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Cate
Cate is a feminine given name and a variant of Kate (given name), Kate. The name has Latin, French, English, and Welsh origins. It literally means either 'pure' or 'blessed', depending on the context. The name Catherine is popular in Christian countries, as it was the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. Its variants are also widely used around the world. In addition, Cate is also a surname. Notable people with the name include: In film and television * Cate Blanchett (born 1969), two time Academy Award winning Australian actress * Cate Shortland (born 1968), Australian writer and director of film and television * Keith Cate, main anchor for WFLA-TV in Tampa Bay, Florida since 2000 * Field Cate, American child actor In other fields * Alf Cate (1878–1939), New Zealand cricketer * Cate Campbell (born 1992), Australian swimmer * Cate Edwards (born 1982), the oldest daughter of John Edwards * Cate Tiernan (born 1961), American writer * Cate School, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cate Blanchett
Catherine Élise Blanchett ( ; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the best performers of her generation, she is recognised for Cate Blanchett on screen and stage, her versatile work across stage and screen. Blanchett has received List of awards and nominations received by Cate Blanchett, numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Awards, Tony Award. A graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Blanchett began her career on the Australian stage in 1992 and made her feature film debut in 1997. She came to international prominence for her performance as Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth I in the period drama ''Elizabeth (film), Elizabeth'' (1998), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cate Campbell
Cate Natalie Campbell, (born 20 May 1992) is a Malawian-born Australian former competitive swimmer. She is the current world record holder in the short course 100 m freestyle. She is also a former world record holder in the long course 100 m freestyle, breaking Britta Steffen's supersuit WR by 0.01. Campbell has eight Olympic medals, four of which are gold, across four Olympics. Campbell was Australia's joint flagbearer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was coached by Simon Cusack at the Commercial Swimming Club for over two decades, before moving to train with Damien Jones at the Rackley Swimming Club then Vince Raleigh at Chandler in her fifth and final Olympic campaign bid. Campbell is regarded as one of the greatest Australian swimmers and one of the best relay swimmers of all time, holding four of the fastest 100 m freestyle splits in history at the time of her retirement. In particular, she has been credited as the doyen of the Australian women's sprinting dynasty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French evolved from Northern Old Gallo-Romance, a descendant of the Latin spoken in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien language, Francien) largely supplanted. It was also substratum (linguistics), influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul and by the Germanic languages, Germanic Frankish language of the post-Roman Franks, Frankish invaders. As a result of French and Belgian colonialism from the 16th century onward, it was introduced to new territories in the Americas, Africa, and Asia, and numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole, were established. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cate Edwards
Catharine Elizabeth Edwards (born March 4, 1982) is an American attorney. Edwards is the daughter of former United States Senator John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards. Early life and education Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, where her parents were practicing attorneys, Edwards was educated in the Wake County Public School System. She attended Aldert Root Elementary School, Daniels Middle School, and Needham B. Broughton High School, where she graduated at the top of her class. In high school, she played soccer, basketball, and softball, and was named All-Conference and Most Valuable Player her senior year. Her siblings are: Wade (1979–1996), Emma Claire (born 1998), Jack (born 2000) and half sibling Quinn (2008) her fathers daughter with Rielle Hunter. Edwards attended Princeton University, majoring in political economics, and graduating with honors. She is a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, and was an intern for the Council on Foreign Relations. Political activity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Caterina
Caterina is a feminine given name which is an Italian form of the name ''Katherine''. Notable people with the name include: In music: * Caterina Assandra, Italian composer and Benedictine nun * Caterina Bueno, Italian singer and folk music historian * Caterina Caselli, Italian singer and music producer * Caterina Cavalieri, Austrian soprano * Caterina Jarboro, pioneering African American opera singer * Caterina Mete, Australian children's entertainer, The Wiggles * Caterina Valente, French-born singer and dancer In education: * Caterina Mieras, teacher at the Teacher Training School of the Balearic Islands In acting: * Caterina Murino, Italian actress * Caterina Scorsone, Canadian actress In sports: * Kateřina Baďurová, Czech pole vaulter * Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player In other fields: * Caterina Appiani, lady of Piombino * Caterina Consani, Italian mathematician * Caterina dei Virgi, aristocratic Bolognese woman raised in the court of Bologna * Caterin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The Oscars are widely considered to be the most prestigious awards in the film industry. The major award categories, known as the Academy Awards of Merit, are presented during a live-televised Hollywood ceremony in February or March. It is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929. The second ceremony, in 1930, was the first one broadcast by radio. The 1953 ceremony was the first one televised. It is the oldest of the four major annual American entertainment awards. Its counterparts—the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theater, and the Grammy Awards for music—are modeled after the Academy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cate Tiernan
Cate Tiernan (born July 24, 1961) is the pen name of Gabrielle Charbonnet, an American author. Writing as Cate Tiernan, she is best known for her ''Sweep'' series, which follows the Wiccan adventures of a cast of high school students. The stories are sold as the ''Wicca'' series in the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands and Australia, and as ''White Magic'' (''Magie Blanche'') in Italy and France. Under her own name, she is chiefly known for children's books in the ''Princess'', ''American Gold Gymnasts'', and ''Disney Girls'' series. In 2008 and 2009, Charbonnet collaborated with author James Patterson on two "young adult" novels, '' Sundays at Tiffany's'' and '' Witch & Wizard''. Biography Charbonnet was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1961.Bio: Retrieved 2010-06-30. She began her college education at New York University studying writing and Russian language and literature, then transferred to Loyola University in New Orleans, where she graduated with a degree in Russian. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cate Shortland
Cate Shortland (born 10 August 1968) is an Australian director and screenwriter. She received international acclaim for her 2004 romantic drama film ''Somersault (film), Somersault'', her 2012 historical drama film ''Lore (film), Lore'', and her 2017 psychological thriller film ''Berlin Syndrome (film), Berlin Syndrome''. She is best known for directing the 2021 superhero film ''Black Widow (2021 film), Black Widow''. Early life Shortland was born in Temora, New South Wales. She graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, where she received the Southern Star Award for most promising student. Career Shortland has created several award-winning short films: ''Strap on Olympia'' (1995); ''Pentuphouse'' (1998); ''Flower Girl'' (2000); and ''Joy'' (2000). She spent three years directing episodes of the Network Ten television series, ''The Secret Life of Us''. In 2004, Shortland released her debut feature-length film, ''Somersault (film), Somersault'' (2004), wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Catherine Of Alexandria
Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine, was, according to tradition, a Christian saint and Virginity, virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius. According to her hagiography, she was both a princess and a noted scholar who became a Christians, Christian around age 14, converted hundreds of people to Christianity, and was martyred around age 18. The Eastern Orthodox Church venerates her as a great martyr and celebrates her Calendar of saints, feast day on 24 or 25 November, depending on the regional tradition. In Catholic Church, Catholicism, Catherine is traditionally revered as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, and she is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 25 November. Her feast was removed from the General Roman Calendar in 1969 but restored in 2002 as an optional memorial. In the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church, St. Catherine is commemorated on 24 November, together with the martyrs Saint Barbara, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alf Cate
William Alfred Cate (22 November 1878 – 22 October 1939) was a New Zealand cricketer who played four matches of first-class cricket for Wellington between 1908 and 1922, and represented New Zealand in 1922–23. Alf Cate worked as a wool classer in Wellington, and taught wool classing at the Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College for 25 years. He and his wife had a daughter. A wicket-keeper In cricket, the wicket-keeper is the Cricket player, player on the fielding (cricket), fielding side who stands behind the wicket, ready to stop Delivery (cricket), deliveries that pass the batsman, and take a Caught, catch, Stumped, stump the ..., Cate made his first-class debut in 1908, but then had to wait until 1920 before he played again, partly because Wellington had New Zealand representative wicket-keepers in Jeremiah Mahoney and James Condliffe in this period, but also because he was unable to make himself available. Despite his age (44) and lack of first-class experience, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Field Cate
Field Adrianus Cate (born July 22, 1997) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his main role portraying young Ned in the fantasy comedy-drama ''Pushing Daisies'' (2007–2009). He is currently lead singer and guitarist of American rock trio Fencer. Career Cate turned professional at the age of five, doing improvisational comedy, independent films, commercials, and other work. He also appears in Placebo's music video of " Song to Say Goodbye" credited as Field Cate. He worked in guest roles on various television series including ''Without a Trace'' and ''Cold Case''. His most notable role was as Young Ned on ABC's ''Pushing Daisies'' becoming a regular cast member in season 2 and earning a Young Artist Award nomination in 2008. Raised a vegetarian, Cate spoke out on behalf of animal rights group PETA. He also supported groups such as Mattel Children's Hospital and served as a StarPower Ambassador for Starlight Children's Foundation The Starlight Children' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Welsh Language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic languages, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales by about 18% of the population, by some in England, and in (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). It is spoken by smaller numbers of people in Canada and the United States descended from Welsh immigrants, within their households (especially in Nova Scotia). Historically, it has also been known in English as "British", "Cambrian", "Cambric" and "Cymric". The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 gave the Welsh language official status in Wales. Welsh and English are ''de jure'' official languages of the Senedd (the Welsh parliament), with Welsh being the only ''de jure'' official language in any part of the United Kingdom, with English being merely ''de facto'' official. According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the Welsh-speaking population of Wales aged three or older was 538,300 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
