Cameron Diaz is an American actress who has appeared in over 40 films throughout the course of her career, which spans over three decades. Originally a model, Diaz made her film debut in the comedy The Mask (1994). Followed by supporting roles in several independent films and comedies, such as My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), she has the starring role of Mary in the hit comedy There's Something About Mary (1998), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy or Musical. She was subsequently cast in Spike Jonze's surrealist fantasy film Being John Malkovich (1999), which earned her a second Golden Globe nomination, and in Oliver Stone's sports drama Any Given Sunday (1999).
Diaz would continue appearing in high-profile films in the early-2000s such as Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), as well as voicing Princess Fiona in the Shrek franchise (2001– present). She also co-starred with Selma Blair and Christina Applegate in the romantic comedy (2000) "The Sweetest Thing". She would gain two additional Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky (2001) and Martin Scorsese's period film Gangs of New York (2002).
In the late-2000s and early-2010s, Diaz continued to star in numerous comedies such as What Happens in Vegas (2008), Bad Teacher (2011), and What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012). She also starred in the psychological horror film The Box (2009) and the big-budget action film The Green Hornet (2011). Diaz had a supporting role in Ridley Scott's crime thriller The Counselor (2013), followed by a lead role in the comedy Sex Tape (2014) and the musical-comedy Annie (2014), an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. After her appearance in Annie, Diaz announced in 2018 that she had formally retired from acting. In 2025, she came out of retirement to join the Netflix action-comedy Back in Action.
Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 The Mask Tina Carlyle 1995 The Last Supper Jude 1996 She's the One Heather Davis Feeling Minnesota Freddie Clayton Head Above Water Nathalie 1997 Keys to Tulsa Trudy My Best Friend's Wedding Kimmy Wallace A Life Less Ordinary Celine Naville 1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas TV reporter Cameo There's Something About Mary Mary Jensen Welcome to Hollywood Herself Very Bad Things Laura Garrety 1999 Being John Malkovich Lotte Schwartz Any Given Sunday Christina Pagniacci 2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Carol Faber Charlie's Angels Natalie Cook 2001 The Invisible Circus Faith Shrek Princess Fiona Voice Vanilla Sky Julie Gianni 2002 The Sweetest Thing Christina Walters Gangs of New York Jenny Everdeane Slackers Herself Cameo Minority Report Woman on train Uncredited cameo 2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Natalie Cook 2004 Shrek 2 Princess Fiona Voice 2005 In Her Shoes Maggie Feller 2006 The Holiday Amanda Woods 2007 Shrek the Third Princess Fiona Voice 2008 What Happens in Vegas Joy McNally 2009 My Sister's Keeper Sara Fitzgerald The Box Norma Lewis 2010 Shrek Forever After Princess Fiona Voice Knight and Day June Havens 2011 The Green Hornet Lenore Case Bad Teacher Elizabeth Halsey 2012 What to Expect When You're Expecting Jules Baxter Gambit PJ Puznowski A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman Sigmund Freud Voice 2013 The Counselor Malkina The Unbelievers Herself Documentary In a World... Herself in trailer for The Amazon Games Uncredited cameo 2014 The Other Woman Carly Whitten Sex Tape Annie Hargrove Annie Miss Hannigan 2025 Back in Action Emily 2026 Outcome Kyle Bad DayPost-production 2027 Shrek 5 Princess Fiona Voice; in productionTBA Untitled Stephen Merchant film Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 1998–2014 Saturday Night Live Herself Host; 4 episodes 2005 Trippin' Herself 10 episodes; also executive producer 2007 Shrek the Halls Princess Fiona Voice; TV special 2009 Sesame Street Herself 3 episodes 2010 Top Gear Herself Guest in 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car' segment; Series 15, Episode 5 Scared Shrekless Princess Fiona Voice; TV special 2014 Bad Teacher Producer; 13 episodes 2022 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Herself Guest judge (season 7); episode: "Legends"
Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2003 Charlie's Angels Natalie Cook
Theme parks Year Title Voice role 2003 Shrek 4-D Princess Fiona
See also List of awards and nominations received by Cameron Diaz
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