Age: 57
female
Catherine Elise Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Australian-British and American actor, voice actress and producer. Regarded as one of the best actresses of her generation, she is known for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and the stage. Blanchett is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Blanchett began her acting career on the Australian stage, taking on roles in Electra in 1992 and Hamlet in 1994. She came to international attention as Elizabeth I in the drama film Elizabeth (1998), for which she won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actress, and received her first of seven Academy Award nominations. Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a neurotic former socialite in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Blue Jasmine (2013). Blanchett's other Oscar-nominated roles include Notes on a Scandal (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and Carol (2015). Her highest-grossing films include The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), Cinderella (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Ocean's 8 (2018). Blanchett has performed in over 20 theatre productions. From 2008 to 2013, she and her husband, Andrew Upton, were the artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company. Some of her stage roles during that period were in revivals of A Streetcar Named Desire, Uncle Vanya and The Maids, garnering several theatre awards and nominations. She made her Broadway debut in 2017 in The Present, for which she received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination. Blanchett has also received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Limited Series as producer for the FX/Hulu historical drama miniseries Mrs. America (2020).
In the year 2039, Gotham City has been plunged into a dark and dystopian future, where technology and crime intertwine in a deadly dance. Bruce Wayne, the aging Dark Knight (played by Michael Keaton), has led a life of struggle and sacrifice as Batman, but the passage of time has taken its toll. Haunted by the ghosts of his past and wounds that have not healed, Wayne has retired from crime fighting, leaving behind the cape and the symbol. In the middle of the darkness, a young and reckless criminal named Terry McGinnis crosses Bruce's path. Driven by personal circumstances and a sense of justice, Terry discovers the true identity of Bruce Wayne and unearths the legendary history of Batman. Convinced that Gotham needs a new protector, Terry convinces Wayne to train him as his successor. However, this relationship is not without friction: the cynical and worn-out Wayne is skeptical of returning to the fight and confronted with his own legacy. Together, veteran Bruce Wayne and fledgling Terry McGinnis will forge an unlikely alliance, exploring the complexity of crime in the 21st century while battling technologically advanced enemies. However, a dark and enigmatic adversary known as "The Controller" emerges from the shadows, threatening to plunge Gotham into eternal night.
