Cameron Diaz
Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including nominations for four Golden Globe Awards and a British Academy Film Award. As of 2018, her films have grossed over $3 billion in the U.S., making her the fifth-highest-grossing actress at the domestic box office. Diaz's roles in comedies and romances cemented her as a sex symbol and a bankable star, and she was named the highest-paid Hollywood actress over 40 in 2013.
Born in San Diego, California, Diaz was raised in Long Beach. While still in high school, she signed a modeling contract with Elite Model Management. She made her film debut at age 21 opposite Jim Carrey in the comedy The Mask (1994). Following a supporting role in the romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), she starred as the titular character in the Farrelly brothers' comedy There's Something About Mary (1998), which brought her increased fame and her first Golden Globe nomination. Her following two projects—the sports drama Any Given Sunday and Spike Jonze's fantasy film Being John Malkovich (both 1999)—lent Diaz a reputation as a dramatic actress.
Diaz had praised supporting roles in Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky (2001) and Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002) and had greater commercial success in the action comedy Charlie's Angels (2000) and its 2003 sequel, as well as for voicing Princess Fiona in the Shrek franchise (2001–2010). 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 critically panned but financially successful films in 2014, The Other Woman, Sex Tape and Annie, Diaz retired from acting to focus on her family and businesses, but made a return to the profession in 2022.
Diaz has also written two health books: The Body Book (2013), a New York Times bestseller, and The Longevity Book (2016). Her personal life drew strong media attention throughout the course of her career, mostly regarding her relationships and fashion sense. In 2015, she married Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden; they have a daughter via surrogate in 2019.
Born in San Diego, California, Diaz was raised in Long Beach. While still in high school, she signed a modeling contract with Elite Model Management. She made her film debut at age 21 opposite Jim Carrey in the comedy The Mask (1994). Following a supporting role in the romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), she starred as the titular character in the Farrelly brothers' comedy There's Something About Mary (1998), which brought her increased fame and her first Golden Globe nomination. Her following two projects—the sports drama Any Given Sunday and Spike Jonze's fantasy film Being John Malkovich (both 1999)—lent Diaz a reputation as a dramatic actress.
Diaz had praised supporting roles in Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky (2001) and Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002) and had greater commercial success in the action comedy Charlie's Angels (2000) and its 2003 sequel, as well as for voicing Princess Fiona in the Shrek franchise (2001–2010). 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 critically panned but financially successful films in 2014, The Other Woman, Sex Tape and Annie, Diaz retired from acting to focus on her family and businesses, but made a return to the profession in 2022.
Diaz has also written two health books: The Body Book (2013), a New York Times bestseller, and The Longevity Book (2016). Her personal life drew strong media attention throughout the course of her career, mostly regarding her relationships and fashion sense. In 2015, she married Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden; they have a daughter via surrogate in 2019.
Known for
Shrek 5
Back in Action
Hart to Heart
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Annie
Sex Tape
The Other Woman
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Unbelievers
The Counselor
Shrek Stories
In a World...
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
What to Expect When You're Expecting
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
Gambit
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Bad Teacher
OK! TV
The Green Hornet
Shrek's Yule Log
Conan
Scared Shrekless
Knight and Day
Shrek Forever After
Teenage Paparazzo
The Box
The Jay Leno Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
My Sister's Keeper
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
What Happens in Vegas
DreamWorks Shrek's Swamp Stories
Shrek the Halls
Shrek the Third
The Graham Norton Show
The Holiday
VH1 Rock Honors
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
Iconoclasts
The Reichen Show
Live 8
In Her Shoes
A Concert for Hurricane Relief
My Date with Drew
The Comeback
Big Fat Quiz
Far Far Away Idol
Shrek 2
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Celebrities Uncensored
Real Time with Bill Maher
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Gangs of New York
Top Gear
Bo' Selecta!
Minority Report
Players
The Sweetest Thing
Slackers
Vanilla Sky
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
Shrek
Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek
The Invisible Circus
Charlie's Angels
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
Any Given Sunday
The Early Show
Being John Malkovich
Rove
Teen Choice Awards
Welcome to Hollywood
Very Bad Things
There's Something About Mary
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
A Life Less Ordinary
My Best Friend's Wedding
Keys to Tulsa
Head Above Water
Feeling Minnesota
She's the One
The Daily Show
The Last Supper
Inside the Actors Studio
The Mask
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
GMTV
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Kids' Choice Awards
Entertainment Tonight
Wetten, dass..?
Saturday Night Live
The Oscars
Today