Melbourne, Apr 14 : Hollywood actress Cate Blanchett has given birth to her third child in Australia.

The baby boy, Ignatius Martin Upton, was delivered in Sydney on April 13 and became the third son for Blanchett and her playwright husband Andrew Upton.

The Elizabeth: The Golden Age and I'm Not There star was hale and hearty after giving birth to the baby-boy, who weighed just over eight pounds (3.6kg), reports News.com.au.

The Sydney-based actress and her award-winning actor and playwright husband have shared co-artistic director responsibilities at the Sydney Theatre Company since January.

The couple already has two sons, Dashiell, 6, and Roman, 3 and are ecstatic with the arrival of their third child.

ANI