At age 16, she began her career as a fashion model. Diaz contracted with modeling agency Elite Model Management. For the next few years she worked around the world for contracts with major companies.
Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She became famous during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend’s Wedding, and There’s Something About Mary. Other notable movie credits include Charlie’s Angels, and voicing the character Princess Fiona for the Shrek series. Diaz received Golden Globe award nominations for her performances in the movies There’s Something About Mary, Being John Malkovich, Vanilla Sky, and Gangs of New York.
At age 21, Diaz auditioned for the movie The Mask, even though she had no previous acting experience, based on the recommendation of an agent for Elite who met the film’s producers while they were searching for the female main actress. After obtaining the main female role, she immediately started acting lessons. The Mask became one of the top ten highest grossing films of 1994, and earned Diaz nominations for several awards.
Films
| Year | Title | Awards |
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| 1992 | She’s No Angel: Cameron Diaz | |
| 1994 | The Mask | |
| 1995 | The Last Supper | |
| 1996 | She’s the One | |
| Feeling Minnesota | ||
| Head Above Water | ||
| Keys to Tulsa | ||
| 1997 | My Best Friend’s Wedding | ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role
Blockbuster Award for Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy |
| A Life Less Ordinary | ||
| 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | |
| There’s Something About Mary | ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Blockbuster Award for Favorite Actress – Comedy New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Teen Choice Award for Most Disgusting Scene MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance Kids’ Choice Awards for Favorite Actress MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen DuoPeople’s Choice Awards for Best Actress |
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| Very Bad Things | ||
| 1999 | Man Woman Film | |
| Being John Malkovich | ||
| Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | ||
| The Invisible Circus | ||
| Any Given Sunday | ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Drama |
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| 2000 | Charlie’s Angels | MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence
MTV Movie Award for Best On-Scream Team |
| 2001 | Shrek | Voice |
| Vanilla Sky | ||
| 2002 | The Sweetest Thing | |
| Gangs of New York | Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast | |
| 2003 | Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle | MTV Movie Awards for Best Dance Sequence |
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | Voice |
| 2005 | In Her Shoes | |
| 2006 | The Holiday | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
Teen Choice Awards for Hissy Fit |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Voice |
| 2008 | What Happens in Vegas | |
| 2009 | My Sister’s Keeper | |
| The Box | ||
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | Voice |
| Knight and Day | ||
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | |
| Bad Teacher |
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