Cameron Diaz

Cameron Michelle Diaz born August 30 1972 is an American actress She has received various accolades including nominations for four Golden Globe Awards and a British Academy Film Award As of 2018 her films have grossed over 3 billion in the US making her the fifthhighestgrossing actress at the domestic box office Diazs roles in comedies and romances cemented her as a sex symbol and a bankable star and she was named the highestpaid Hollywood actress over 40 in 2013 Born in San Diego California Diaz was raised in Long Beach While still in high school she signed a modeling contract with Elite Model Management She made her film debut at age 21 opposite Jim Carrey in the comedy The Mask 1994 Following a supporting role in the romantic comedy My Best Friends Wedding 1997 she starred as the titular character in the Farrelly brothers comedy Theres Something About Mary 1998 which brought her increased fame and her first Golden Globe nomination Her following two projectsthe sports drama Any Given Sunday and Spike Jonzes fantasy film Being John Malkovich both 1999lent Diaz a reputation as a dramatic actress Diaz had praised supporting roles in Cameron Crowes Vanilla Sky 2001 and Martin Scorseses Gangs of New York 2002 and had greater commercial success in the action comedy Charlies Angels 2000 and its 2003 sequel as well as for voicing Princess Fiona in the Shrek franchise 20012010 Her subsequent films include the comedies In Her Shoes 2005 The Holiday 2006 What Happens in Vegas 2008 Knight and Day 2010 The Green Hornet 2011 and Bad Teacher 2011 After starring in three critically panned but financially successful films in 2014 The Other Woman Sex Tape and Annie Diaz retired from acting to focus on her family and businesses but made a return to the profession in 2022 Diaz has also written two health books The Body Book 2013 a New York Times bestseller and The Longevity Book 2016 Her personal life drew strong media attention throughout the course of her career mostly regarding her relationships and fashion sense In 2015 she married Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden they have a daughter via surrogate in 2019