Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz Profile

Name: Cameron Diaz

Birth Name: Cameron Michelle Diaz

Height: 5' 9"

Sex: F

Nationality: American

Birth Date: August 30, 1972

Birth Place: San Diego, California, USA

Profession: actress, model

Education: Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California

Relationship: Justin Timberlake (musician; born January 31, 1981; dated since 2003; split January 11, 2007), Jared Leto (actor; born December 26, 1971; 1999-2003), Matt Dillon (actor; born February 18, 1964; 1996-1998), Carlos De La Torre (producer; 1990-1995)

Father: Emilio Diaz (oil foreman)

Mother: Billie Early (exporting agent)

Sister: Chimene Diaz (older)

Claim to fame: as Tina Carlyle in The Mask (1994)

Cameron Diaz Biography

Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former fashion model. She is perhaps best known for her roles in blockbuster movies such as The Mask, There's Something About Mary, My Best Friend's Wedding, Charlie's Angels, Shrek, and Gangs of New York. Diaz was the second of three actresses to join the coveted "$20 Million Club" after receiving this salary for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.

Diaz was born in San Diego, California to Emilio Diaz and Billie (née Early). Diaz's father is a second-generation Cuban-American and her mother has German, English And Native American descent, . Diaz attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School at the same time as rapper Snoop Dogg. During her school days, she was nicknamed Skeletor by her classmates because she was so thin.

At 16 she began her career as a fashion model. Diaz signed with top modeling agency Elite Model Management. After graduating from high school, she went to work in Japan and met video director Carlo de la Torre. 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. She also graced the cover of the July 1990 issue of Seventeen magazine. During this period she also made a brief but now notorious soft pornographic film.

At 21, Diaz auditioned for the Jim Carrey film The Mask. Even though she had no previous acting experience, she was cast as 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. She then regained mainstream success with her roles in My Best Friend's Wedding and There's Something About Mary. 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.