived their first child Dashiell John Upton on December 3rd, 2001. During Julia Gillard’s podcast, she revealed that he is looking forward to joining the acting school in the future. On April 23rd, 2004, they conceived their second-born Roman Robert Upton. The couple, collectively, started Australia’s Sydney Theater Company in 2008. In the same year, they welcomed their third child Ignatius Martin Upton.
The actress has kept her private life highly private due to which it is impossible to trace any past relationships. There were rumors that she was in a relationship before Andrew, but never got hitched. During an interview with Variety, the BAFTA-winning actress confessed that she had relationships with women “many times.” It created quite a stir in the industry. However, this was at the Cannes Red Carpet, where she came to promote her film Carol, a lesbian drama.
While clarifying her statement, she said, “From memory, the conversation ran: Have you had relationships with women?’ And I said: ‘Yes, many times. Do you mean have I had sexual relationships with women? Then the answer is no.’ But that obviously didn’t make it.” In 2015, the couple decided to adopt a baby daughter whom they named Edith.
