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 Diaz 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, Cameron Diaz was working as a model when Cameron Diaz auditioned for a big part in The Mask (1994) To Cameron Diaz'S amazement and despite having no previous acting experience, Cameron Diaz was cast as the female lead in the film opposite Jim Carrey.
Over the next 3 years, Cameron Diaz honed her acting skills in such low budget independent films as The Last Supper (1995), Feeling Minnesota (1996), and Head Above Water (1996). Cameron Diaz returned to main stream films in My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997), in which Cameron Diaz held her own against veteran actress Julia Roberts. Cameron Diaz earned full fledged star status in 1998 for her performance in the box office smash There’s Something About Mary (1998). With Cameron Diaz'S 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.
