LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett gave birth to her third child in her native Australia yesterday (April 13, 2008). Ignatius Marton Upton is the third son for Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton.

A spokesperson for the Sydney Theatre Company, where Blanchett and Upton are co-directors, confirmed the birth saying that both mother and baby "are doing well."

Ignatius Martin weighed in at just under 8 lbs. His two brothers are Dashiell, 6, and Roman, 3.