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In 1996, Diaz was named ShoWest's Female Star of Tomorrow by the National Association of Theatre Owners, and her performance in My Best Friend's Wedding earned her the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress in a Comedy, voted on by more than 11 million customers of Blockbuster Video internationally.
For her performance in the title role in the romantic comedy There's Something About Mary, she was honored with the New York Film Critics Circle Award as Best Actress, in addition to a Golden Globe nomination, the American Comedy Award, the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Movie Actress and the MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance.
Following the dark comedy Very Bad Things, Diaz starred in Being John Malkovich opposite John Cusack, Catherine Keener and John Malkovich. Directed by Academy Award nominee Spike Jonze, the film captured the imaginations of filmgoers around the world and Diaz's performance earned nominations for a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a British Academy of Film (BAFTA) Award.
Her career has continued to soar with successes such as Any Given Sunday, Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Vanilla Sky, The Sweetest Thing, Gangs of New York, In Her Shoes and The Holiday.
Over the course of 2004 and early 2005, Diaz took on a worldwide adventure with MTV for a 10-episode series entitled Trippin.' Joined by an ever-changing group of travelers, she and her crew explored some of the most exotic, environmentally unique places on the planet while discovering ways to help preserve them.
Diaz grew up in Southern California and her family lineage includes Cuban, German and Native American ancestry.
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Cameron Diaz Facts
| Birth Name | Cameron Michelle Diaz |
| Occupation | Actress, Model |
| Birthday | August 30, 1972 (36) |
| Sign | Virgo |
| Birthplace | Long Beach, California, USA |
| Height | 5' 9" (1m75) |
| Awards | 2001 MTV Movie Awards: Best Dance Sequence (for Charlie's Angels) |
| 2001 MTV Movie Awards: Best On-Screen Team (for Charlie's Angels) | |
| 1999 MTV Movie Awards: Best Female Performance (for There's Something About Mary) |
Selected Filmography
What Happens In Vegas (2008)  as Joy McNally |
| Shrek The Third (2007) as Fiona (voice) |
| Shrek 2 (2004) as Fiona (voice) |
| Charlies Angels - Full Throttle (2003) as Natalie Cook |
| Gangs of New York (2002) as Jenny Everdeane |
| The Sweetest Thing (2002) as Christina Walters |
| Shrek (2001) as Fiona (voice) |
| The Invisible Circus (2001) as Faith |
| Vanilla Sky (2001) as Julie Gianni |
| Charlies Angels (2000) as Natalie Cook |
| Any Given Sunday (1999) |
| There's Something About Mary (1998) as Mary |
| A Life Less Ordinary (1997) |
| My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) as Kimberly Wallace |
| The Mask (1994) as Tina Carlyle (breakthrough) |