Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress. Prolific in both comedy and drama,
her films have grossed over $3 billion in the U.S. box-office. Her output of
romantic comedies in the late 1990s and early 2000s established her as a prominent
sex symbol
A sex symbol or icon is a person or character widely considered sexually attractive and often synonymous with sexuality. Pam Cook, "The trouble with sex: Diana Dors and the Blonde bombshell phenomenon", In: Bruce Babinigton (ed.), ''British St ...
and one of Hollywood's most
bankable star
In the film industry, a bankable star is a film actor (movie star) "capable of guaranteeing box-office success simply by showing up in a movie". The bankability of an actor includes their films' box office track record, professional demeanor, and ...
s, and in 2013 she was named the
highest-paid actress over 40. Diaz has received
various accolades, including nominations for a
British Academy Film Award
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and four
Golden Globe Awards
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.
Born in
San Diego
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
, California, Diaz was raised in
Long Beach
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the list of United States cities by population, 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. A charter ci ...
. While still in high school, she signed a modeling contract with
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management (MM) is a modeling agency that originated in Paris in 1972.
In 2004, the agencies in New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, and Toronto separated and formed Elite Model Management North America. Elite MM is a subsidiary of El ...
. She made her film debut at age 21 opposite
Jim Carrey
James Eugene Carrey (; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. Known primarily for his energetic slapstick performances, he has received two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for BAFTA Awards and ...
in the comedy ''
The Mask'' (1994). Following a supporting role in the romantic comedy ''
My Best Friend's Wedding'' (1997), she starred as the titular character in the
Farrelly brothers' comedy ''
There's Something About Mary
''There's Something About Mary'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ed Decter and John J. Strauss. The film features Cameron Diaz as the title character, while Ben S ...
'' (1998), which brought her increased fame and her first Golden Globe nomination. Her following two projectsthe sports drama ''
Any Given Sunday
''Any Given Sunday'' is a 1999 American sports drama film directed by Oliver Stone and produced by Clayton Townsend, Dan Halsted, and Lauren Shuler Donner from a screenplay by Stone and John Logan based on a story written by Logan and Da ...
'' and
Spike Jonze
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Jonze ...
's fantasy film ''
Being John Malkovich
''Being John Malkovich'' is a 1999 American surrealist fantasy comedy drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, wit ...
'' (both 1999)earned Diaz recognition as a dramatic actress.
Diaz received praise for her supporting roles in
Cameron Crowe
Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American filmmaker and journalist. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Grammy Award as well as a nomination for a Tony Award. Crowe started his career a ...
's ''
Vanilla Sky
''Vanilla Sky'' is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed, written, and co-produced by Cameron Crowe. It is an English-language remake of Alejandro Amenábar's 1997 Spanish film '' Open Your Eyes'', which was writ ...
'' (2001) and
Martin Scorsese
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's ''
Gangs of New York
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'' (2002) and had greater commercial success in the action comedy ''
Charlie's Angels
''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts for ABC. It originally aired from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, airing for five seasons consisting of 115 episodes. It was produ ...
'' (2000) and
its 2003 sequel, as well as for voicing
Princess Fiona
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in the
''Shrek'' franchise since 2001. Her subsequent films include the comedies ''
In Her Shoes'' (2005), ''
The Holiday'' (2006), ''
What Happens in Vegas'' (2008), ''
Knight and Day
''Knight and Day'' is a 2010 American satirical action comedy film directed by James Mangold and starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. The film was the second on-screen collaboration of Cruise and Diaz after '' Vanilla Sky'' (2001). The film fo ...
'' (2010),
''The Green Hornet'' (2011), and ''
Bad Teacher'' (2011). After starring in three successful comedies in 2014''
The Other Woman'', ''
Sex Tape
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'' and ''
Annie''Diaz retired from acting to focus on her family, but made a return to the profession with the action comedy ''
Back in Action'' (2025).
Diaz has also written two health books: ''
The Body Book'' (2013), a
''New York Times'' bestseller, and ''The Longevity Book'' (2016). Her personal life has drawn media attention throughout the course of her career, mostly regarding her relationships and fashion choices. In 2015, Diaz married
Good Charlotte
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guitarist
Benji Madden; they have two children
via surrogate.
Early life
Cameron Michelle Diaz was born August 30, 1972, in
San Diego
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
,
California
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, to Billie ( Early), an import/export agent, and Emilio Diaz, a foreman of the California oil company
Unocal.
Diaz has an elder sister, Chimene.
Her father's family is Cuban, and Diaz's forebears had moved from Spain to Cuba. Diaz stated that her direct
Spanish ancestors were originally from
Cadiz. Later, they settled in
Ybor City
Ybor City ( ) is a historic neighborhood just northeast of downtown Tampa, downtown Tampa, Florida, United States. It was founded in the 1880s by Vicente Martinez Ybor and other cigar manufacturers and populated by thousands of immigrants, mai ...
,
Tampa
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, Florida, before moving to the
Los Angeles
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area, where her father was born. Her mother has predominantly
English and
German
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* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
ancestry.
Diaz was raised in
Long Beach
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the list of United States cities by population, 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. A charter ci ...
and attended
Los Cerritos Elementary School, and then
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Long Beach Polytechnic High School, founded in 1895 as Long Beach High School, is a four-year public high school located at 1600 Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach, California, United States. The school serves portions of Long Beach, including Bixby ...
,
where she was a schoolmate of
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ( ; born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, he is widely regarded as one of t ...
. She recalled her upbringing as frugal, stating: "I had amazing parents, they were awesome. We weren't privilegedvery much the opposite. My family would collect
odacans to turn in for extra money, because $20 meant something to us. But we were very happy."
While still attending high school, Diaz signed a modeling contract with
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management (MM) is a modeling agency that originated in Paris in 1972.
In 2004, the agencies in New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, and Toronto separated and formed Elite Model Management North America. Elite MM is a subsidiary of El ...
at age 16
and appeared in advertisements for
Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that later became Calvin Klein. In addition to clothing, he has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewellery. ...
and
Levi's
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. The following year, at age 17, she was featured on the cover of the July 1990 issue of ''
Seventeen'' magazine.
[ Diaz also modeled for 2 to 3 months in ]Australia
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and shot a commercial for Coca-Cola
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in Sydney
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in 1991.
Career
1994–1998: Early films and rise to fame
At the age of 21, Diaz auditioned for '' The Mask'', playing a jazz singer named Tina Carlyle, based on the recommendation of an agent for Elite, who met the film's producers while they were searching for the lead actress. Having no previous acting experience, she started acting lessons after being cast. ''The Mask'' became one of the top ten highest-grossing films of 1994 and launched Diaz as a sex symbol
A sex symbol or icon is a person or character widely considered sexually attractive and often synonymous with sexuality. Pam Cook, "The trouble with sex: Diana Dors and the Blonde bombshell phenomenon", In: Bruce Babinigton (ed.), ''British St ...
. During this period, Diaz dated video producer Carlos de la Torre.
Diaz subsequently starred in the independent black comedy '' The Last Supper'' (1995), playing one of several liberal graduate students who invite a group of extremist conservatives to a dinner in an attempt to murder them.[ ] Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert ( ; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American Film criticism, film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter and author. He wrote for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. Eber ...
deemed the film "a brave effort in a timid time, a Swiftian attempt to slap us all in the face and get us to admit that our own freedoms depend precisely on those of our neighbors, our opponents and, yes, our enemies." She then had a lead role as an ex-stripper in the dramatic comedy '' Feeling Minnesota'' (1996), in which she co-starred opposite Keanu Reeves
Keanu Charles Reeves ( ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor and musician. The recipient of numerous accolades in a career on screen spanning four decades, he is known for his leading roles in action films, his amiable public imag ...
, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Courtney Love
Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, Love has had a career spanning four decades. She rose to promi ...
. Emanuel Levy of '' Variety'' noted: "Sadly, with the notable exception of the attractive Diaz, who's well cast as the sexual aggressor and romantic manipulator, there are no exciting performances in the film."[ The same year, she was cast opposite ]Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom ''Friends'' from 1994 to 2004, which earned her Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Scr ...
in the Edward Burns-directed comedy '' She's the One'' (1996), followed by a starring role in '' Head Above Water'' (1996), a crime-comedy in which she played an unfaithful wife implicated in her ex-lover's murder.
She was scheduled to perform in the film ''Mortal Kombat'', but had to resign after breaking her hand while training for the role. Besides a starring part in the little-seen '' A Life Less Ordinary'', Diaz returned to mainstream in 1997 with the romantic comedy '' My Best Friend's Wedding''. In it, she starred opposite Julia Roberts
Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress. Known for her leading roles across various genres, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Award ...
, playing the wealthy fiancée of a sportswriter who is the long-time friend of Roberts' character. The film was a global box-office hit and is considered one of the best romantic comedy films of all time.
In 1998, Diaz starred in ''There's Something About Mary
''There's Something About Mary'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ed Decter and John J. Strauss. The film features Cameron Diaz as the title character, while Ben S ...
'', as the titular role of a woman living in Miami
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
having several men vying for her affections. It was remarked in ''The Austin Chronicle
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'': "As the Mary at the center of it all, Diaz certainly exudes that irresistible 'something' expressed in the title. In films such as ''My Best Friend's Wedding'' and ''A Life Less Ordinary'', Diaz has shown herself to be a good comic sport who is game for just about anything. Here, it's no stretch to understand why, at the end of the movie, some half-dozen suitors have converged in her living room to throw themselves at her feet." The sleeper hit
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was the highest-grossing comedy of 1998 in North America as well as the fourth-highest-grossing film of the year; it made US$176million in the United States and US$369million worldwide. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Awards are awards presented for excellence in both international film and television. It is an annual award ceremony held since 1944 to honor artists and professionals and their work. The ceremony is normally held every Janua ...
in the category of Best Actress – Musical or Comedy. Diaz also starred in the critically panned comedy '' Very Bad Things'' (1998).
1999–2004: Dramatic roles and critical success
She starred in Spike Jonze
Adam Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze (), is an American Filmmaking, filmmaker, actor, musician, and photographer. His work includes films, commercials, music videos, skateboard videos and television.
Jonze ...
's directorial debut ''Being John Malkovich
''Being John Malkovich'' is a 1999 American surrealist fantasy comedy drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, wit ...
'' (1999), portraying the pet-obsessed wife of an unemployed puppeteer who, through a portal, finds himself in the mind of actor John Malkovich
John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and ...
. The film received widespread acclaim and was an arthouse success. Janet Maslin
Janet R. Maslin (born August 12, 1949) is an American journalist, who served as a film critic for ''The New York Times'' from 1977 to 1999, serving as chief critic for the last six years, and then a literary critic from 2000 to 2015. In 2000, M ...
of ''The New York Times
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'' concluded that Diaz "does a hilarious turn" in her "frumpy wife" role, and Roger Ebert
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felt that the actress, "one of the best-looking women in movies, ..here looks so dowdy we hardly recognize her ..Diaz has fun with her talent by taking it incognito to strange places and making it work for a living". For her role, Diaz earned Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and SAG Awards, however, she was snubbed for the Oscar, which was met with backlash. Her next film release in 1999 was Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone (born ) is an American filmmaker. Stone is an acclaimed director, tackling subjects ranging from the Vietnam War and American politics to musical film, musical Biographical film, biopics and Crime film, crime dramas. He has ...
's sports drama ''Any Given Sunday
''Any Given Sunday'' is a 1999 American sports drama film directed by Oliver Stone and produced by Clayton Townsend, Dan Halsted, and Lauren Shuler Donner from a screenplay by Stone and John Logan based on a story written by Logan and Da ...
'' (1999), in which veteran coach Tony D’Amato (Al Pacino
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) has fallen out of favor with her character Christina Pagniacci, the young woman who owns the team. While critical response was mixed, the film made US$100million globally.
In the film adaptation ''Charlie's Angels
''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts for ABC. It originally aired from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, airing for five seasons consisting of 115 episodes. It was produ ...
'' (2000), Diaz, Drew Barrymore
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, and Lucy Liu
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played the trio of investigators in Los Angeles. The film was one of the highest-grossing films of the year, grossing US$264.1million. In 2001, Diaz starred in the Sundance-premiered independent drama '' The Invisible Circus'', as a young woman who commits suicide in Europe in the 1970s, and next in the year, she appeared in ''Vanilla Sky
''Vanilla Sky'' is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed, written, and co-produced by Cameron Crowe. It is an English-language remake of Alejandro Amenábar's 1997 Spanish film '' Open Your Eyes'', which was writ ...
'', as the former lover of a self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate (Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Cinema of the United States, Hollywood icon, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Tom Cruise, various accolades, includ ...
). A wide critical response and commercial success greeted ''Vanilla Sky'' upon its release; ''Los Angeles Times
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'' called her "compelling as the embodiment of crazed sensuality" and ''The New York Times
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'' said she gives a "ferociously emotional" performance. ''San Francisco Chronicle
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'' similarly stated of the film, "most impressive is Cameron Diaz, whose fatal-attraction stalker is both heartbreaking and terrifying." She earned nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globe Awards, the SAG Awards, the Critics' Choice Awards, and the American Film Institute Awards for her performance in the film.
Also in 2001, she voiced Princess Fiona
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in the animated film ''Shrek
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''.[ ] In the film, her character is plagued by a curse that transforms her into an ogress each and every sunset. Locked in a dragon-guarded castle for several years, she is rescued by the title character
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, whom she later comes to love. The film was a major commercial success, grossing US$484.4million worldwide and became the first movie to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
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. In 2002, Diaz headlined the romantic comedy '' The Sweetest Thing'', playing a single woman educating herself on wooing the opposite sex when she finally meets the man of her dreams. The film was a moderate commercial success with a global gross of US$68.6million.
After completing ''Shrek'', Diaz starred in Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Martin Scorsese, many accolades, including an Academ ...
's epic period drama ''Gangs of New York
''Gangs of New York'' is a 2002 American-Italian epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan, based on Herbert Asbury's 1928 book '' The Gangs of New York''. The fil ...
'', set in the mid-19th century in the Five Points district of New York City; she took on the role of a pickpocket-grifter and the love interest of Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (; ; born November 11, 1974) is an American actor and film producer. Known for Leonardo DiCaprio filmography, his work in biographical and period films, he is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received ...
's character. The film received positive reviews by critics and was a box office success, grossing a total of US$193million worldwide. A. O. Scott of ''The New York Times'', agreeing with other top critics on co-star Daniel Day-Lewis
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's presence overshadowing Diaz and DiCaprio, felt that the actress "ends up with no outlet for her spitfire energies, since her character is more a structural necessity — the linchpin of male jealousy — than a fully imagined person. The limitations of her role point to a more serious lapse, which is the movie's lack of curiosity about what women's lives might have been like in Old New York". Diaz next reprised her roles in the commercially successful sequels '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003), and ''Shrek 2
''Shrek 2'' is a 2004 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book '' Shrek!'' by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon from a screenplay by Adamson, Joe Sti ...
'' (2004).
2005–2011: Established actress
Diaz received substantial defamation
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damages from suing American Media Incorporated, after the ''National Enquirer
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'' posted an article and pictures with the headline "Cameron Caught Cheating" on their website in May 2005. The photos claimed to show Diaz cheating on her boyfriend at the time, Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and dancer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Prince of Pop", ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' honored him as the b ...
, with the married MTV
MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...
producer of her show '' Trippin''', Shane Nickerson. After Diaz complained, the article and pictures were removed from the web and the hard copy did not contain any of the content. The magazine apologized to Diaz, Timberlake, Nickerson and his wife for the distress caused and said the story was untrue and the picture showed no more than a goodbye hug between friends.
In her following film, Diaz played opposite Toni Collette
Toni Collette (born Collett; 1 November 1972) is an Australian actress, singer, and songwriter. Known for her work in television, blockbusters and independent films, her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, wit ...
and Shirley MacLaine
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in '' In Her Shoes'' (2005), a comedy-drama film
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based on the novel of the same name by Jennifer Weiner
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, which focuses on the relationship between two sisters and their grandmother. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, and Diaz garnered acclaim for her performance of a dyslectic wild child engaged in a love-hate struggle with her plain, sensible sister (Collette), with ''USA Today
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'' calling it "her best work" at the time. She followed ''In Her Shoes'' with a role in Nancy Meyers
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' romantic comedy
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'' The Holiday'' (2006), also starring Kate Winslet
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, Jude Law
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, and Jack Black
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. In it she played Amanda, an American movie trailer producer who arranges a home exchange with a British woman (Winslet). The film became one of the biggest commercial successes of the year, grossing more than US$205million worldwide.
Diaz's only film of 2007 was '' Shrek the Third'', the third installment in the ''Shrek'' franchise, which also featured Timberlake in a supporting role. Although the film was met with mixed reviews from critics, it grossed US$798million worldwide. The same year, Diaz also voiced Princess Fiona in a thirty-minute Christmas special, directed by Gary Trousdale
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. Diaz earned an estimated US$50 million during the period of a year ending June 2008, for her roles in the ''Shrek
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'' sequel and her next film '' What Happens in Vegas'' opposite Ashton Kutcher
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K ...
. A romantic comedy by Tom Vaughan, Diaz and Kutcher portrayed two strangers who awaken together to discover they have gotten married following a night in which they won a huge jackpot after playing the other's quarter. Critic reviews were negative but the film still grossed US$219million with a budget of US$35million.
In 2009, she starred in '' My Sister's Keeper'' and '' The Box''. Based on Jodi Picoult
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's novel of the same name, ''My Sister's Keeper'' was released to mixed reviews in June 2009. In the drama, Diaz plays a former lawyer and mother of three, one of whom is dying of leukemia
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. A moderate commercial success, it grossed US$95million worldwide, mostly from its domestic run. Set in 1976, ''The Box'', written and directed by Richard Kelly, stars Diaz and James Marsden as a couple who receive a box from a mysterious man who offers them one million dollars if they press the button sealed within the dome on top of a box, knowing that someone, somewhere, will die from it. Critical response towards the psychological horror
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film was mixed, and, though having grossed its budget back, was considered a financial disappointment.
In 2010, ''Forbes
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'' ranked Diaz as the richest female celebrity, ranking her number 60 among the wealthiest 100. Also that year, Diaz reprised her voice role of Princess Fiona
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in '' Shrek Forever After'', the fourth installment in the ''Shrek
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'' series. Although the film opened to mixed reviews from critics, it grossed a worldwide total of over US$752million and became the fifth top-grossing film released that year. The same year, she also voiced Princess Fiona in a thirty-minute Halloween special. Also in 2010, Diaz reunited with her ''Vanilla Sky'' co-star Tom Cruise
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in the action comedy film ''Knight and Day
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''. In it, Diaz plays a classic car restorer who unwittingly gets caught up with the eccentric secret agent Roy Miller, played by Cruise, who is on the run from the Secret Service
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. ''Knight and Day'' received mixed reviews, and while the comedy performed poorly at the box office in its debut, it became a sleeper hit
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at the box office with a worldwide gross of US$262million.
In 2011, Diaz was cast as Lenore Case, a journalist, in the remake of the 1940s film ''The Green Hornet
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''. Directed by Michel Gondry
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, Diaz starred alongside Seth Rogen
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, Jay Chou
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, and Christoph Waltz in the superhero action comedy film. Released to mixed to negative reviews from critics, who called it an "overblown, interminable and unfunny update", the film ended its theatrical run on April 21, 2011, with a worldwide gross total of US$228million. The same year, she played opposite Timberlake and Jason Segel in Jake Kasdan
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's adult comedy '' Bad Teacher''. In the film, Diaz plays an immoral, gold-digging Chicago
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-area middle school teacher at the fictional John Adams Middle School who curses at her students, drinks heavily, and smokes marijuana
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. Again, it received mostly negative reviews from critics who felt that "in spite of a promising concept and a charmingly brazen performance from Diaz, ''Bad Teacher'' is never as funny as it should be." A commercial hit however, the R-rated comedy grossed US$216million worldwide. Also in 2011, Diaz was listed among ''CEOWorld Magazine''s Top Accomplished Women Entertainers.
2012–2014: Focus on comedies
In 2012 Diaz was cast in '' What to Expect When You're Expecting'', directed by Kirk Jones and based on the pregnancy guide of the same name. Diaz, who filmed her scenes in a two-week period, portrays Jules Baxter, a contestant on a celebrity dance show and a host to a weight-loss fitness show, who becomes pregnant with her dance partner's baby. Upon release, the ensemble comedy received mostly negative reviews, but became a moderate commercial success with a worldwide gross of US$84.4million. Diaz's other film that year was '' Gambit'', a remake of the 1966 film of the same name directed by Michael Hoffman and scripted by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews, and performed poorly at the box office, grossing only US$10million internationally. Diaz also voiced Sigmund Freud
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in '' A Liar's Autobiography'' (2012), a British animated comedy film that is a (deliberately) completely inaccurate portrayal of the life of Monty Python
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alumnus Graham Chapman
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.
Diaz's only film project of 2013 was Ridley Scott
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's '' The Counselor'', co-starring Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem
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, Penélope Cruz
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Cru ...
, and Brad Pitt
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. In the thriller about greed, death, the primal instincts of humans and their consequences, Diaz plays a pathological liar and a sociopath, an immigrant who is now living the high-life after escaping a sordid past as an exotic dancer
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. While the film's reception was negative, her performance was praised as one of her best in recent years. In late 2013, she published a health book, '' The Body Book: Feed, Move, Understand and Love Your Amazing Body'', co-written with Sandra Bark. It was no. 2 on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list in March 2014.['Body book' author and actor Cameron Diaz's healthy tips](_blank)
, '' News.com.au'', April 14, 2014
Diaz's first film of 2014 was the romantic revenge comedy '' The Other Woman'' opposite Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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, Leslie Mann, and Kate Upton
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. While ''The Other Woman'' received mostly negative reviews from critics, who felt that it settled for cheap laughs, it opened atop the US weekend box office with earnings of US$24.7million across the three days; it eventually made US$83.9million in North America and US$196.7million globally. Her next film release in 2014 was the comedy ''Sex Tape
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'', in which she starred with Segel again as a married couple waking up to discover that a sex tape they had made went missing, leading to a frantic search for its whereabouts. It ultimately became a moderate commercial success with a worldwide gross of US$126million. The role required Diaz to perform multiple scenes of nudity. On her decision to appear nude, Diaz said: "People have seen my butt. I've shown the top of my butt, the bottom of my butt. I'm not opposed to doing nudity, as long as it's part of the story. I'll do whatever has to get done if it's the right thing."
Her final film that year was the film adaptation '' Annie'', co-starring Quvenzhané Wallis
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, Jamie Foxx
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, and Rose Byrne
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, and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s. She gained her first leading film role in ...
. She took on the role of Miss Colleen Hannigan, the cruel control freak of the foster home where the titular character resides.[Cameron Diaz Signed For 'Annie' To Play Miss Hannigan After Sandra Bullock Passes](_blank)
Deadline, Retrieved June 27, 2013 Upon its December premiere, ''Annie'' made US$133million worldwide, with Diaz's performance garnering polarized reviews; critics praising her effort, but ultimately calling it too "vampy", as well as "strident and obnoxious". Peter Travers
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of ''Rolling Stone'' says that she "overacts the role to the point of hysteria".
2015–present: Acting hiatus and return
Diaz decided to take a break from acting following the release of ''Annie'', stating in July 2017 that she became tired of traveling for filming, and confirmed her retirement the following March. She released ''The Longevity Book: The Science of Aging, the Biology of Strength, and the Privilege of Time'' in June 2016. She has since invested in health and biotech startups, including Seed Health and Modern Acupuncture. In May 2019, she was a keynote speaker at The Infatuation's annual food festival, EEEEEATSCON. In 2020, Diaz launched an organic wine brand, Avaline, with business partner Katherine Power. In 2022, she appeared as a guest judge in the season opener episode of '' RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7'', and stated she was a huge fan of the show.
In June 2022, it was announced that Diaz would return to acting by starring alongside Foxx in the Netflix
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action-comedy '' Back in Action'', which was released on Netflix
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on January 17, 2025. In March 2024, Diaz was announced to be in talks to star in the Apple Original Film '' Outcome'' alongside Keanu Reeves
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. Filming started for the project later that month. She will reprise her voice role as Princess Fiona
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in '' Shrek 5'', scheduled for release in 2026.
Personal life

Relationships and family
From 1990 to 1994, Diaz cohabited with video producer Carlos de la Torre, whom she met in Japan while filming an LA Gear ad. From January 1996 to September 1998, Diaz dated her ''There's Something About Mary'' co-star Matt Dillon
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. She was unofficially engaged to actor/singer Jared Leto
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between 1999 and 2003.[ From April 2003 to December 2006, she dated singer ]Justin Timberlake
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. From May 2010 to September 2011, Diaz dated former New York Yankees
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player Alex Rodriguez
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. Diaz married musician Benji Madden at her home in Beverly Hills, California
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, on January 5, 2015, in a Jewish ceremony. The couple had been introduced ten months earlier by her close friend Nicole Richie who is married to Madden's twin brother Joel. In December 2019, the couple became parents to their first child via surrogate pregnancy, a daughter. In March 2024, it was announced that the couple had a second child, a son.
Explicit media and lawsuit
In May 1992, she was photographed and videotaped topless for an S&M leather fashion lingerie editorial by John Rutter, a professional photographer. The photographs and video were never released. Rutter approached Diaz in 2003, ahead of the release of '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'', offering to sell the pictures and video to her for million (equivalent to $million in ) before attempting to sell them to prospective buyers. He stated that he was offering her first right of refusal
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to them; she saw it as attempted blackmail and sued him. In July 2004, the 30-minute video of the photo shoot, entitled ''She's No Angel'', was released on a Russian website. Rutter denied releasing it. On September 16, 2005, Rutter was sentenced to more than three years in prison for attempted grand theft, forgery, and perjury.[
On February 27, 2025, it was confirmed that Diaz had been one of the people who had traveled on Jeffrey Epstein's private plane to his private island in the ]Virgin Islands
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.
Other work
Known for her environmental activism
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, Diaz was an early adopter of the Toyota Prius
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hybrid and worked to promote Al Gore
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's Live Earth
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Background
Founded by producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.
Live Earth 2007
The 1st series ...
campaign, raising awareness of climate change
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. She was also critical of the George W. Bush
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administration. She wore a T-shirt that read "I won't vote for a son of a Bush!" while making publicity visits for ''Charlie's Angels''. Diaz has been involved with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the first and largest non-profit organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq
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and Afghanistan
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, and has spoken as an advocate for military families.
Acting credits and accolades
Diaz has received various accolades, including nominations for four Golden Globe Awards
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, three Screen Actors Guild Awards
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and a British Academy Film Award
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. In 2016, '' IndieWire'' named her one of the greatest actors never to have received an Academy Award
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nomination.
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