Real Name : Cameron Michelle Diaz
Date of birth : 30-Aug-1972
Birthplace (location) : San Diego, California, USA
Nickname : Cami
Gender : Female
Occupation: Actress
Nationality : United States
Sign : Sun in Virgo, Moon in Taurus
Height : 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Weight : 120lb
Education : Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California
Occupation : Actress/Model
Years active : 1988–1993 (model)1993–present (actress)
Family Details
Father : Emilio Diaz (oil industry foreman)
Mother : Billie Diaz (businesswoman)
Sister : Chimene Diaz
BIOGRAPHY
Actress. Born August 30, 1972, in San Diego, California. The daughter of Emilio Diaz, a second-generation Cuban-American oil company foreman, and his wife Billie, who is of Native American, Italian, and German descent, Diaz began modeling when she was 16 years old. Her successful modeling career took her to Japan, Australia, Morocco, and Paris, among other locales, landed her in such magazines as Mademoiselle and Seventeen, and in advertising campaigns for such companies as Calvin Klein, Coca-Cola, and Levi's.
In 1994, Diaz won her first film role in the blockbuster action-comedy The Mask, starring rubber-faced comic Jim Carrey. With no previous acting experience, she had originally auditioned for a supporting character in the film. Twelve callbacks later, however, she was hired to play torch-singing mob moll Tina Carlyle, the female lead. After the success of The Mask, Diaz was touted as the next big thing in Hollywood and wooed by a number of prominent filmmakers to appear in their projects.
While training to star in the live-action film version of the popular martial-arts video game Mortal Kombat, Diaz sustained a wrist injury, which caused her to back out of the film. Instead she made a string of smaller, independent films, including The Last Supper (1995); Feeling Minnesota (1996), costarring Keanu Reeves; She's the One (1996), costarring Ed Burns and Jennifer Aniston; and Head Above Water (1996), costarring Harvey Keitel. She made a successful return to mainstream movies in 1997, winning raves for her portrayal of a sweet bride-to-be opposite Julia Roberts in the playful comedy hit My Best Friend's Wedding.
After starring opposite Ewan McGregor in the uneven romantic comedy A Life Less Ordinary (1997), Diaz made the leap to A-list Hollywood stardom with her savvy comic turn in the unapologetically crude surprise summer blockbuster There's Something About Mary, costarring Ben Stiller and Matt Dillon, and written and directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly. In 1999, audiences saw two very different sides of Diaz first, she camouflaged her blond beauty to play a dowdy pet-shop worker and puppeteer's wife in the much talked-about existential comedy Being John Malkovich, directed by Spike Jonze and costarring John Cusack, Catherine Keener, and Malkovich. Later that year, she turned in a brazen performance as the glamorous, hard-nosed new owner of a professional football team in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday, costarring Al Pacino and Dennis Quaid.
Despite her undeniable box office appeal, Diaz continued to appear in relatively low-budget independent film - including the black comedy Very Bad Things (1998), Malkovich, and the ensemble film Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000), which aired on Showtime cable television in 2001 and costarred Glenn Close, Holly Hunter, and Calista Flockhart as well as more mainstream projects. In the fall of 2000, she starred alongside Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu as one of the three female detectives at the heart of the hit big-screen remake of Aaron Spelling's campy 1970s television show, Charlie's Angels.
In 1994, Diaz won her first film role in the blockbuster action-comedy The Mask, starring rubber-faced comic Jim Carrey. With no previous acting experience, she had originally auditioned for a supporting character in the film. Twelve callbacks later, however, she was hired to play torch-singing mob moll Tina Carlyle, the female lead. After the success of The Mask, Diaz was touted as the next big thing in Hollywood and wooed by a number of prominent filmmakers to appear in their projects.
While training to star in the live-action film version of the popular martial-arts video game Mortal Kombat, Diaz sustained a wrist injury, which caused her to back out of the film. Instead she made a string of smaller, independent films, including The Last Supper (1995); Feeling Minnesota (1996), costarring Keanu Reeves; She's the One (1996), costarring Ed Burns and Jennifer Aniston; and Head Above Water (1996), costarring Harvey Keitel. She made a successful return to mainstream movies in 1997, winning raves for her portrayal of a sweet bride-to-be opposite Julia Roberts in the playful comedy hit My Best Friend's Wedding.
After starring opposite Ewan McGregor in the uneven romantic comedy A Life Less Ordinary (1997), Diaz made the leap to A-list Hollywood stardom with her savvy comic turn in the unapologetically crude surprise summer blockbuster There's Something About Mary, costarring Ben Stiller and Matt Dillon, and written and directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly. In 1999, audiences saw two very different sides of Diaz first, she camouflaged her blond beauty to play a dowdy pet-shop worker and puppeteer's wife in the much talked-about existential comedy Being John Malkovich, directed by Spike Jonze and costarring John Cusack, Catherine Keener, and Malkovich. Later that year, she turned in a brazen performance as the glamorous, hard-nosed new owner of a professional football team in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday, costarring Al Pacino and Dennis Quaid.
Despite her undeniable box office appeal, Diaz continued to appear in relatively low-budget independent film - including the black comedy Very Bad Things (1998), Malkovich, and the ensemble film Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000), which aired on Showtime cable television in 2001 and costarred Glenn Close, Holly Hunter, and Calista Flockhart as well as more mainstream projects. In the fall of 2000, she starred alongside Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu as one of the three female detectives at the heart of the hit big-screen remake of Aaron Spelling's campy 1970s television show, Charlie's Angels.
CAREER
Modeling
At 16, she began her career as a fashion model. Diaz signed with top modeling agency Elite Model Management. For the next few years, her modeling took her around the world, working for contracts with major companies. She modeled for designers such as Calvin Klein and Levi's. When she was seventeen she was featured on the cover of the July 1990 issue of Seventeen magazine.
Acting
Diaz at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival with Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio for the film Gangs of New York.
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz promoting Knight and Day.
At 21, Diaz auditioned for The Mask, even though she had no previous acting experience, based on the recommendation of an agent for Elite who met the film's producers while they were searching for the female lead. After obtaining the lead female role, she immediately started acting lessons. The Mask became one of the top ten highest grossing films of 1994, and earned Diaz nominations for several awards.
Over the next 3 years, she took roles in low-budget independent films, such as The Last Supper (1995), Feeling Minnesota (1996), She's the One (1996), Keys to Tulsa (1996), and A Life Less Ordinary (1997), preferring to feel her way effectively into the business. She was scheduled to star in the film Mortal Kombat, but had to pull out after breaking her hand while training for the role.
She returned to mainstream films with the major box office successes My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) and There's Something About Mary (1998), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Actress — Musical or Comedy. She received critical acclaim for her performance in Being John Malkovich (1999), which earned her Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Golden Globes, the BAFTA Awards and the SAG Awards. During 1990–2000, Diaz starred in many films, such as Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, Very Bad Things, Any Given Sunday, and the hit adaptation of Charlie's Angels. In 2001, she won nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards, the Critics' Choice Awards, and the AFI Awards for Vanilla Sky, and also voiced Princess Fiona in Shrek, for which she earned $10 million.
In 2003, Diaz received another Golden Globe nomination for Martin Scorsese's epic Gangs of New York, and became the third actress (after Wedding costar Julia Roberts) to earn $20 million for a role, receiving the sum for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Her next films were In Her Shoes (2005), and The Holiday (2006). She was set to team up again with The Mask co-star Jim Carrey in the film Fun with Dick and Jane, but dropped out to star in In Her Shoes. Diaz reportedly earned $50 million in the period of a year ending June 2008, for her roles in What Happens in Vegas opposite Ashton Kutcher, and the Shrek sequels. In 2009, she starred in My Sister's Keeper and The Box.
In 2010, Forbes Magazine ranked Cameron Diaz as the richest Hispanic female celebrity, ranking number 60 among the top 100. Also that year, Diaz was cast as the female lead in a live action/animation hybrid film version of The Smurfs, and as well as voicing Princess Fiona in Shrek Forever After, also reunited with her Vanilla Sky co-star Tom Cruise in the action/comedy Knight and Day.
Diaz at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival with Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio for the film Gangs of New York.
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz promoting Knight and Day.
At 21, Diaz auditioned for The Mask, even though she had no previous acting experience, based on the recommendation of an agent for Elite who met the film's producers while they were searching for the female lead. After obtaining the lead female role, she immediately started acting lessons. The Mask became one of the top ten highest grossing films of 1994, and earned Diaz nominations for several awards.
Over the next 3 years, she took roles in low-budget independent films, such as The Last Supper (1995), Feeling Minnesota (1996), She's the One (1996), Keys to Tulsa (1996), and A Life Less Ordinary (1997), preferring to feel her way effectively into the business. She was scheduled to star in the film Mortal Kombat, but had to pull out after breaking her hand while training for the role.
She returned to mainstream films with the major box office successes My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) and There's Something About Mary (1998), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Actress — Musical or Comedy. She received critical acclaim for her performance in Being John Malkovich (1999), which earned her Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Golden Globes, the BAFTA Awards and the SAG Awards. During 1990–2000, Diaz starred in many films, such as Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, Very Bad Things, Any Given Sunday, and the hit adaptation of Charlie's Angels. In 2001, she won nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards, the Critics' Choice Awards, and the AFI Awards for Vanilla Sky, and also voiced Princess Fiona in Shrek, for which she earned $10 million.
In 2003, Diaz received another Golden Globe nomination for Martin Scorsese's epic Gangs of New York, and became the third actress (after Wedding costar Julia Roberts) to earn $20 million for a role, receiving the sum for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Her next films were In Her Shoes (2005), and The Holiday (2006). She was set to team up again with The Mask co-star Jim Carrey in the film Fun with Dick and Jane, but dropped out to star in In Her Shoes. Diaz reportedly earned $50 million in the period of a year ending June 2008, for her roles in What Happens in Vegas opposite Ashton Kutcher, and the Shrek sequels. In 2009, she starred in My Sister's Keeper and The Box.
In 2010, Forbes Magazine ranked Cameron Diaz as the richest Hispanic female celebrity, ranking number 60 among the top 100. Also that year, Diaz was cast as the female lead in a live action/animation hybrid film version of The Smurfs, and as well as voicing Princess Fiona in Shrek Forever After, also reunited with her Vanilla Sky co-star Tom Cruise in the action/comedy Knight and Day.
MOVIES & AWARDS
The Mask (1994)
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence (shared with Jim Carrey)
The Last Supper (1995)
The Last Supper (1995)
She's the One (1996)
Feeling Minnesota (1996)
Head Above Water (1996)
Keys to Tulsa (1996)
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role Blockbuster Award for Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence
(shared with Ewan McGregor)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
There's Something About Mary (1998)
American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Blockbuster Award for Favorite Actress – Comedy
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressCentral Ohio Film Critics AssociatioN Award for Best Breakthrough Artist
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActressTeen Choice Award for Most Disgusting Scene
MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - FemaleVirtuoso Award for Best Actress
Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role
Nominated — Empire Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated — Imagen Foundation Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Actress
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
Nominated — People's Choice Awards for Best Actress
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Film Actress
Very Bad Things (1998)
Man Woman Film (199)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Nominated — American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Very Bad Things (1998)
Man Woman Film (199)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Nominated — American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Film Actress
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Film - Choice Hissy Fit
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (1999)
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (1999)
The Invisible Circus (1999)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film
ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress - Drama
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Film Actress
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Nominated — American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Nominated — American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Nominated — Blockbuster Award for Favorite Actress – Comedy
Nominated — Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Actress In A Film
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
Nominated — MTV Movie Awards for Best Line
Nominated — MTV Movie Awards for Best Dance Sequence
Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Film Actress
Shrek (2001)
Voice Nominated — Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Voice
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
Shrek (2001)
Voice Nominated — Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Voice
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — AFI Award for Best Actress
Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
The Sweetest Thing (2002)
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Favorite Comedy Actress
Gangs of New York (2002)
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
The Sweetest Thing (2002)
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Favorite Comedy Actress
Gangs of New York (2002)
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Favorite Film Actress
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Imagen Foundation Award for Best Actress
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Imagen Foundation Award for Best Actress
Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Actress
Nominated — MTV Movie Awards for Best Dance Sequence
Shrek 2 (2004)
In Her Shoes (2005)
Nominated — Imagen Foundation Award for Best Actress
Shrek 2 (2004)
In Her Shoes (2005)
Nominated — Imagen Foundation Award for Best Actress
The Holiday (2006)
Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress – Motion Picture
MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
Teen Choice Awards for Hissy Fit
NRJ Ciné Awards for Best Actress
Shrek the Third (2007)
What Happens in Vegas (2008)
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Comedy Actress
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress – Motion Picture
Shrek the Third (2007)
What Happens in Vegas (2008)
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Comedy Actress
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress – Motion Picture
Teen Choice Awards for Film Actress
The Box (2009)
Shrek Forever After (2010)
VoiceNominated — Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
UPCOMMING MOVIES
Knight and Day (2011)
The Green Hornet (2011)
Bad Teacher (2011)
The Green Hornet (2011)
Bad Teacher (2011)
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