Cate Blanchett acted in a film.
Carol (film) . The film stars Cate Blanchett , Rooney Mara , Sarah Paulson , Jake Lacy and Kyle Chandler . Cate Blanchett . A seven-time Oscar nominee , she has also received nominations for Notes on a Scandal ( 2006 ) , Elizabeth : The Golden Age ( 2007 ) , I 'm Not There ( 2007 ) and Carol ( 2015 ) . Elizabeth is a 1998 British biographical film written by Michael Hirst , directed by Shekhar Kapur , and starring Cate Blanchett in the title role of Queen Elizabeth I of England , alongside Geoffrey Rush , Christopher Eccleston , Joseph Fiennes , John Gielgud , Fanny Ardant and Richard Attenborough . Notes on a Scandal (film) . The screenplay was written by Patrick Marber and the film was directed by Richard Eyre and starred Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett .