Who Is Cameron Diaz?
Cameron Diaz began modeling at age 16 and worked in ad campaigns for Calvin Klein Calvin Klein and Coca-Cola. Her first film role was in The Maskwith Jim Carrey Jim Carrey and she’s starred in a wide array of projects since then, including the existential black comedy Being John Malkovichand the Martin Scorsese period drama Gangs of New York. Diaz also provides the voice of Princess Fiona in the Shrek films, with other humor-laden outings including Charlie’s Angels, The Sweetest Thing, The Other Woman and Annie.
Early Movies
‘The Mask’
In 1994, Diaz won her first film role in the blockbuster action-comedy The Mask, starring rubber-faced comic Carrey. With no previous acting experience, she had originally auditioned for a supporting character in the film. Twelve callbacks later, however, she was hired to play torch-singing mob moll Tina Carlyle, the female lead. After the success of The Mask, Diaz was touted as the next big thing in Hollywood and wooed by a number of prominent filmmakers to appear in their projects.
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