Vincent Cassel
Actor · 2004
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Biography
Catherine Zeta-Jones, CBE (born 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress. She began her career on stage at an early age. After appearing in a number of British and American television films and small film roles, she gained recognition for roles in Hollywood films such as the 1998 action film The Mask of Zorro and the 1999 crime thriller Entrapment. Her breakthrough role came in the 2000 film Traffic, for which she received her first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture.
Zeta-Jones then starred as Velma Kelly in the 2002 film adaptation of the musical Chicago, which was a critical and commercial success, and won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, and was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She later appeared in the 2003 romantic comedy Intolerable Cruelty and the 2004 crime comedy Ocean's Twelve. Zeta-Jones took the lead female role in the 2005 sequel to the 1998 film The Legend of Zorro. She also starred in the 2008 biographical romantic thriller Death Defying Acts. In 2010 she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Desiree in A Little Night Music.
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Filmography
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Interesting facts
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She could have played the role of Mrs. Smith in the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005).
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Catherine and her husband Michael Douglas were born on the same day — September 25, 25 years apart.
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To better prepare for her role in the film No Reservations, Catherine worked one evening as a waitress at the prestigious New York restaurant Fiamma Osteria. Many diners noticed her and were surprised that the waitress looked so much like the famous actress, to which she replied, "I get that all the time."
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Her son is Dylan Michael Douglas, born August 8, 2000 in Los Angeles. And her daughter is Carys Zeta Douglas, born April 20, 2003 in New Jersey.
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Since 2011, has suffered from bipolar affective disorder.
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The actress was given a double name in honor of two of her grandmothers, one of whom (Zeta) was named after the ship her grandfather sailed on.
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Catherine has a brother, David A. Jones.
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Her father is David "Dae" Jones, born in 1946, a manager at a confectionery factory, Welsh by origin. Her mother is Patricia Fair, of Irish origin.
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At the age of ten, she made her debut in the Swansea city theater production of "Annie," where she played the lead role.
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On October 21, 2004, she filed a lawsuit against Spicy House for the unauthorized use of her photograph on its website.
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As a child, Catherine contracted a virus that caused breathing difficulties. Solving the problem required surgery, which left scars on her neck from the operation.
Family & relationships
Michael Douglas
husband · Children: 2
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