Cate Blanchett Biography

- She married Andrew Upton, a small time film-maker, in 1997 and they have two children together.

- Her older brother Bob works with computers and her younger sister Genevieve is a theatre designer.

- Her father was a Texan advertising executive who died when she was only ten years old.

- Her son Dashiell John Upton was born 3 December 2001 and is named after the author of 'The Maltese Falcon'.

- Her second son, Roman Robert Upton was born 23 April 2004.