Cameron Diaz Biography

• Family

  Father: Emilio Diaz
  second-generation Cuban/American; appeared as a prisoner in "There's Something About Mary"

  Mother: Billie Diaz
  of Native American, German and English descent

  Sister: Chimene A Diaz
  born in June 1970; has daughter Chloe

• Birth Name

  Cameron Diaz

• Birth Date

  08/30/1972

• Birthplace

  San Diego, California

• Hookups

  Companion: Justin Timberlake
  began dating June 2003; reportedly split December 2006

• Notes

  "Everything I wear tends to revolve around my breasts. It's not because I'm trying to be sexy, but because I find wearing a bra extremely uncomfortable. I like to wear short skirts and little baby-doll dresses that are open at the top and short at the bottom. I really max my credit cards when I shop at Versace and Giorgio Armani. I also have a very serious shoe fetish. Come on, a girl can never have too many sandals." --Diaz quoted in London's Evening Standard, October 19
  

  "I like the feel of those [independent] films. The people were people I was interested in working with. The characters were characters that grabbed my attention. And I'm comfortable within their budgets." --Diaz quoted in Daily News, June 17, 1997.
  

  "I was the tough kid with the jeans, the concert shirt with the flannel over it, the comb in the back pocket, the feathered hair. It was frightening." --Diaz to Rolling Stone, August 22, 1996.
  "I'm not one of those natural burpers who can just swallow air and bring it back up. Mine has to brew for a little bit."---Cameron Diaz, past winner of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Best Burp People March 30, 2004
  "I'm very comfortable with the level of recognition that I've got. I don't feel like I've been blown out of proportion and I don't feel like I've been ignored." --Camero

  

  n Diaz to Lawrence Grobel in Movieline, March 1997.
  "Modeling is acting; it's just that you tell a story in one image." --Cameron Diaz in Daily News, June 17, 1997.
  "Modeling is like acting as far as taking direction goes, because you have a photographer who directs you and when they start putting clothes on you, you have to become

  the person who fits those clothes. The difference is that with acting you have three months to develop a character and understand them, so it's very fulfilling." --Cameron Diaz, quoted in Sci-Fi Universe, 1994.
  Diaz on her status as one of "The most powerful women in Hollywood": "I'm in such denial. Because what

  

  does that mean to me? Everyone perceives it differently. So, okay, what is my definition of '

  I am one of the most powerful women in Hollywood'? It is because my movies make money. Well, that is wonderful, and I am very fortunate to be in the position to give something to people that they want enough of over and over to see a movie. That, to me, is a huge accomplishment and yes, that's my reward -- that people enjoy what I do. But for the studios, the reward is the hundre

  ds of millions of dollars that they get out of it, so then that becomes the power -- the money that I make for other people is what makes me powerful." --quoted in Premiere, October 2001.
  Diaz was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People for 2004
  On the appeal of her role in "My Best Friend's Wedding": "I'd never played anybody who got to smile all the time. I don't get tied up. I don't get shot at or beaten--I smile!" --From Newsday, October 26, 1997.
  

• Milestones

  (1996) Appeared in the ensemble of "The Last Supper"
  (1989-1994) Appeared on several magazine covers and in commercials
  (1989) Began modeling at age 16; signed to the Elite Modeling Agency (date approximate)
  (2001) Cast as Jordana Brewster's older free-spirited sister in "The Invisible Circus"
  (2004) Co-hosted the 17th Annual Kids' Choice Awards with Mike Myers
  (1999) Co-starred as the dumpy wife of a puppeteer in "Being John Malkovich"
  (2006) Co-starred with Jude Law in director Nancy Meyers' romantic comedy

  "The Holiday"
  (1997) Co-starred with Julia Roberts and Dermot Mulroney in "My Best Friend's Wedding"
  (2005) Co-starred with Toni Collette in the film "In Her Shoes" based on the book of the same name by Jennifer Weiner
  (1994) Feature acting debut, "The Mask"
  (1997) Had leading role opposite Harvey Keitel in "Head Above Water"; premiered on HBO before receiving a theatrical release
  (1998) Headlined the surprise hit comedy "There's Something About Mary"
  (2000) Joined Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu to star in big screen version of "Charlie's Angels"
  (1996) Played change-of-pace featured role of a tough career woman in Edward Burns' "She's the One"
  (2002) Played the love interest to Leonardo DiCaprio in "Gangs of New York", directed by Martin Scorsese; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting

  

  Actress
  (2001) Portrayed a spurned lover of a wealthy playboy in "Vanilla Sky"
  (1999) Portrayed the new owner of a struggling football franchise in Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday"
  Raised in Southern California
  (2003) Reprised role in "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"
  (2007) Reprised role of Princess Fiona for "Shrek the Third"
  (2004) Returned to voice the character of Princess Fiona in "Shrek 2"
  (2002) Starred in the romantic comedy "The Sweetest Thing"
  (1997) Starred opposite Ewen McGregor in Danny Boyle's "A Life Less Ordinary"
  (2001) Voiced the character of Princess Fiona in the hit animated film "Shrek"
  Will co-star with Ashton Kutcher in the Fox comedy "What Happens in Vegas..." (lensed 2007)
  (2000) Was featured in the ensemble comedy-drama "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her"; screened at Sundance; MGM opted not to release film theatrically and sold it to Showtime; aired in 2001