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The thing I love about live performance the most, is that the doors are closed, the lights are turned down, and the audience has to be reverential to what's happening onstage.

Cate Blanchett

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Cate Blanchett
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 14
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Stage Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Melbourne
Australia
Catherine Élise Blanchett
Catherine Elise Blanchett
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