Biography
A tall, strikingly attractive blue-eyed natural blonde, Cameron
Diaz was born in 1972 in San Diego, the daughter of a
Cuban-American father and an Anglo-German mother. Self described as
"adventurous, independent and a tough kid, " Cameron left home at
16 and for the next 5 years lived in such varied locales as Japan,
Australia, Mexico, Morocco, and Paris. Returning to California at
the age of 21, she was working as a model when she auditioned for a
big part in _Mask, The (1994)_ (qv) To her amazement and despite
having no previous acting experience, she was cast as the female
lead in the film opposite 'Jim Carrey' (qv). Over the next 3 years,
she honed her acting skills in such low budget independent films as
_Last Supper, The (1995)_ (qv); _Feeling Minnesota (1996)_ (qv);
and _Head Above Water (1996)_ (qv). She returned to main stream
films in _My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)_ (qv), in which she held
her own against veteran actress 'Julia Roberts' (qv). She earned
full fledged star status in 1998 for her performance in the box
office smash _There's Something About Mary (1998)_ (qv). With her
name near the top on virtually every list of Hollyood's sexiest
actresses, and firmly established as one of filmdom's hottest
properties and most sought after actresses, 'Cameron Diaz' (qv)
appears to possess everything necessary to become one of the super
stars of the new century.
Biography courtesy of the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com).
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