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 The Mask To her amazement and despite having no previous acting experience, she was cast as the female lead in the film opposite Jim Carrey. Over the next 3 years, she honed her acting skills in such low budget independent films as The Last Supper; Feeling Minnesota; and Head Above Water. She returned to main stream films in My Best Friend's Wedding, in which she held her own against veteran actress Julia Roberts. She earned full fledged star status in 1998 for her performance in the box office smash There's Something About Mary. 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 appears to possess everything necessary to become one of the super stars of the new century.



The Green Hornet (2011): $6,000,000
Knight and Day (2010): $10,000,000
Shrek Forever After (2010): $10,000,000
What Happens in Vegas (2008): $10,000,000
In Her Shoes (2005): $15,000,000
Shrek 2 (2004): $10,000,000
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003): $20,000,000
Gangs of New York (2002): $17,500,000
The Sweetest Thing (2002): $15,000,000
Vanilla Sky (2001): $10,000,000
Shrek (2001): $3,000,000
Charlie's Angels (2000): $12,000,000
Any Given Sunday (1999): $500,000
There's Something About Mary (1998): $2,000,000

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars" in film history (#13). [1995] Has a reputation for being late. Got alcohol poisoning in Australia during the summer of 1990. Cameron's father Emilio Diaz appeared in her movie There's Something About Mary (1998) as a "Jailbird.". Police caught an airline security guard at Los Angeles International Airport stealing items from Diaz. Diaz reported her passport and a large sum of cash missing. [December 1999] Auditioned for the film Waking the Dead (2000) but lost the role to Jennifer Connelly. Was discovered by a photographer at a Hollywood party who, within a week, helped her land a contract with the Elite Modeling Agency. Her father is Cuban. Her mother is Anglo with partial Cherokee ancestry. Became only the second actress to join the coveted $20 Million Club (after Julia Roberts), when she signed for that amount to do Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) in January 2002. Has an older sister, Chimene; they also have a brother. Voted the 11th "Sexiest Female Movie Star" in the Australian Empire Magazine. [September 2002] 30 August 2003 - Broke her nose in a surfing accident in Hawaii on her birthday. Voted as #8 on the "Top 100 Sexiest Women" in FHM [DK]. [2004] During her interview on "Inside the Actors Studio" (1994), said that she doesn't read scripts and wishes movies were filmed from start to finish because sometimes she doesn't understand them. Best friends with Drew Barrymore since Charlie's Angels (2000). Both Drew and Cameron are huge fans of the rock group Ratt. Named #11 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list. Named #13 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005) Christophe Gans originally wanted her to play the part of Cybil Bennett in Silent Hill (2006). Named #23 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006). Said that her role in Gangs of New York (2002) marked the pinnacle of her career. Was considered for the role of Dorothy Boyd in Jerry Maguire (1996). Was set to play Jane in Fun with Dick and Jane (2005), but bowed out shortly before production due to scheduling conflicts. December 2007 - According to Forbes, for each dollar she got paid, Cameron Diaz's movies averaged $9 of gross income. As a child, her friends nicknamed her "Skeletor," because she was tall and had an infectious smile. One of her favorite hobbies is knitting. She picked it up from Julia Roberts while they were filming My Best Friend's Wedding (1997). Born at 2:53 AM (EST). She has hosted "Saturday Night Live" (1975) three times and appeared uncredited several times as the character "Kiki Deamore". Was in a relationship with Justin Timberlake (April 2003-December 2006). Is in a relationship with Alex Rodríguez (March 2010).