With two Oscars to her name, there’s no doubt Cate Blanchett is the toast of Hollywood. But here, she tells Karen Anne Overton why juggling motherhood with her career is her most challenging role of all
Over the past 20 years, Cate Blanchett has come to represent a certain breed of Hollywood woman: the kind who has it all. At 47, she has achieved a phenomenal record in her work, starring in such blockbusters as Elizabeth and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and won a plethora of awards ? including two Oscars. Alongside her enduring appeal on screen, she has cultivated a stable family life with husband of 18 years, screenwriter/producer Andrew Upton, 50, and their four children ? Dashiell, 14, Roman, 12, Ignatius, eight and adopted daughter, Edith, who is nearly two. It?s hard to know whether to find it reassuring or disheartening that even she feels like she isn?t succeeding sometimes. ?I try to do my best as a mother and I love everything that comes with that responsibility,? says the Melbourne-born actress. ?But I almost accept that you can?t be perfect and you will make mistakes from time to time and you try to learn from that. Every mother and father feels that they are failing in some respect. If you are overly dedicated to the children, you worry that you?re not giving proper attention to your work. And when you?re working a lot you have misgivings about neglecting your kids. But that?s life. You simply try to do your best.?
Far from winding down, Blanchett is s...