
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).

Cate Blanchett

Hela
for Hela in How the MCU Should've Been Cast
Suggested by darthspidermaul

Casting the MCU in my own image where Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man movies are part of the main canon. Phase 1 - Iron Man (2008) - The Incredible Hulk (2008) - Iron Man 2 (2010) - Thor (2011) - Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - The Avengers (2012) - The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) Phase 2 - Iron Man 3 (2013) - Thor: The Dark World (2013) - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) - Ant-Man (2015) Phase 3 - Captain America: Civil War (2016) - Planet Hulk (2016) - Doctor Strange (2016) - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - The Amazing Spider-Man 3 (2017) - Thor: Ragnarok (2017) - Black Panther (2018) - Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) - Captain Marvel (2019) - Avengers: Endgame (2019) - The Amazing Spider-Man 4 (2019) Phase 4 - Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2020) - What If...? S1 (2020) - Black Widow (2020) - WandaVision S1 (2020) - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2020) - Eternals S1 (2021) - The Indestructible Hulk (2021) - Loki S1 (2021) - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) - Hawkeye S1 (2021) - The Amazing Spider-Man 5 (2021) - Moon Knight S1 (2022) - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) - Ms. Marvel S1 (2022) - Thor: God of Thunder (2022) - She-Hulk S1 (2022) - Werewolf by Night (2022 Special Presentation) - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2022) - The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022 Special Presentation) - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) - Avengers: Secret Invasion (2023) - Loki S2 (2023) - The Marvels (2023) Phase 5 - Captain America: Brave New World (2024) - Echo S1 (2024) - Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) - Ironheart S1 (2024) - The Amazing Spider-Man 6 (2024) - Agatha All Along S1 (2024) - Thunderbolts* (2024) - What If...? S4 (2024) - Thor: The Legend of Hercules (2025) - Daredevil: Born Again S1 (2025) - Shang-Chi and the Wreckage of Time (2025) - The Legendary Star-Lord S1 (2025) - The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) - Doctor Strange in the Dream Dimension of Darkness (2025) - Blade (2026) - The Amazing Spider-Man 7 (2026) - Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (2026) Phase 6 - Captain America: Secret Empire (2027) - Thor: Protector of Midgard (2027) - Armor Wars (2028) - The Amazing Spider-Man 8 (2028) - The Fantastic Four 2 (2028) - Wonder Man S1 (2029) - Avengers: Doomsday (2029) - Avengers: Secret Wars (2030) - The Amazing Spider-Man 3 (2030)