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Background[]
Cameron Diaz (b. 30 August 1972) is an American actress and former model. She has appeared in live action television and cinematic roles; and voice acting performances.
Diaz is best known for her breakout role as Tina Caryle opposite of lead actor Jim Carrey in The Mask.
Her other prominent roles include My Best Friend's Wedding; There Is Something About Mary; Charlie's Angels; Vanilla Sky; as well as serving as the voice actress of Princess Fiona in the Shrek Franchise has cemented her place as a sex symbol and one of the highest paid actress in Hollywood.
Biography[]
Personal Life[]
Filmography[]
- The Mask (1994)
- The Last Supper (1995)
- She's the One (1996)
- Feeling Minnesota (1996)
- Head Above Water (1996)
- Keys to Tulsa (1997)
- My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
- A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
- There's Something About Mary (1998)
- Very Bad Things (1998)
- Man Woman Film (1999)
- Being John Malkovich (1999)
- Any Given Sunday (1999)
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
- Charlie's Angels (2000)
- The Invisible Circus (2001)
- Shrek (2001)
- Vanilla Sky (2001)
- The Sweetest Thing (2002)
- Minority Report (2002)
- Gangs of New York (2002)
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
- Shrek 2 (2004)
- Far Far Away Idol (2004)
- Saturday Night Live (2005) 1 episode
- In Her Shoes (2005)
- The Holiday (2006)
- Shrek the Third (2007)
- Shrek the Halls (2007)
- What Happens in Vegas (2008)
- My Sister's Keeper (2009)
- The Box (2009)
- Shrek Forever After (2010)
- Knight and Day (2010)
- Scared Shrekless (2010)
- Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular (2010)
- The Green Hornet (2011)
- Bad Teacher (2011)
- What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
- A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012)
- Gambit (2012)
- In a World... (2013)
- The Counselor (2013)
- The Other Woman (2014)
- Sex Tape (2014)
- Annie (2014)
- Back in Action (2025)
Trivia[]
- Was completely untrained as an actor before her breakout role in the 1994 The Mask. After she signed on to do the part, she immediately signed on for acting lessons.
- Was signed on to do the role of Sonya Blade in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film but while undergoing martial arts training in preparation for the role, she suffered a broken wrist causing her to be a last minute replacement by Bridgette Wilson-Sampras.
Quotes[]
- "Women are capable of doing so many things these days, physically, emotionally, within relationships and career. There are so many things that women have evolved into and I feel really proud about where women are right now."
- "Acting is something different to everybody. I just know that if you watch an actor or actress getting better and better, I think that's them just understanding themselves better and better."
- "I don't believe you should make fun of anyone but yourself."