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 (1994) 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 (1995); Feeling Minnesota (1996); and Head Above Water (1996). She returned to main stream films in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), 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 (1998). 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.
Biography Update / From: Natalie
Cameron Michelle Diaz was born on August 30, 1972. Cameron was born in San Diego, California. Cameron has an older sister named Chimene. When Cameron Diaz was 16 she met a photographer at a party who suggested she try modeling. He put in a good word for Cameron at the Elite modeling agency and for the next five years she traveled the world modeling for big names like Calvin Klein and Seventeen Magazine. After auditioning 12 times for the role, Cameron Diaz landed a leading role in The Mask with Jim Carrey. She honed her skills in several low-budget independent films before her comedy movie My Best Friend's Wedding. Since then, she's kept us laughing in “There's Something About Mary” “and “Charlie's Angels“. Cameron also had a role in “Shrek“, she played Princess Fiona. “Her Shoes” is another comedy movie that Cameron was in.
Cameron’s dad Emilio Diaz, is a second generation Cuban American and worked as a foreman for an oil company. Her mother, Billie, is an import/export broker of English, German and Native American descent. Cameron grew up in a two-storey, gray stucco house in Long Beach, one of America's largest shipping ports.
