Cameron Diaz
- Born: 30 Aug, 1972
While her teen contemporaries were struggling with mundane things like school and dating, Southern California native Cameron Diaz was employed by the Elite Modeling agency appearing on magazine covers and in campaigns for clients like Calvin Klein and Levi's. And just like many women in the modeling industry, she harbored dreams of an acting career. Diaz, of Cuban and Native American descent, burst onto the big screen as the torch-singing moll in 1994's Jim Carrey blockbuster "The Mask". Perhaps ironically, she had set her sights lower, auditioning for the supporting part of a reporter (played in the film by Amy Yasbeck), but after some dozen callbacks, she was hired. In spite of, or perhaps because of, her lack of formal training, the now blonde Diaz managed to hold her own agai...
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- father Emilio Diaz: second-generation Cuban/American; appeared as a prisoner in "There's Something About Mary"
- mother Billie Diaz: of Native American, German and English descent
- sister Chimene A Diaz: born in June 1970; has daughter Chloe
- Carlos de la Torre: born in 1967; together from 1990 to 1995
- Matt Dillon: together from 1996; reportedly separated as of September 1998
- Sam Mendes: reportedly dated; no longer together
- Jared Leto: dating as of 1999
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