Catherine Zeta-Jones
25 September 1969
Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Catherine Zeta-Jones er født i Wales og blev tidligt lidt af en tv-stjerne i England med serien 'The Darling Buds of May' (2001-2003). Siden flygtede til USA, fordi den engelske tabloidpresse ikke kunne lade hende være i fred.
I november 2000 blev hun gift med den 25 år ældre Michael Douglas, hvilket ikke lagde en dæmper på pressens interesse.
Zeta-Jones trådte sine barnesko på de skrå brædder i en række musicals og fik sin spillefilmsdebut med hovedrolle som Sheherazade i den franske udgave af '1001 og en nat' - 'Les Mille et une nuits' (1990)
Den eksotisk udseende Zeta-Jones smeltede lærredet med fyrig sydlandsk sensualitet i 'Zorro - Den maskerede hævner' (1998), men faldt totalt igennem i 'Lokkeduen' (1999).
Med Steven Soderberghs 'Traffic' (2000) markerede hun sig første gang som såkaldt seriøs skuespillerinde. Et par år senere kunne hun tilføje en Oscar-statuette som selskab til sin mands priser for bedste birolle i musical-hittet 'Chicago' (2002).
Zeta-Jones er også danser og sangerinde og har i tidernes morgen udgivet en plade i sit hjemland.
I august 2000 fik Catherine sønnen Dylan Michael. I april 2003 fik hun en datter.
Stompanato (2007) (announced) .... Lana Turner
Rachel's Holiday
Mostly Martha .... Martha
Smoke & Mirrors (2006) .... Colette
Coming Out (2006) (in production)
Rachel's Holiday (2006) (announced)
Zerro 2.... Elena
Monkeyface (2004) .... Erin Foster - aflyst !
Terminal (2004)
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) .... Marylin
Rexroth
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (stemme ) ....
Marina
Chicago (2002) .... Velma Kelly
America's Sweethearts (2001) .... Gwen Harrison
New Royals, The (2001) (TV) .... sigselv
Traffic (2000) .... Helena Ayala
High Fidelity (2000) .... Charlie Nicholson
Haunting, The (1999) .... Theodora 'Theo'
Entrapment (1999) .... Virginia 'Gin' Baker
Mask of Zorro, The (1998) .... Elena Montero/Elena Murrieta
Titanic (1996) (TV) .... Isabella Paradine
Phantom, The (1996) (as Catherine Zeta Jones) .... Sala
Katharina die Große (1995) (TV) .... Catherine
Blue Juice (1995) .... Chloe
Cinder Path, The (1994) (TV) .... Victoria Chapman
Return of the Native, The (1994) (TV) .... Eustacia Vye
Splitting Heirs (1993) .... Kitty
Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert, The (1992) (V)
.... Maya
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) .... Beatriz
"Darling Buds of May" (1991) TV Series .... Mariette Larkin
Out of the Blue (1991/I) .... Chirsty
Mille et une nuits, Les (1990) .... Sheherazade
Engelsk :
Catherine Zeta Jones was born on September 25, 1969, in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK to father Dai Jones, who formerly worked for a candy factory, and mother Pat Jones. Catherine also has two brothers named David Jones, a development executive born in 1967, and Lyndon Jones, who works at Catherine's production company; born in 1972. Catherine showed an interest early on in entertainment. She sang and danced her way to local stardom before she was ten years-old, as a part of a Catholic congregation's performing troupe. She later starred on stage in 'Annie', 'Bugsy Malone', and 'The Pajama Game'. At 15, Catherine 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 '90s when she starred in the Yorkshire Television comedy/drama series "Darling Buds of May, The" (1991). The show was a smash hit and made Jones one of the United Kingdom's most popular television actresses. Catherine subsequently played supporting roles in several films, including Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992), the miniseries Katharina die Große (1995) (TV) and a larger part as the seductive Sala in Phantom, The (1996) before landing her breakthrough role playing the fiery Elena opposite Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas in Mask of Zorro, The (1998). She next starred in many big budget blockbusters like Entrapment (1999), Haunting, The (1999) and Traffic (2000), for which many believed Catherine was robbed of an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In November 2000, Catherine married actor Michael Douglas. She gave birth to their son, Dylan Michael, in August 2000.
