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Diaz at Shrek the Third Premiere in 2007. Shrek the Third, released 6 years after the first ''Shrek'' and 3 years after the second ''Shrek'', is a 2007 Animated film, and the |
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| Born | Cameron Michelle Diaz August 30, 1972 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | fashion model (1988-1993) actress (1993-present) |
Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is a Golden Globe-, BAFTA- and SAG-Award nominated American actress and former fashion model. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. She is one of only three actresses (the others being Julia Roberts and Reese Witherspoon) to join the "$20 Million Club" after receiving this salary for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967 is an American - Academy Award winning Film actress and former Fashion model. Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22 1976 is an Academy Award winning American actress and Film producer, who has established herself as Charlie's Angels Full Throttle is a 2003 action / Comedy film the second of the Charlie's Angels cinematic releases [1]
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Cameron Diaz was born in San Diego, California, the daughter of Billie (née Early), an import-export agent, and the late Emilio Diaz, who worked for UNOCAL a local California oil company as a Field Gauger and in the pipeline department for twenty plus years until he retired in 1998. [2][3] Her father was a second-generation Cuban American and her mother is of English, German and Cherokee Native American ancestry. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States [4][5][6][7] She has one older sister, Chimene (born 1970). She attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School at the same time as rapper Snoop Dogg. Long Beach Polytechnic High School, founded in 1895 as Long Beach High School, is a Secondary school located at 1600 Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of
At 16 she began her career as a fashion model. Diaz signed with top modeling agency Elite Model Management. Elite Model Management ( Elite) is a Modeling agency founded in Paris, France, in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain After graduating from high school, she went to work in Japan and met video director Carlo de la Torre. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. On her return to America, she moved in with him. For the next few years, her modeling took her around the world, working for contracts with major companies. She modelled for designers such as Calvin Klein and Levi's. Calvin Klein Inc is an American fashion brand founded in 1968 by Calvin Klein. Levi Strauss & Co (LS&CO is a privately held Clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of Denim Jeans. She also graced the cover of the July 1990 issue of Seventeen magazine. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Seventeen is an American Magazine for teenagers. It was first published in 1944. During this period she also made a brief but now notorious soft pornographic film, She's no Angel. Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer [8]
At 21, Diaz auditioned for The Mask. The Mask is a 1994 action Comedy film, based on a series of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. Even though she had no previous acting experience,[9] she obtained the role of the female lead. She signed up for acting lessons right after getting the part. Over the next three years, she won roles in low-budget, independent films, such as The Last Supper, Feeling Minnesota, and She's the One. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several The Last Supper is a 1995 drama directed by Stacy Title. It stars Cameron Diaz, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish Feeling Minnesota is a 1996 American Romantic comedy film, starring Keanu Reeves, Vincent D'Onofrio, Cameron Diaz She's the One is a 1996 Romantic comedy written and directed by Edward Burns and starring Burns Jennifer Aniston, and Cameron She then regained mainstream success with her roles in My Best Friend's Wedding and There's Something About Mary. This article is about the Julia Roberts film For the Scrubs episode see My Best Friend's Wedding My Best Friend's There's Something About Mary is a 1998 Romantic comedy film, directed by the Farrelly Brothers Bobby and Peter. She won critical acclaim for her performance in Being John Malkovich, which earned her Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Golden Globes, the BAFTA Awards and the SAG Awards. Being John Malkovich is a 1999 Film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation 6th SAG Awards
During the 1999-2000 period, Diaz starred in many films, such as Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, A Life Less Ordinary, Any Given Sunday, and the hit adaptation of Charlie's Angels. Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor. The 2002 Cannes Film Festival started on May 15 and ran until May 26. Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her is a film written and directed by Rodrigo Garcia starring an ensemble cast. A Life Less Ordinary is a 1997 romantic / Black comedy film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Boyle and John Hodge Any Given Sunday is a 1999 film directed by Oliver Stone featuring an Ensemble cast, consisting of Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz This article is about the original 2000 film For the 2003 sequel see Charlie's Angels Full Throttle Charlie's Angels is a 2000 In 2001, she won nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards and the AFI Awards for Vanilla Sky, and also voiced Princess Fiona in Shrek, for which she earned $10 million. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner 8th SAG Awards The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American Psychological thriller Film, which has been variously characterized by published film critics as "an odd Princess Fiona is the Princess in the films Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and the upcoming Shrek Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated American Comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and In 2003, Diaz received another Golden Globe nomination for Martin Scorsese's epic Gangs of New York, and became the second actress (after Wedding costar Julia Roberts) to earn $20 million for a role, receiving the sum for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Gangs of New York is a 2002 Bildungsroman film set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967 is an American - Academy Award winning Film actress and former Fashion model. Charlie's Angels Full Throttle is a 2003 action / Comedy film the second of the Charlie's Angels cinematic releases After Full Throttle, Diaz only appeared in three films, Shrek 2, In Her Shoes and The Holiday . Shrek 2, released in the United States on 19 May 2004, is the 2004 Academy Award nominated Sequel to the The Holiday ( 2006) is a Romantic comedy film distributed by Columbia Pictures in the US and Universal Studios outside the US During 2004 and early 2005, Diaz explored some of the planet's environmentally unique locations while discovering ways to help preserve them for the 10-episode MTV series Trippin' which featured numerous celebrities and friends of Diaz, such as Jessica Alba, Drew Barrymore, Mark Hoppus, Eva Mendes and Justin Timberlake. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Trippin is a 2005 MTV environmental documentary television series hosted by Cameron Diaz. Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28 1981 is an American television and film Actress. Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22 1975 is an American actress and Film producer. Mark Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972) is an American musician and record producer Eva Mendes (born March 5, 1974) is an American actress She began acting in the late 1990s and became known after a series of roles in several major Hollywood Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed
Diaz returned to the screen for Shrek the Third in 2007, where she co-stars with former boyfriend Justin Timberlake. Shrek the Third, released 6 years after the first ''Shrek'' and 3 years after the second ''Shrek'', is a 2007 Animated film, and the Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed 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. James Eugene Redmond "Jim" Carrey (born January 17 1962 is a Canadian-American Film actor and Comedian. Fun with Dick and Jane is a 2005 Comedy film, and Remake of the 1977 film of the same name. She will also appear in Shrek 4 and in the romantic comedy What Happens in Vegas, opposite Ashton Kutcher. The Shrek film series from DreamWorks Animation based on William Steig 's picture book Shrek!, consists of eight projects three of which She is also set to star in The Box, a horror thriller in 2008 co-starring James Marsden. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is a Saturn Award nominated American Actor and former Versace model perhaps [10]
On July 7, 2007, Diaz participated at Live Earth in New York by introducing Bon Jovi and The Police. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Running order In order of appearance New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, In 2007, People ranked her as the Best Dressed Female Celebrity. People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American Magazine of Celebrity and human interest stories, published
Diaz dated actor Matt Dillon from 1995 to 1998. Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe Award - and BAFTA Award -nominated She is also the ex-fiancée of actor/musician Scott Allen. Scott Ethan Allen (born February 8, 1949 in Newark NJ) is an American former figure skater. They had a low-profile relationship from 1998 to 2002. There had been reports that Leto had broken up with Diaz because he was jealous of her increasing acting popularity. Other reports have said that they broke up because Diaz was concentrating more on her acting as Leto was more concerned about his band.
Most recently, Diaz dated former *NSYNC member Justin Timberlake, whom she met at the Kids' Choice Awards in 2003. Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31 1981 He has English ancestry although he has also claimed some American Indian ancestry probably through unconfirmed The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs, is an annual awards show which always aired live and usually is held in late March or early April that honors The pair issued a joint statement on January 11, 2007, announcing they had broken up, following weeks of breakup rumors. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [11]
In October 2004, Diaz and Timberlake were in an altercation with a tabloid photographer outside a hotel. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest When the photographer and another man tried to photograph them, the couple snatched the camera. Pictures of the incident appeared in US Weekly. Us Weekly is a celebrity magazine originally founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, and acquired by Wenner Media in 1986 Representatives for the pair claimed that they were "ambushed" and acting out of self-defense. [12]
Diaz has publicly admitted that she has obsessive-compulsive disorder, is deeply germophobic and habitually rubs doorknobs so hard before opening doors to clean them that the original paint fades afterwards. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD is a Chronic Anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by obsessive Distressing Intrusive thoughts Mysophobia is a term used to describe a Pathological fear of contact with dirt to avoid contamination and Germs. She says she washes her hands and floors "many times" each day and uses her elbows to push open doors. [13] Diaz commented on her progress with the disorder on May 10, 2007, saying, "I think I've made my peace with it". Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [14]
Diaz received "substantial" defamation damages from suing American Media Incoporated, after The National Enquirer had claimed she was cheating on then-boyfriend Timberlake. American Media Inc, is a publisher of a number of major United States -based magazines and Supermarket tabloids Company background American Media's The National Enquirer (also commonly known as the Enquirer) is an American supermarket tabloid now published by American [15] Diaz also sued successfully to stop the publication of bondage-themed nude photos taken of her before she became famous.
When Diaz was asked if she can speak Spanish she said:
I go, "God, you know, it all sounds so familiar. I know what you're saying, I really do. I just cannot respond to you back in Spanish. I can barely speak English properly. " I didn't grow up in a Cuban or Latin community. I grew up in Southern California on the beach, basically. And I'm third generation. I'm of Cuban descent, but I'm American. [16]
Diaz is currently represented by Creative Artists Agency. Creative Artists Agency ( CAA) is an entertainment and sports agency which represents a vast array of actors musicians writers directors and athletes as well as a variety [10]
In September of 2004, Diaz created some controversy after her appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States syndicated Talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated The show in question, concerned celebrities encouraging young people to vote in the upcoming Presidential election. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. While Diaz was sitting next to her Charlie's Angels co-star Drew Barrymore, singer Christina Aguilera, and hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, Diaz gave the ominous warning "Women have so much to lose. This article is about the original 2000 film For the 2003 sequel see Charlie's Angels Full Throttle Charlie's Angels is a 2000 Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22 1975 is an American actress and Film producer. Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P I mean, we could lose the right to our bodies. We could lo--if you think that rape should be legal, then don't vote. Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person But if you think that you have a right to your body, and you have a right to say what happens to you and fight off that danger of losing that, then you should vote. " Several pundits like talk show host Laura Ingraham alleged that Diaz was trying to disguise her scare tactic-like statement as another way of saying that if you didn't vote for Democratic challenger John Kerry, a victorious President George W. Bush would somehow try to ban the right to have a legal abortion. Laura Anne Ingraham (born June 19, 1964) is an American radio host, Author, and conservative political commentator Tactical politics deals with Politics from a strategic perspective The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. An The actress was vocal in her support for Al Gore in 2000. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Democratic candidate Al Gore, then Vice President, and Republican Diaz went so far as sporting a t-shirt that read "I won't vote for a son of a Bush!" while making publicity for Charlie's Angels. [17]
On April 15, 2008, her father, Emilio Diaz, died of pneumonia, aged 58. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal [18]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1994 | The Mask | Tina Carlyle |
| 1995 | The Last Supper | Jude |
| 1996 | She's the One | Heather |
| Feeling Minnesota | Freddie Clayton | |
| Head Above Water | Nathalie | |
| 1997 | Keys to Tulsa | Trudy |
| My Best Friend's Wedding | Kimberly Wallace | |
| A Life Less Ordinary | Celine Naville | |
| 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Blonde TV Reporter |
| There's Something About Mary | Mary Jensen | |
| Very Bad Things | Laura Garrety | |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich | Lotte Schwartz |
| Any Given Sunday | Christina Pagniacci | |
| 2000 | Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Carol Faber |
| Charlie's Angels | Natalie Cook | |
| 2001 | The Invisible Circus | Faith |
| Shrek | Princess Fiona (voice) | |
| Vanilla Sky | Julianna 'Julie' Gianni | |
| 2002 | The Sweetest Thing | Christina Walters |
| My Father's House | The Girl | |
| Minority Report | Woman on Metro | |
| Gangs of New York | Jenny Everdeane | |
| 2003 | Shrek 4-D | Princess Fiona (voice) |
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Natalie Cook | |
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | Princess Fiona (voice) |
| 2005 | In Her Shoes | Maggie Feller |
| 2006 | The Holiday | Amanda Woods |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Princess Fiona (voice) |
| Shrek the Halls (TV) | Princess Fiona (voice) | |
| 2008 | What Happens in Vegas... | Joy McNally-Fuller |
| The Box | Norma Lewis | |
| 2009 | My Sister's Keeper | Sara Fitzgerald |
| 2010 | Shrek Goes Fourth | Princess Fiona (voice) |
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| Preceded by Julie Christie for Afterglow |
NYFCC Award for Best Actress 1998 for There's Something About Mary |
Succeeded by Hilary Swank for Boys Don't Cry |
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| NAME | Diaz, Cameron Michelle |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | fashion model (1988-1993), actress (1993-present) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972-8-30 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Diego, California, U.S. |
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