Directory:Cameron Diaz

MyWikiBizCameron Michelle Diaz was born on August 30, 1972 in San Diego, California, USA, is an American actress and former model. Cameron is the daughter of Billie, an import-export agent, and Emilio Diaz, who worked for the California oil company UNOCAL for more than 20 years as a field gauger. Her father, who was born in Los Angeles County, was a second-generation Cuban American and her mother is of English, German and Cherokee ancestry. On April 15, 2008, her father, Emilio Diaz, died of pneumonia, aged 58. She is a blond and blue-eyed Hispanic, 5’9″ tall. She has one older sister, Chimene, and one older brother, Michael. She attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School at the same time as rapper Snoop Dogg.

She gained fame in the 1990s with roles in the blockbuster films The Mask, My Best Friend’s Wedding, and There’s Something About Mary. Other notable film credits include Charlie’s Angels, Vanilla Sky, Gangs of New York, and voicing Princess Fiona in the Shrek film series. Diaz received Golden Globe nominations for her performances in There’s Something About Mary, Being John Malkovich, Vanilla Sky, and Gangs of New York.

At 16, she began her career as a fashion model. Diaz signed with top modeling agency Elite Model Management. For the next few years, her modeling took her around the world, working for contracts with major companies. She modeled for designers such as Calvin Klein and Levi’s. When she was seventeen she was featured on the cover of the July 1990 issue of Seventeen magazine.

At 21, Diaz auditioned for The Mask, even though she had no previous acting experience, based on the recommendation of an agent for Elite who met the film’s producers while they were searching for the female lead. After obtaining the lead female role, she immediately started acting lessons. The Mask became one of the top ten highest grossing films of 1994, and earned Diaz nominations for several awards.

From 1990 to 1995, Diaz dated unemployed student Matt Hanson In 1995 she began a relationship with actor Matt Dillon, with whom she co-starred in There’s Something About Mary and broke up with in 1998. She then had a relationship with singer/actor Jared Leto from 1999 to 2003. Diaz dated singer Justin Timberlake from 2003 to 2006. As of July 2010, Diaz has been carrying on a romantic relationship with New York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez.

In 1996 Diaz received an award at the ShoWest Convention for “Female Star of Tomorrow.” In 2006 she won a People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Leading Lady.” On June 22, 2009, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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