Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz did a role in "Total Request Live" (1998) as Herself in company with John Kozeluh (as Himself).
Cameron Diaz
Cameron Michelle Díaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American film actress.
Diaz was born and raised in San Diego, California, the daughter of Emilio Díaz, a Cuban-American father who worked as a foreman for an oil company, and mother Billie Early, an exporting agent whose ancestry includes English, German, and Native American. She attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School.
At age 16 she landed a contract with the prestigious Elle modelling agency. After graduating from High School she went to work in Japan, there meeting video director Carlo de la Torre. On her return to America she moved in with him. For the next few years her modelling took her 'round the world, working for contracts with major companies.
At the age of 21 she auditioned for a part in the Jim Carrey movie The Mask. To her own surprise, and with no previous acting experience, she was cast as the female lead. Immediately on getting the part she signed up for acting lessons.
Over the next three years she honed her acting skills in low budget, independent films such as The Last Supper (1995), Feeling Minnesota (1996), and She's The One (1996).
She returned to mainstream as "perfect" fiancée in the romantic comedy in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) with Julia Roberts. Her lead role in the massive crude comedy hit There's Something About Mary (1998). The film grossed $369.8 million worldwide and brought her genuine star status.
Díaz then returned to independent film with the quirky Being John Malkovich (1999), which earned her Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Golden Globes, the BAFTA Awards and the SAG Awards. That year she also appeared in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday. Both films enjoyed critical and commercial success and critics heralded Díaz's performances.
She then went on her biggest box-office tear. In 2000 she starred in the TV-to-film adaptation of Charlie's Angels that made $264.1 million worldwide and voiced a character in Shrek which made $484.4 million worldwide. In 2001 she starred in Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky which made $203.3 worldwide and saw her nominated for Support Actress honors at the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards and the AFI Awards. She won Best Supporting Actress honors for the role at the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards and the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards. In January 2002, she became only the 2nd actress to ever be paid $20 million for a role (Julia Roberts was the first). when she signed to be paid that much for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.
Yet things began to sour for Diaz after joining the $20 million club. In 2002 she saw her chick-flick The Sweetest Thing tank at the box office. She then appeared in Gangs of New York. Despite of having the honor of appearing in a film directed by Martin Scorsese and appearing in a film that was nominated for many Academy Awards, her performance wasn't considered a highlight of the film. In 2003 the sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle underperformed at the box office. Things looked up a bit as she was paid $10 million for a little over a weeks worth of voice work on Shrek 2, which smashed box-office records, grossing $920.6 million worldwide in total.
Diaz continues to struggle to appear in a successful film in which she makes a live action apperance. After having avoided smaller films in the past couple of years, she starred in Curtis Hanson's In Her Shoes, based on the Jennifer Weiner novel. While the film may have restored her good graces with some critics, it quickly fizzled out at the box office.
She will star in Nancy Meyers' Holiday in 2006 and Shrek 3 in 2007.
Covers and Featured in Magazines
Entertainment Weekly (October 14, 2005, Issue 844/845) -- Cameron Diaz made the cover and was featured.
Rolling Stone (April 25, 2002, Issue No. 894) -- Cover with Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate & Selma Blair.
Rolling Stone (August 22, 1996, Issue No. 741) -- Cover and feature article on Diaz.
Selected Filmography
Holiday (2006)
In Her Shoes (2005)
Trippin' (2005) (TV series)
Shrek 2 (2004) (voice)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
The Invisible Circus (2001)
Shrek (2001) (voice)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
There's Something About Mary (1998)
Very Bad Things (1998)
The Mask (1994)
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Complete Movie List
| Movie | Year | Plays |
| Shrek 4 | 2010 | Princess Fiona |
| Old Acquaintance | 2009 | |
| What Happens in Vegas... | 2008 | |
| 2007 MTV Movie Awards | 2007 | Herself |
| 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards, The | 2007 | Herself - Presenter |
| Shrek the Halls | 2007 | Princess Fiona |
| Shrek the Third | 2007 | Princess Fiona |
| 79th Annual Academy Awards, The | 2007 | Presenter: Best Animated Feature |
| VH1 Rock Honors | 2007 | Herself |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '07 | 2007 | Herself |
| Forbes 20 Richest Women in Entertainment | 2007 | Herself |
| Holiday, The | 2006 | Amanda |
| Hollywood's Top Dogs | 2006 | Herself |
| "What It Takes" | 2006 | Herself |
| Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World | 2006 | Herself |
| "Imagen de tu vida, La" | 2006 | Herself |
| MTV Presents MTVU Stand In | 2006 | Herself |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '06 | 2006 | Herself |
| Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? | 2006 | Herself |
| Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon | 2006 | Mary Jensen |
| "Contender, The" | 2005 | Herself |
| In Her Shoes | 2005 | Maggie Feller |
| In Search of Ted Demme | 2005 | Herself |
| Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast | 2005 | Herself |
| Introducing Cameron Diaz | 2005 | Herself |
| "Trippin" | 2005 | Herself - Host |
| "Weekend Sunrise" | 2005 | Herself |
| Big Fat Quiz of the Year, The | 2005 | Herself |
| Cartoon Logic | 2005 | Herself |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '05 | 2005 | Herself |
| "MTVU Stand In" | 2005 | Herself |
| "20 to 1" | 2005 | Mary Jensen |
| "Noche Hache" | 2005 | Herself |
| "Cinema mil" | 2005 | Herself |
| "Comeback, The" | 2005 | Herself |
| Return to Edge City | 2005 | Herself |
| 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments | 2004 | Herself |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri | 2004 | Herself/Various Characters |
| Shrek 2 | 2004 | Princess Fiona |
| Meet the Cast of Shrek 2 | 2004 | Herself |
| My Date with Drew | 2004 | Herself |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '04 | 2004 | Herself - Host |
| "Miradas 2" | 2004 | Herself |
| Why Blitt? | 2004 | Herself |
| Far Far Away Idol | 2004 | Fiona |
| "Best Week Ever" | 2004 | Herself |
| Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | 2003 | Herself |
| "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" | 2003 | Herself |
| 2003 MTV Movie Awards | 2003 | Herself |
| Shrek 4-D | 2003 | Princess Fiona |
| "VH1 Goes Inside" | 2003 | Herself |
| Making of 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle', The | 2003 | Herself |
| "I Love the '70s" | 2003 | Herself |
| 75th Annual Academy Awards, The | 2003 | Herself - Presenter: Best Animated Feature |
| "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" | 2003 | Herself |
| MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 | 2003 | Herself |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '03 | 2003 | Herself |
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | 2003 | Natalie Cook |
| "Celebrities Uncensored" | 2003 | Herself |
| "Tinseltown TV" | 2002 | Herself |
| "Eigo de shabera-night" | 2002 | Herself - Interviewee |
| 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards, The | 2002 | Herself |
| Making of 'The Sweetest Thing', The | 2002 | Herself |
| 74th Annual Academy Awards, The | 2002 | Herself - Presenter: Best Art Direction |
| Slackers | 2002 | Herself |
| Sweetest Thing, The | 2002 | Christina Walters |
| Minority Report | 2002 | Woman on Metro |
| Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York | 2002 | Herself |
| My Father's House | 2002 | The Girl |
| "Bo' Selecta!" | 2002 | Herself |
| "Player$" | 2002 | Herself |
| Gangs of New York | 2002 | Jenny Everdeane |
| Reel Comedy: The Sweetest Thing | 2002 | Herself |
| "Silenci?" | 2002 | Kimberly Wallace |
| Headliners & Legends: Cameron Diaz | 2001 | Herself |
| Shrek | 2001 | Princess Fiona |
| Invisible Circus, The | 2001 | Faith |
| "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" | 2001 | Herself |
| Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party | 2001 | Princess Fiona |
| America: A Tribute to Heroes | 2001 | Herself |
| Vanilla Sky | 2001 | Julianna 'Julie' Gianni |
| "Matthew's Best Hit TV" | 2001 | Herself |
| Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of 'Shrek' | 2001 | Herself |
| 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 2000 | Herself |
| 2000 MTV Movie Awards | 2000 | Herself - Presenter |
| 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2000 | |
| 72nd Annual Academy Awards, The | 2000 | Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Costume Design |
| Master and the Angels, The | 2000 | Herself |
| AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies | 2000 | Herself |
| Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | 2000 | Carol Faber (segment "Love Waits For Kathy") |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | 2000 | Mary Jensen |
| Charlie's Angels | 2000 | Natalie Cook |
| Welcome to Hollywood | 2000 | Herself |
| Getting G'd Up | 2000 | Herself |
| 1999 MTV Movie Awards | 1999 | Herself |
| Man Woman Film | 1999 | Random Celebrity |
| Any Given Sunday | 1999 | Christina Pagniacci |
| Being John Malkovich | 1999 | Lotte Schwartz |
| "Total Request Live" | 1998 | Herself |
| "Fanatic" | 1998 | Herself |
| 70th Annual Academy Awards, The | 1998 | Herself - Presenter: Best Sound |
| There's Something About Mary | 1998 | Mary Jensen |
| Very Bad Things | 1998 | Laura Garrety |
| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | 1998 | Blonde TV Reporter |
| Reel Comedy: Something About Mary | 1998 | Herself |
| "Corazón de..." | 1997 | Herself |
| Keys to Tulsa | 1997 | Trudy |
| Life Less Ordinary, A | 1997 | Celine Naville |
| "Leute heute" | 1997 | Herself |
| My Best Friend's Wedding | 1997 | Kimberly Wallace |
| "Smap x Smap" | 1996 | Herself |
| "Daily Show, The" | 1996 | Herself |
| She's the One | 1996 | Heather |
| "Magacine" | 1996 | Herself |
| Feeling Minnesota | 1996 | Freddie Clayton |
| "Rosie O'Donnell Show, The" | 1996 | Herself |
| Head Above Water | 1996 | Nathalie |
| 1995 MTV Movie Awards | 1995 | Herself |
| "Today Tonight" | 1995 | Herself |
| Last Supper, The | 1995 | Jude |
| "Lo + plus" | 1995 | Herself |
| "Mad TV" | 1995 | Herself |
| "Otro rollo con: Adal Ramones" | 1995 | Herself |
| "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" | 1994 | Herself |
| "Extra" | 1994 | Herself |
| "HBO First Look" | 1994 | Herself |
| Mask, The | 1994 | Tina Carlyle |
| "Inside the Actors Studio" | 1994 | Herself |
| "GMTV" | 1993 | Herself |
| "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" | 1993 | Herself |
| She's No Angel: Cameron Diaz | 1992 | Herself |
| "Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The" | 1992 | Herself |
| "Holiday" | 1992 | Herself |
| "This Morning" | 1988 | Herself |
| "Biography" | 1987 | Herself |
| "Oprah Winfrey Show, The" | 1986 | Herself |
| "Entertainment Tonight" | 1981 | Herself |
| "Wetten, dass..?" | 1981 | Herself |
| "Saturday Night Live" | 1975 | Host |
| "Film Programme, The" | 1972 | Herself |
| "Today" | 1952 | Herself |