Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

While her teen contemporaries were struggling with mundane things like school and dating, Southern California native Cameron Diaz was employed by the Elite Modeling agency appearing on magazine covers and in campaigns for clients like Calvin Klein and Levi's. And just like many women in the modeling industry, she harbored dreams of an acting career. Diaz, of Cuban and Native American descent, burst onto the big screen as the torch-singing moll in 1994's Jim Carrey blockbuster "The Mask".

Perhaps ironically, she had set her sights lower, auditioning for the supporting part of a reporter (played in the film by Amy Yasbeck), but after some dozen callbacks, she was hired. In spite of, or perhaps because of, her lack of formal training, the now blonde Diaz managed to hold her own against the often over-the-top antics of co-star Carrey. Roger Ebert writing in his review in the Chicago Sun-Times (July 29, 1994) called her "a true discovery in the film, a genuine sex bomb with a gorgeous face, a wonderful smile, and a gift of comic timing," and correctly predicted that while it was her first film role, it would surely not be her last.

Riding the buzz on her performance in "The Mask", Diaz was courted by virtually every producer scrambling to cast "this year's blonde". In a series of shrewd moves, she opted to take roles in low-budget films which stretched her acting abilities. Diaz joined a cast of other rising players (including Courtney B. Vance Ron Eldard and Annabeth Gish as liberal college students who invite right-wingers to "The Last Supper" (1995) before tackling the role of a confused bride-to-be who finds herself attracted to her brother-in-law in "Feeling Minnesota" (1996).

Willing to portray less than likable women, she deftly essayed a former hooker now a Wall Street shark in Edward Burns' comedy "She's the One" (also 1996). Although she stumbled as a spoiled rich girl who conspires with her kidnapper in Danny Boyle's uneven "A Life Less Ordinary" (1997), that same year found her playing Dermot Mulroney's fiancee who encounters a rival in Julia Robertsin the fluffy but enjoyable "My Best Friend's Wedding". While most of the attention originally focused on Roberts' return to lighter fare, the spotlight shifted to Diaz's scene-stealing turn as the seemingly ditsy bride-to-be.Having proven her comedic abilities as a supporting player, Diaz graduated to star in one of 1998's highest grossing (in both senses of the word) feature, the Farrelly brothers' "There's Something About Mary". As Ben Stiller's dream girl, she is eternally optimistic and a paragon of beauty. Yet she is also a fine comedic performer, especially in bizarre or outrageous situations (like the now famous "hair gel" scene), in part, as Charles Taylor pointed out in the July 18, 1998 issue of Salon, because of "the crazed gleam that sneaks into her eyes, her big toothy smile and the manic trill you can sometimes hear in her voice." In a surprise move, the New York Film Critics voted her their Best Actress award.

Although virtually wasted in a cameo as a TV reporter in Terry Gilliam's attempt to capture the oddball universe of Hunter S. Thompson in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", Diaz delved into the dark side, downplaying her usually bubbly screen persona to play yet another bride-to-be in Peter Berg's black comedy "Very Bad Things" (both 1998). Here, she essayed a manipulative, cunning almost psychopathic woman determined at all costs to march down the aisle. (The writer-director envisioned the character as "a young Martha Stewart with a bad case of rabies.") Alternately seductive and bullying to her intended (Jon Favreau), she crafted a comic creation that bordered on the grotesque, yet through her skills managed to make her understandable.

In 1999's inventive, if not wholly satisfying "Being John Malkovich", Diaz adopted a dowdy look and mane of frizzy brown hair as Lotte Schwartz, the pet store employee wife of a puppeteer (John Cusack). When her husband discovers a mysterious portal that allows anyone to spend 15 minutes inside the mind and body of the titular actor, she has an epiphany, experiencing a connection to her husband's brittle co-worker (Catherine Keener that transcends sex and spins off into a complicated and surprising adventure. Once again, Diaz built a funny persona out of seemingly contradictory parts and proved her versatility.
a more serious pose, she rounded out the millennium as the ambitious new owner of a struggling football franchise in Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday", proving with this hard-line role that her talents had more facets yet to be tapped. She continued to stretch, successfully undertaking challenging roles in the female ensemble of "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her" (screened at Sundance in 2000; aired on Showtime in 2001) and in the drama "Invisible Circus" (2000). Teaming with Drew Barrymoreand Lucy Liuas "Charlie's Angels" (also 2000) in the unqualified hit offered her an opportunity to show her lighter side with a disarming turn.
A supporting role in "Vanilla Sky" as the woman whose desire for more than a casual physical relationship with Tom Cruise's playboy drives her to distraction earned Diaz even more critical respect. Likened to Carole Lombard by director Martin Scorsese Diaz showed something of the uncompromising spirit and sexiness that Lombard had been, and that she herself was increasingly becoming, known for. Later that year the actress played a desirable woman who falls in love with a man she can't win over in the romantic comedy "The Sweetest Thing."Although the light-as-a-feather film was not entirely satisfying, certin scenes nearly bubbled over with Diaz's inherently loopy charm, infectious grin and freewheeling approach. It also further solidified her on-screen status as the girl-next-door who doesn't mind the occasional raunchy joke. Diaz shifted gears entirely for the next release, Scorsese's long-awaited drama "Gangs of New York" (2002), in which she played the comely street pickpocket Jenny Everdeane, the love interest of Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio).

Cameron pleads for party loyalty

David Cameron has urged his backbenchers to remain loyal in a letter that lays bare some of the Conservative leadership’s fears for party discipline over the long summer recess.

Writing to backbenchers as they depart for their holidays, Mr Cameron admitted: “People will be disappointed that some policies have had to be discarded – and so am I. I’m not going to pretend that having two parties in one government is going to be easy.”

But he made a plea for MPs not to spend the summer stewing over the party’s failure to win a majority in the election and the subsequent decision to form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

Mr Cameron said: “We must remember the most important thing of all: Britain now has something that all Conservatives believe in profoundly – a strong and stable government acting in the national interest.”

The prime minister accompanied his letter with a list of the achievements he claims to have notched up in the first 10 weeks of power, including scrapping the rise in national insurance and establishing a national security council.

He asked MPs to keep the party’s grassroots on board with the coalition, telling them: “I hope you will be able to share these achievements with our loyal supporters who worked so hard during the campaign to make this possible.”

Mr Cameron hit back at comments by David Davis, one of the most senior Tory backbenchers, who called the government the “Brokeback coalition”, in reference to the film about two homosexual cowboys.

He told ITV News: “I hope that over time, if people are going to associate [the coalition] with a western, I hope they will go for True Grit because that’s what we are going to need.” He believed the coalition would be good for both parties, in spite of a collapse in recent polls for the Lib Dems.

His words come as part of a fresh attempt to regain the support of many backbenchers who have been disappointed with the concessions made to the Lib Dems.

Last week the prime minister addressed the final meeting of the 1922 committee of backbenchers before the recess, striking an emollient tone and praising their hard work. But his message is struggling to be heard among those most opposed to his leadership.

One told the Financial Times they “saw straight through” his 1922 committee appeal, and that the letter was a “nothing letter”.

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Cameron Diaz loves her juicy booty

Actress Cameron Diaz admitted that though she isn’t exactly curvaceous, her bum is her best asset. “Most booties that propel girls are usually the bigger booties. I have a little tiny one but it is, nonetheless, juicy,” the Daily Express quoted her as telling Harper’s Bazaar magazine.

The leggy 37-year-old, who has had a string of Hollywood lovers including Justin Timberlake, 29, and Matt Dillon, 46, also said that she is a great girlfriend. “I don’t get hung up on what boys do,” she said. “I don’t have a nagging nature. I feel like I can be a woman but also relate to a man,” she added.

Cameron Diaz says Sex keeps me young | Sex is my beauty secret says Cameron Diaz

Charlie's Angels star Cameron Diaz has revealed that sex is one of the reason of her youthful looks and is happy the way she looks.

"I guess it's exercise, healthy diet, lots of water, lots of laughter, lots of sex. Yes sex, we need that as human beings. It's healthy, it's natural, it's what we are here to do," contactmusic.com quoted Diaz as saying.

Diaz, 37, also said she has so far resisted the temptation to go under the knife to maintain her good looks.

"I'm not doing anything right now," Diaz told.

"So far, so good. But I'll never say never to anything. You've got to be realistic. I don't want to look 25 again."

Diaz has been romantically linked to New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez since February.

Diaz also said she loves to make fun of herself to make people comfortable in her presence.

"I love to make people laugh," she said.

"That's why I've always made myself comfortable around other people and how I make people feel comfortable about me.

"Because the truth is I am famous, and some people are intimidated by that. I make fun of myself first. I don't want to say I dumb down, because I don't think I'm an idiot , it’s about keeping it simple."

Cameron Diaz secretly dating baseball star Alex Rodriguez

Rumours are abuzz that actress Cameron Diaz and baseball star Alex Rodriguez are secretly dating each other.The latest news follows their flirtation at the Creative Artists Agency Super Bowl party in February. Witnesses at the CAA party described them as flirting and dancing before leaving together at the end of the night.

According to Life & Style, the two then secretly met in Florida while A-Rod was at spring training. "A-Rod's with Cameron. They've been keeping it quiet, but they're totally together," the New York Post quoted a source as telling the weekly.

Celebs Change Out of Their Oscar Gowns for Vanity Fair Party

On Oscar night, one gorgeous gown simply isn't enough some of Tinseltown's biggest stars. The actresses below made the most of the red carpet marathon by changing from award show frocks to after-party dresses. Naturally they all reconvened at the biggest fete of the evening - Vanity Fair's annual bash at Sunset Towers.

Jennifer Lopez (left) and Cameron Diaz (right). Photos: Getty Images (4)

The reigning queens of the red carpet, Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz know how to go from Gaga-esque gowns to downtown divas in no time.

J.Lo's long black cutout number by Gucci is a stark contrast to the princess-like Armani Privé frock that she wore to the Oscars ceremony. In addition, she ditched her perfectly mussed bun in favor of a slicked back ponytail.

Diaz, meanwhile, ditched her embroidered Oscar de la Renta ballgown for a a one-shouldered Victoria Beckham dress from the Fall 2010 Collection. It was the second time in the evening that the actress touched on the omnipresent metallic trend.

Zoe Saldana (left) and Diane Kruger (right). Photos: Getty Images |Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com | Getty Images | courtesy of Calvin Klein

"Avatar" actress Zoe Saldana earned top marks for her daring Givenchy Haute Couture confection made of ruched silk organza with degradé detail. Later in the evening, she chose to stick with Riccardo Tisci's ombré designs with a look from the Fall 2009 couture collection.

Diane Kruger also went for a risqué look in Chanel Haute Couture for the Oscars. By the time the party started, she had slipped into a translucent red sheath by Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Collection.

Anna Kendrick (left) and Amanda Seyfried (right). Photos: ©Jill Johnson/jpistudios.com | Getty Images (3)

Like Saldana, Best Supporting Actress nominee Anna Kendrick stuck with the same designer for her Oscar and post-show party looks. Her long pale pink Elie Saab gown was swapped for a flirty white cocktail dress for the end of the night antics.

Her fellow ingenue, Amanda Seyfried, also opted out of her voluminous Armani Privé gown for a short Valentino whip of a dress. (The stacked Lorraine Schwartz cuffs remained firmly in place, though.)

CAMERON DIAZ V MAGAZINE JULY/AUGUST 2009

Stunning, sometimes I have to remind myself that Cameron started out as a model.

Cameron Diaz In A Jude Law and Leonardo DiCaprio Sandwich?

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She already nabbed the likes of Justin Timberlake and Matt Dillon, but leave it up to Cameron Diaz to have her choice between Leonardo DiCaprio and Jude Law. Dream love triangle? Signs point to…err–maybe? Apparently both actors have been on secret dates with the actress recently.

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