Cameron Michelle Diaz was born on August 30, 1972 in San Diego, California, USA. Father – Emilio Luis Diaz, Cuban, born in the United States, worked for a California oil company. Mother – Billy Joan Diaz (nee Earley), a German of English descent, was an import and export agent. Older brother and sister – Michael and Chimen.
Cameron Diaz: “Overall, my life has been very happy. Beloved parents, sister, brother – we have a very friendly family, everyone loves each other and cares about each other. And it has always been that way. ”
The quote is taken from “Moviesflix”
After graduating from Long Beach Polytechnic High School, the future star planned to become a zoologist, but these plans were not destined to come true. At one of the parties she was noticed by the famous photographer Jeff Dunass, who invited the 16-year-old girl to work at the Elite Model Management modeling agency. For the next five years, Cameron worked under contract for various modeling companies.
Cameron Diaz: “At the age of 16 I was already working as a model. I spent three months in Japan, working under a contract, this time, perhaps, determined my character and future life. I discovered the main thing – there is a huge world around me, and it makes no sense to lock myself in some of my little world, my microcosm. Perhaps that is why my journey to Hollywood, as they call it, was not painful or somehow terrifying. ”
In 1994, on the recommendation of an agent from “Elite Model Management”, Diaz was invited to the casting, after which she was approved for the role of Tina Carlisle in the comedy “The Mask”. The debut in the film with Hollywood star Jim Carrey was a “breakthrough” for the young actress and brought her first fame.
Cameron Diaz: “Jim Carrey gave me my first breakthrough in cinema, and I, clinging to the folds of his tailcoat, in one leap found myself in the film industry. So Jim is definitely my favorite. But I have never regretted and do not regret any of my films. ” The quote is taken from “KatMovieHD”
After “The Mask” Cameron Diaz played in the films: “The Last Supper” (1995), “She’s the only one” (1996), “Feeling Minnesota” (1996), “How to stay afloat” (1996), “Keys to Tulsa ( English) “(1996),” The wedding of the best friend “(1997),” Life is worse than usual “(1997),” Fear and loathing in Las Vegas “(1998),” Everyone is crazy about Mary “(1998), Really Wild Things (1998), The Invisible Circus (1999), Men’s Women’s Film (1999), Being John Malkovich (1999), Women’s Secrets (1999) and Every Sunday (1999) …
Cameron Diaz gained the greatest popularity in 2001 after the release of the blockbuster Charlie’s Angels. The main roles in the action movie were also played by actresses Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu. The picture was a resounding success all over the world. Its worldwide receipts amounted to over 260 million dollars, having collected more than 40 million in the first weekend. The stars also appeared in the sequel – “Charlie’s Angels: Only Forward” (2003).
Cameron Diaz dated film producer Carlos de La Tore (1990-1995), actor Matt Dillon (1995-1998), musician Jared Leto (1999-2003), singer Justin Timberlake (2003-2006) and baseball player Alex Rodriguez (2010-2011) …
The actress played in such popular films as: “Vanilla Sky” (2001), “Cutie” (2002), “My Father’s House” (2002), “Minority Report” (2002), “Gangs of New York” (2002) , “Away from You” (2005), “Swap Vacation” (2006), “Shrek the Third” (2007), “Once Upon a Time in Vegas” (2008), “My Guardian Angel” (2009), “The Parcel” ( 2009), “Knight of the Day” (2010), “Green Hornet” (2011), “Boku no Pico” (2011), “What to expect when expecting a baby” (2012), “Gambit” (2012), “The Counselor” (2013), The Other Woman (2014), Home Video: Adults Only (2014), Annie (2014), Very Bad Teacher 2 (coming out 2015), Agent: 21st Century “(Out in 2015),” Bobby Sue “(out in 2015), etc.
Cameron also voiced Princess Fiona in the cartoons” Shrek “(2001),” Shrek-2 “(2004) and” Shrek Forever “(2010).
On January 5, 2015, Cameron Diaz married “Good Charlotte” backing vocalist Benji Madden, whom she had been dating since May 2014. The wedding took place in the strictest secrecy in Beverly Hills on the territory of the mansion, where the couple lives together.
On February 21, 2015, the actress received the Golden Raspberry anti-award in the Worst Actress nomination for her roles in the films Home Video and The Other Woman.
Awards
▪ Teen Choice Awards for Worst Scene for Mad About Mary (1999)
▪ MTV Award for Best Actress for All Is Mad by Mary (1999)
▪ MTV Award for Best Dance and Best Screen Crew for Charlie’s Angels (2001)
▪ Kids’ Choice Awards for Best Woman Fighter “for Charlie’s Angels: Go Forward (2004)
▪ Special Wannabe Award for Kids’ Choice Awards (2008)
▪ Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2009)
▪ Award Golden Raspberry “/” Razzie Awards “in the nominations” Worst Actress “and” Worst Screen Duet “for the film” Once Upon a Time in Vegas “(2009)
▪ Teen Choice Awards for Best Comedy Actress for Very Bad Teacher (2011)
▪ MTV’s Maddest Episode Award for Mad About Mary “(2014)
▪” Golden Raspberry “award in the category” Worst Actress “for roles in the films” Home Video “and” The Other Woman “(2015)
A family
Spouse – Benji Madden, rocker (married 05/01/2014)
Novels
Matt Dillon, actor (1995-1998)
Jared Leto, musician (1999-2003)
Justin Timberlake, singer, actor (2003-2006)
Alex Rodriguez, baseball player (2010-2011)