Official movie poster for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

How old was Cate Blanchett in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey?

Cate Blanchett was 42 in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey when she played the character 'Galadriel'.

That was over 8 years ago in 2012.

Today she is 51, and has starred in 76 movies in total, 31 since The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was released.

How old do you think she looks in the movie?

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey scores 7.1 out of 10 on The Movie Database.

Cate Blanchett's first acting role was as 'Vivian' in Police Rescue: The Movie, released in 1994 when she was 24.

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