Cameron Diaz Biography (1972-)

Full name, Cameron Michelle Diaz; born August 30, 1972, in Long Beach (some sources say San Diego), CA; daughter of Emilio (an oil company foreman) and Billie (an import-export agent) Diaz. Addresses: Agent: Creative ArtistsAgency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Artists Management Group, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 519, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: The Firm, 1999 Century Park East, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.; Publicist: Bragman/Nyman/Cafarelli, 9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Contact: Weschler & Associates, 955 South Carrillo Dr., Los Angeles,CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer
Birth Details: August 30, 1972; Long Beach, California

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Tina Carlyle, The Mask, New Line Cinema, 1994
Freddie, Feeling Minnesota, Fine Line, 1996
Heather Davis, She's the One, Fox Searchlight, 1996
Jude, The Last Supper, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1996
Nathalie, Head above Water, Fine Line, 1996
Trudy, Keys to Tulsa, Gramercy, 1997
Kimberly "Kimmy" Wallace, My Best Friend's Wedding, TriStar, 1997
Celine Naville, A Life Less Ordinary, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Blonde television reporter, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, RhinoFilms, 1998
Mary Jensen Matthews (title role), There's Something about Mary (also known as There's Something More about Mary), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Laura Garrety, Very Bad Things, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1998
Lotte Schwartz, Being John Malkovich, USA Films, 1999
Random celebrity, Man Woman Film, Canis Lupus Entertainment, 1999
Christina Pagniacci, Any Given Sunday, Warner Bros., 1999
Carol, "Love Waits for Kathy," Things You Can Tell Just By Looking AtHer, United Artists, 2000
Natalie Cook, Charlie's Angels (also known as 3 Engel fuer Charlie), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
Herself, Welcome to Hollywood (documentary), PM Entertainment Group, 2000
Herself, The Master and the Angels (documentary short film), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2000
Herself, Getting G'd Up (documentary short film), Columbia TriStarHome Entertainment, 2000
Faith O'Connor, The Invisible Circus, Fine Line, 2001
Voice of Princess Fiona, Shrek (animated), DreamWorks, 2001
Julie Gianni, Vanilla Sky, Paramount, 2001
Voice of Princess Fiona, Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party, DreamWorks, 2001
Christina Walters, The Sweetest Thing, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
(Uncredited) Woman on metro, Minority Report, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
Jenny Everdeane, Gangs of New York, Miramax, 2002
Herself, Slackers (also known as Les complices), Screen Gems, 2002
Herself, The Making of "The Sweetest Thing" (documentary; also known as Politically Erect), Columbia, 2002
Voice of Princess Fiona, Shrek 4-D (also known as Shrek 3-D), DreamWorks, 2003
Natalie Cook, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2003
Voice of Princess Fiona, Shrek 2 (animated), DreamWorks, 2004
Herself, In Search of Ted Demme (documentary), IFC Films, 2004
Television Appearances
Miniseries
Herself, I Love the '70s (documentary), VH1, 2003
Awards Presentations
The 1995 NCLR Bravo Awards (also known as National Council of La Raza Bravo Awards), Fox, 1995
Presenter, The 1995 MTV Movie Awards (also known as The 4th Annual MTV Movie Awards), MTV, 1995
The 1996 ShoWest Awards, TNT, 1996
Presenter, The 1997 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1997

Presenter, The 1998 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1998
ALMA Awards, 1998
Presenter, The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999
Herself, The 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
Presenter, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 2000
Presenter, The 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
Nickelodeon's 14th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2001
The 7th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2001
The 2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001
Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
Presenter, The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2002
Presenter, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
Herself, The 2003 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2003
Nickelodeon's 16th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2003
Nickelodeon's 17th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2004
Specials
Herself, The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live (also known as Saturday Night Live: Bad Boys), 1998
Herself, Reel Comedy: Something about Mary (also known as ReelComedy: There's Something about Mary), 1998
Herself, Full Contact: The Making of "Any Given Sunday" (documentary), 1999
Tony Bennett: An All-Star Tribute--Live by Request, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Herself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies, CBS, 2000
(In archive footage) Herself, Headliners & Legends: Cameron Diaz, 2001
Herself, Creating A Fairy Tale World: The Making of "Shrek" (documentary), 2001
Herself, America: A Tribute to Heroes, 2001
Herself, Reel Comedy: The Sweetest Thing, Comedy Central, 2002
(In archive footage) Herself, MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV, 2003
The Stars' First Time ... On Entertainment Tonight with Mary Hart,CBS, 2003
Charlie's Angels Uncensored, MTV, 2003
Pilots
Herself, Why Blitt?, Fox, 2003
Herself, Trippin', MTV, 2004
Episodic
Herself, "Surprise!," Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Network,1994
Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2002
Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, 1997
Herself, Lo mas plus, 1997
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1998, 2002
The Entertainment Business, Bravo, 1998
Herself, Mad TV, Fox, 2000
Herself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Herself, Total Request Live, MTV, 2002
Herself, "Cannes Festival 2002," Leute heute, 2002
Herself, RI:SE, 2002
Herself, Leute heute, 2002
Herself, "Charlie's Angels," Player$, 2003
Herself, Holiday, 2003
Herself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2003
Herself, Otro rollo con: Adal Ramones, 2003
(In archive footage) Herself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003, 2004
Herself, Tinseltown TV, 2003
Herself, Matthew's Best Hit TV, 2004
Herself, The Oprah Winfrey Show, syndicated, 2004
Herself, This Morning, ITV, 2004
Herself, Smap x Smap, 2004
Herself/Fiona, "Shrek," VH1 Goes Inside, VH1, 2004
Television Work
Pilots
Executive producer, Trippin', MTV, 2004
RECORDINGS
Music Videos
Appeared in REM's "The Great Beyond."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Hispanic Biography, Volume 1, Gale Group, 2002
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th ed., St. James Press, 2000
Newsmakers 1999, Issue 1, Gale Group, 1999

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, November, 1997, p. 217
Entertainment Weekly, June 26, 1998, p. 24
Interview, August, 1994, p. 74
People Weekly, August 22, 1994, pp. 51-52; May 11, 1998, p. 167; December 28, 1998, p. 52
Premiere, August, 1994, pp. 58-59
Rolling Stone, August 22, 1996, p. 50
Teen, June, 1997, p. 54
Time, November 16, 1998, p. 133

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