Cameron Diaz

Date of Birth
30 August 1972, San Diego, California, USA

Birth Name
Cameron Michelle Diaz

Nickname
Cami

Height
5' 9" (1.75 m)


A tall, strikingly attractive blue-eyed bottle blonde, Cameron Diaz was born in 1972 in San Diego. She is the daughter of Billie (Anglo-German) and Emilio Diaz (Cuban-American). 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 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.

It is easy to assume that Cameron Diaz is very much like the sweet, bubbly characters she plays so well on screen. She stays on the right side of not quite ditzy (Jessica Simpson anyone?!) but neither does she come off like the squeaky clean girl next door a la Jennifer Aniston. A few months ago, Diaz received negative attention in the press after she and Justin Timberlake broke up. What a shame because last winter while Cameron and Justin were skiing they rushed to help a woman after seeing her collide with another skier and fall to the ground. They stayed with the woman for 20 minutes until the paramedics arrived. When it comes to charitable giving, Cameron supports pro-environment organizations such as Act Green and the Environmental Media Association. She is also one of the many A-list celebrities connected to the ONE Campaign, an organization designed to combat international poverty and AIDS.