Catherine Zeta-Jones (born 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress. Zeta-Jones is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and a Tony Award, and in 2010, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her film and humanitarian endeavours.
Biography[]
Zeta-Jones established herself in Hollywood after she was awarded for her role in Titanic (1996 miniseries), Zeta-Jones played Isabella Paradine. This was the start of a succesful career with roles that highlighted her sex appeal, such as in the action film The Mask of Zorro (1998) and the heist film Entrapment (1999). She received acclaim for her performances as a vengeful pregnant woman in Traffic (2000) and a murderous singer in the musical Chicago (2002).
She starred in high-profile films for much of the decade, including the black comedy Intolerable Cruelty (2003), the heist film Ocean's Twelve (2004), the comedy The Terminal (2004), and the romantic comedy No Reservations (2007). Parts in smaller-scale features were followed by a decrease in workload, during which she returned to the stage and played an aging actress in A Little Night Music (2009), winning a Tony Award. Zeta-Jones continued to work in the 2010s, starring in the films Side Effects (2013) and Red 2 (2013), as well as the limited miniseries Feud: Bette & Joan (2017), in which she portrayed Olivia de Havilland.
Trivia[]
- She started her career in Britain, but moved to Los Angeles after being dismayed at being typecast as the token pretty girl in British films.