Blanchett was in Lord of the Rings. She played the elf queen, Galadriel. I don’t know what her politics are. Wikipedia says she’s Australian and she works for an environmentalist organization.
Kathy Bates as Hank’s mom - yes, I can picture it!
I didn’t see Lord of the Rings. I tried to watch part of a movie on TV but it wasn’t the first one and I didn’t really know what was going on. I don’t know if I saw the elf queen. I did hate the “my precious” guy. Don’t know why anyone in their right mind would have followed him anywhere.