Catherine Zeta Jones

Catherine Zeta Jones

Name : Catherine Zeta Jones
Birth Name : Catherine Jones
Date OF Birth : September 25, 1969
Place OF Birth : Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales UK
Height : 5' 8''
Haircolor : Brown
Eyes : Dark brown
Occupation : Actress
Father : Dai Jones
Mother : Pat Jones
Brothers : Lyndon Jones,David Jones
Husband : Michael Douglas
Son : Dylan Douglas
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Catherine Zeta-Jones was born on 25 September 1969, in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK, the daughter of Dai Jones, who formerly worked for a candy factory, and Pat Jones. Her brother David Jones (b. 1967) is a development executive and brother Lyndon Jones (b.1972) works at her production company. Catherine showed an interest early on in entertainment. She starred on stage in "Annie", "Bugsy Malone" and "The Pajama Game". At 15 she had the lead in the British revival of "42nd Street". She was originally cast as the second understudy for the lead role in the musical but when the star and first understudy became sick the night the play's producer was in the audience, she was given the lead for the rest of the musical's production. She first made a name for herself in the early 1990s when she starred in the Yorkshire Television comedy/drama series "The Darling Buds of May" (1991). The show was a smash hit and made her one of the United Kingdom's most popular television actresses. She subsequently played supporting roles in several films including Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992), the miniseries Catherine the Great (1995) (TV) and a larger part as the seductive Sala in The Phantom (1996) before landing her breakthrough role playing the fiery Elena opposite Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas in The Mask of Zorro (1998). She starred in many big-budget blockbusters like Entrapment (1999), The Haunting (1999) and Traffic (2000), for which many believed she was robbed of an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. In November 2000 she married actor Michael Douglas. She gave birth to their son Dylan Michael in August 2000.There are many who consider Catherine Zeta Jones to have been canny, manipulative and, eventually, undeniable in a rapid rise to the top. In fact, her passage to Hollywood stardom has been anything but steady. Her career choices have, on occasion, been terribly flawed. Her big breaks have been hilariously, fabulously fortunate. And, being as she began her education and career in entertainment back inthe mid-Seventies, it's actually all taken a very long time.In less than two years, Catherine landed the part of second understudy in the U.K. revival of "42nd Street". As fate would have it, the Producer's first viewing of the show happened to be on the night Catherine took the lead role of Peggy Sawyer. Her performance and stage presence was electric; justice was served when Catherine was offered the lead full time!After the show closed, Catherine travelled to France and played the starring role in "Scheherazade", her feature film debut. After more work in the West End, Catherine's big break with stardom finally came in 1991 when she landed the role of Mariette Larkin in the ITV television series "The Darling Buds of May". She was an overnight success, and the talk of the British press literally overnight. The drama scored the highest ratings of any television show in years, and Catherine became a real-life darling - of the tabloids. A string of highly publicised romances followed, and Catherine was hounded by the journalists; her engagement to Scottish TV personality John Leslie ended suddenly amidst all the pressure. In 1993, Catherine played the part of Kitty, a power crazed social climber in Eric Idle's movie "Splitting Heirs"; her co-stars included Rick Moranis and Barbara Hershey. This led to a bit-part in "Christopher Columbus: The Discovery" and some work in a succession of American television movies - including a co-starring role in an episode of "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" - which was her first acting assignment in the U.S.

Fact:
*Catherine is the face of Di Modolo jewelery.
*Catherine has credited her favorite foods as fish and chips, chicken, and smoked salmon sandwiches with potato chips crunched inside.
*Catherine took a job as a real kitchen hand in order to prepare for an upcoming movie. *Catherine felt she needed some professional experience after she cooked dinner for husband, Michael, - and set a saucepan on fire!
*In 2004, Hugh Hefner begged Catherine Zeta Jones to pose for his Playboy magazine.
*In 2004, Catherine Zeta Jones bought her eighty four year old grandmother a new pair of knees for Christmas.
*In 2004, Catherine Zeta Jones made Forbes Magazine's Celebrity 100 list.
*Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas bought bulletproof windows for their new Welsh mansion in order to protect themselves from flying golf balls.
*Catherine Zeta Jones is the highest paid actress ever in Britain.
*In 2005, Eve Magazine listed Catherine Zeta Jones as the celebrity with the perfect female body.

Filmography:
Coming Out (2008)
No Reservations (2007)
Death Defying Acts (2007)
The Legend Of Zorro (2005)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
The Terminal (2004)
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (voice) (2003)
Chicago (2002)
America's Sweethearts (2001)
Traffic (2000)
High Fidelity (2000)
The Haunting (1999)
Entrapment (1999)
The Mask Of Zorro (1998)