Cate Blanchett is a tremendously brilliant actress with eight Oscar nominations and two wins. It is impossible to pick out a bad Cate Blanchett performance. She could steal the scene in a mainstream commercial film and be wholly impressive in an artsy affair. You can find her chewing the scenery in Thor: Ragnarok or Ocean's Eight, and you can also find her excelling in movies like Blue Jasmine, Carol, or Tar. Cate Blanchett Quotes: Celebrate American Actress’ Birthday With Memorable Quotes and Sayings.

Like nearly all great actors, Cate Blanchett also had humble beginnings. The Australian-born actress started her career in theatre before moving to television in 1993. Her first major role in a film was in the 1996 movie Paradise Road. However, it was her performance in Shekhar Kapoor's period drama Elizabeth, released in 1998, that proved to be Cate Blanchett's global breakout role, also earning her the first Oscar nomination. After that, there was no turning back for the actress.

However, not many know that Cate Blanchett actually began as an extra in 1990, in an Egyptian movie. Karboria (which translates to 'Crabs' in English), directed by Khairy Beshara, was a boxing drama with Ahmed Zaki in the lead. Cate Blanchett had an uncredited appearance in the movie, appearing in three scenes, one of which shows her dancing in a song. Her IMDb profile merely credits her unnamed character as 'Blonde Cheerleader'.

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So what made Cate Blanchett appear as an extra in a film made in a country far away from her native land, Australia? In an interview given to The Herald Scotland, Cate revealed that she had acted in the movie when she was on a backpacking trip across the globe after completing her studies. Borderlands Trailer: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart’s Film Rocks Dangerous World of Pandora.

When she was in Cairo, Egypt, Cate was approached to act as an extra for Kaboria. Recalling the experience, she remarked, "They were going to pay two Egyptian pounds that was going to pay my rent for the week, so I said, 'Sure.'" Cate also revealed that she found the shooting of the film to be a very boring experience, though we are thankful that it didn't bore her enough not to consider acting as a career.

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