Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz is without question one of the most successful actresses working today. Along with Julia Roberts and Reese Witherspoon, she makes up the short list of women to have earned more than 20 million dollars for a picture. Few actresses are more recognizable, few are more successful and few people can understand why.

Born in San Diego, CA, she grew up in Long Beach and attended the same high school as Snoop Dogg. At 16 she began a career as a professional model. At 21 she auditioned for The Mask and was cast despite having no previous acting experience. She put together a string of well received independent features before landing her break out role in There’s Something About Mary (Sarah Silverman). Her list of credits are as impressive as it gets, with roles in Being John Malkovich, Any Given Sunday (Lauren Holly, Elizabeth Berkley, Lela Rochon), Gangs of New York, Vanilla Sky (Penelope Cruz) Charlie’s Angels (Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu) and the sequel Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, for which she earned 20 million dollars.

Her high profile relationships have kept her private life in the public eye for some time now. She has sued tabloid magazines for running libelous stories about her and won.