Cameron Michelle Díaz (b.1972) is an American film actress and producer.
Born in Southern California with mixed Cuban American, German, Native American, and English heritage, Díaz was discovered by a modeling agency’s photographer at a party. She began an international modeling career when she was only sixteen and fell into acting with no experience outside of high school drama classes.
Díaz’s first film role was in the fantasy-adventure blockbuster The Mask (1994,) which gained an immediate mainstream audience. Since then, she has appeared in over three dozen features; her prominent roles include such films as My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997,) There’s Something About Mary (1998,) Being John Malkovich (1999,) Minority Report (2002) and Gangs of New York (2002.) Díaz is also famous for voicing Princess Fiona in the four-part Shrek franchise—in 2001, 2004, 2007 and Forever After in 2010.
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