Cameron Diaz

Cameron Michelle Diaz born August 30 1972 is an American actress Prolific in both comedy and drama her films have grossed over 3 billion in the US boxoffice Her output of romantic comedies in the late 1990s and early 2000s established her as a prominent sex symbol and one of Hollywoods most bankable stars and in 2013 Diaz was named the highestpaid actress over 40 She has received various accolades including nominations for a British Academy Film Award and four Golden Globe Awards Born in San Diego California Diaz was raised in Long Beach While still in high school she signed a modelling contract with Elite Model Management Diaz made her film debut at age 21 in the comedy The Mask 1994 Following a supporting role in the romantic comedy My Best Friends Wedding 1997 she starred as the titular character in the Farrelly brothers comedy Theres Something About Mary 1998 which brought her increased fame and her first Golden Globe nomination Diazs following two projectsthe sports drama Any Given Sunday and Spike Jonzes fantasy film Being John Malkovich both 1999earned her recognition as a dramatic actress Diaz received praise for her supporting roles in Cameron Crowes Vanilla Sky 2001 and Martin Scorseses Gangs of New York 2002 and had greater commercial success in the action comedy Charlies Angels 2000 and its 2003 sequel as well as for voicing Princess Fiona in the Shrek franchise since 2001 Her subsequent films include the comedies In Her Shoes 2005 The Holiday 2006 What Happens in Vegas 2008 Knight and Day 2010 The Green Hornet 2011 and Bad Teacher 2011 After starring in three successful comedies in 2014The Other Woman Sex Tape and AnnieDiaz retired from acting to focus on her family but made a return to the profession with the action comedy Back in Action 2025 Diaz has also written two health books The Body Book 2013 a New York Times bestseller and The Longevity Book 2016 Her personal life has drawn media attention throughout her career mainly regarding her relationships and fashion choices In 2015 Diaz married Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden they have two children via surrogate Description above from the Wikipedia article Cameron Diaz licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia