Catherine Zeta-Jones is a TV and Film actress and a singer of Wales; she was born on 25th September, 1969. Since her childhood she was very much into acting and used perform in family functions.
Career Highlights
Catherine started her acting career from Stage Theater and played many roles in various TV serials and films both in United Kingdom as well as United States. Among her prominent stage plays were “Annie”, “Bugsy Malone”, “42nd Street”, “Street Scene” opera and many others.
She also tried her hand at singing and one of her songs “For All Time” that was released back in 1992 featured at number 36 in the UK charts. In 1994, some other songs of Catherine Zeta-Jones like “In the Arms of Love”, “I Can’t Help Myself” and “True Love Ways” also managed to make it to UK singles chart.
Having played various roles in her career she managed to star in movies like “Splitting Heirs” (1993) and “The Phantom” (1996) but her performance in “The Mask of Zorro” (1998) and then in “Entrapment” (1999) helped her prove her credentials as a versatile actress.
Other movies she starred in include “The Terminal”, “Ocean’s Twelve”, “No Reservations”, “America’s Sweethearts, “The Rebound”, “Playing the Field” and “Rock of Ages”. Her brilliant performance in “Traffic” (2000) brought her more fame and her first ever Golden Globe Nomination in the category of best supporting actress. Her other nominations include People’s Choice Award Nomination in No Reservations, People’s Choice Award for Favorite Female Action Star for “The Mask of Zorro”.
She won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for her role in “Traffic” and Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Female Newcomer in “The Mask of Zorro”. “Chicago” (2002) earned her many nominations and awards like Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture nomination.
Top 10 Movies of Katherine Zeta-Jones:
- The Phantom
- The Mask of Zorro
- Entrapment
- Traffic
- The Haunting
- America’s Sweethearts
- Chicago
- Ocean’s Twelve
- No Reservations
- The Rebound
