Full Name: Cameron Diaz (Pronounced - Cam-Room Dee-az)
Nickname: Cami
Birthday: August 30, 1972
Birth Place: San Diego, Calif., USA
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Body Measurement: B86cm W58cm H87cm (34-23-32)
Height: 175cm (5 feet 9 inches)
Shoes Size: 8(US)
Occupation: Actress, Model
Hair: Natural Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Face: Oval Shaped. Prominent Features
Education: Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Long Beach, California

They say first impressions last and the first time I ever saw Cameron Diaz was her amazing entrance in the Mask. She made such an impression that she merits a few bits and bytes on my own web site.

Cameron grew up in Long Beach, California with her Cuban-American father who was a foreman and her broker mum. Her mother was the result of German, Native American and English heritage. Her easy going parents took Cameron everywhere and as a child she was a head banging party going kid. "I was a tough kid with the jeans, the concert shirt with the flannel over it, the comb in the back pocket and the feathered hair" Her Mother supported her love of heavy metal music and even accompanied her to her first Van Halen show.

It was at a party in Hollywood that she got her big break when she was approached by a modelling agency. She took up their offer and at just 16 was off to live in Japan with a girlfriend. Her mixed life of high school and modelling meant she didn't work that much. At 19 with a comfortable career and appartments in both Paris and Los Angeles she landed the dream roll in "The Mask". Despite the fact that she had no acting expierience and didn't have the dancing or singing skills required to play the roll she breezed through her 12 auditions.

She instantly shot to stardom with that entrance and her "excuse me, where I can open an account?" first line.

Cameron was out to prove to the critics that she wasn't a blonde bimbo who had a fluke with The Mask deliberatley chose a low budget film as her next project. "The Last Supper" was also a success, as have been all her films since. "I did the Last Supper simply to get the oppurtunity with other actors, I never had any other expierience of acting other than The Mask".

When the script to Feeling Minnesota came along Cameron didn't exactly jump at it, not reading the script until the last minute. However her lazy attitude worked and she landed the role, opposite Keanu Reeves, ahead of 70 other actresses. The role was another oppurtunity for Cameron to display her acting skills and prove to the world that she wasn't another model using just her body to make it in Hollywood.

Her next film, "She's the One" was unsurprisingly another hit. It was a follow up to "The brothers McMullan" and also starred Jenifer Aniston of 'Friends' fame. She then starred in a lead opposite Harvey Keitel in "Head above Water".

From the Mask to "She's The One" Ms Diaz has won many admirers and was last year voted 3rd in the FHM 'Sexiest Woman Alive' award. However she does not want ot be known as just a sex symbol. She has repeatedly turned down roles in 'bimbo' films and instead settled for the arty roles, which has been a successful career move.

However the two films that are set to launch her to superstar status were her latest two, "My Best Friends Wedding" and "A Life Less Ordinary". Both are romantic comedies and both have been and look set to continue to be smash hits in both Holywood and the rest of the world. A Life less Ordinary sees her star in a film from the famous "Trainspotting" team, proff that this girl is as versatile as they come.

The fact is, Cameron Diaz is a serious actress with vast potential, and she will continue to light up the screen.