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Biographical
Information |
Nick
Name: |
Cami |
Height: |
5'
9" |
Birthplace: |
San
Diego, California, USA |
Date
of Birth: |
30
August 1972 |
Husband/Partner: |
Still
Dating (current 2003) |
Contact
Info: |
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Personal
Quote: |
"I
grew up with a lot of boys. I probably have a
lot of testosterone for a woman." |
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She
was born in 1972 to a Cuban-American father and an Anglo-German
mother. Cameron Diaz describes her childhood as being
"adventurous, independent, and tough." Then
Cameron left home at 16 to see the world. For the next
5 years, she lived in Japan, Australia, Mexico, Morocco,
and Paris working as a model. The Elite agency picked
her up, and shipped her around the world. Her credits
include Mademoiselle, Seventeen, Calvin Klein, Levi's,
and Coca-Cola.
She returned
to California at the age of 21, continuing work as a
model. She spontaneously auditioned for a big part in
The Mask. She recieved the role, despite no previous
acting experience. Must have been those stunning good
looks?
She didn't
understand the imporance of her role until after the
movie debuted. Also playing into Cameron's favor was
that this film was one of Jim Carrey's early and great
films. So her role received a great deal of attention.
It looked like nothing could stop her now!
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But
then she injured her wrist, screwing up plans to star
in Mortal Kombat. Instead of again taking roles in big-budget
blockbusters, Cameron signed on to do The Last Supper,
Feeling Minnesota, and Head Above Water. All of the films
garnered mixed critical praise, but did nothing for making
Diaz a household name.
Finally,
in 1997 she returned to the big-time as Julia Roberts'
competition in "My Best Friend's Wedding."
The film opened to a huge box office ticket, and helped
launch both Diaz and costar Rupert Everett. Cementing
her status as a Hollywood heavyweight, Cameron turned
in one of the funniest performances of the year in 1998's
"There's Something About Mary."
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Films:
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Gangs of New York (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
The Sweetest Thing (2002)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
The Invisible Circus (2001)
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Man Woman Film (1999)
Very Bad Things (1998)
There's Something About Mary (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Keys to Tulsa (1997)
Head Above Water (1996)
Feeling Minnesota (1996)
She's the One (1996)
The Last Supper (1995)
The Mask (1994)
Made for
TV:
None
Direct to
Video:
None
TV Shows:
None
Cartoon Voices:
Shrek 4-D (2003)
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)
Shrek (2001)
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