Cate Blanchett, born 14 May 1969 in Melbourne, is one of Australia's most acclaimed actresses — two-time Academy Award winner (Best Supporting Actress for The Aviator, 2005; Best Actress for Blue Jasmine, 2014).

Her Parents

Father: Robert DeWitt Blanchett Jr. (died 1979) — Texan-American advertising executive; died of a heart attack when Cate was 10.

Mother: June Blanchett — Australian property developer and teacher.

Her Siblings

Bob Blanchett — elder brother; computer-systems engineer.

Genevieve Blanchett — younger sister; theatre designer.

Her Husband: Andrew Upton

Andrew Upton, born 1966, is an Australian playwright and screenwriter who served as Co-Artistic Director (with Cate) of the Sydney Theatre Company from 2008 to 2012, and then sole director through 2015. He and Cate married in 1997.

Their Children

Four children:

Dashiell John Upton, born 3 December 2001.

Roman Robert Upton, born 23 April 2004.

Ignatius Martin Upton, born 13 April 2008.

Edith Vivian Patricia Upton, born 2015 — adopted in March 2015.

The Blanchett-Upton Family Tree at a Glance

Parents: Robert DeWitt Blanchett Jr. (died 1979); June Blanchett.

Siblings: Bob Blanchett; Genevieve Blanchett.

Husband: Andrew Upton (b. 1966); married 1997.

Children: Dashiell (b. 2001); Roman (b. 2004); Ignatius (b. 2008); Edith (b. 2015, adopted).

Cate Blanchett:

  • Born 14 May 1969, Ivanhoe, Melbourne
  • Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne; University of Melbourne; National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) Sydney (1992)
  • Major films: Elizabeth (1998), The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), The Aviator (2004 — Oscar), I'm Not There (2007), Blue Jasmine (2013 — Oscar), Carol (2015), Tár (2022)
  • Sydney Theatre Company Co-Artistic Director with Andrew Upton (2008–2012)

What the Blanchett-Upton Family Story Teaches Us

An American father who died when his daughter was ten. An Australian property-developer mother who raised three children alone. A playwright-and-screenwriter husband. Four children, including one adopted daughter named Edith.

For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Blanchett story carries the same lesson. Adopted children are children. Edith Upton was adopted by the family in 2015 and is the same kind of entry on the family tree as the three biological sons. Write all four down with the same weight. The tree honours the children equally.

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