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Catherine Zeta Jones Biography
Birth name - Catherine Jones
Date of birth - September 25, 1969
Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Height - 5' 8" (1.73 m)
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 "The Darling Buds of May" (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 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 next starred in many big budget blockbusters like Entrapment (1999), The Haunting (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.
Spouse - Michael Douglas (November 18, 2000 - present) 2 children
More Interesting Information for Catherine Zeta Jones
Is a trained singer and dancer.
Her father was the manager of a candy factory.
became engaged to Michael Douglas in Aspen, Colorado [31 December 1999]
Chosen one of 1998's Most Beautiful People by People Magazine.
Her first child with fiance Michael Douglas, a boy named Dylan Michael was born on 8th August about 6 p.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre near Beverly Hills. The baby weighed in at 7 pounds and seven ounces and measured 21-1/2 inches.
Sister of David A. Jones, an executive at Initial Entertainment group, the company that co-financed _Traffic_ .
Named after her grandmothers: Catherine Fair on her mother's side, and Zeta Jones on her fathers.
While Catherine and husband Michael Douglas are not the same age, their birthdays are both on 25th of September
Daughter-in-law of Kirk Douglas and Diana Douglas.
Stepmother of Cameron Douglas.
Sister-in-law of Joel Douglas, Eric Douglas and Peter Douglas.
Her character in Traffic (2000) was changed to a pregnant woman, because Zeta-Jones herself was pregnant at the time with her son, Dylan.
Speaks Welsh fluently.
Measurements: 34C-25-36. (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Mother is Irish, father is Welsh.
She portrayed Palene, the beautiful Thracian prophetess and woman of Spartacus, in Jeff Wayne's 1992 musical version of "Spartacus." The role of Spartacus was played by her future father-in-law, Kirk Douglas, in Stanley Kubrick's 1960 motion picture Spartacus (1960).
In the June 1998 of Yahoo! internet magazine, she was listed as the number one actress being searched on Yahoo!
Gave birth to her first daughter, named Carys Zeta Douglas, early Easter morning in New Jersey (April 20, 2003).
A traditional Welsh choir sang at her wedding.
Her wedding ring includes a Celtic motif and was bought in a Welsh town called Aberystwyth.
Hired as the spokeswoman for T-Mobile cellular communications [2003]
As a child, she was exposed to a virus that gave her breathing difficulties. This required a tracheotomy surgery, which ultimately left a surgical scar on her neck.
Is an avid fan of musicals, paticularly the ones she saw as a child: Mary Poppins (1964) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).
Thursday December 11 2003 she was a Hostess, together with husband Michael Douglas, at the 2003 annual Nobel Peace Price Concert in Oslo Spectrum in Oslo, Norway.
_Ocean's Twelve_ reunited her with previous colleagues Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, and Don Cheadle.
She is a spokesperson for Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics.
Was born in Swansea but grew up in the small seaside town of Mumbles in Wales.
Her production company is named Milkwood films, after a play called 'Under Milkwood' by Welsh writer Dylan Thomas. She and Thomas share the same hometown in Wales, Swansea.
Her friend, singer Bonnie Tyler sang at her wedding. Both Zeta-Jones and Tyler come from the same region of Wales.
She released the singles 'For All Time' in 1989, 'In the Arms of Love' and 'I Can't Help Myself' in 1995 and the David Essex duet 'True Love Ways' which was her only chart single. It appeared at #38 in the UK Top 75 singles chart in 1994
Ranked #50 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties
In addition to Michael Douglas, she also shares a birthday with Will Smith, Heather Locklear, Barbara Walters, Michael Madsen and the late Christopher Reeve.
21 October 2004 - Filed lawsuit against the Spice House, "Reno's Friendliest Topless Cabaret" for the unauthorized use of her photo on its website.
On an awards show, she said, of doing her role of "Velma Kelly" in the movie "Chicago", that it was as exciting, but almost as painful, as giving birth to her son.
In 1992 the Columbia single 'For All Time' peaked at #36 in the UK charts; In 1995 she spent a week on the UK chart at #72 with 'In the Arms of Love'.
Personal quotes
"I used to go around looking as frumpy as possible because it was inconceivable you could be attractive as well as be smart. It wasn't until I started being myself, the way I like to turn out to meet people, that I started to get any work.""I like women who look like women. I hated grunge. No one's more feminist than me, but you don't have to look as if you don't give a - you know. You can be smart, bright, and attractive aesthetically to others - and to yourself."
"In Wales it's brilliant. I go to the pub and see everybody who I went to school with. And everybody goes "So what you doing now?" And I go, "Oh, I'm doing a film with Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins." And they go, "Ooh, good." And that's it."
After Scottish actor Sean Connery presented her with the Oscar: "A Scotsman giving a Welsh girl an Oscar - oh my God!"
"After Zorro, people spoke Spanish to me for ages. I'm Welsh but that movie instantly gave me a new ethnicity."
"For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end."
[On her duel/strip scene from "The Mask of Zorro"]: "I kept thinking 'Thank God I have long hair in this movie'."
"This film holds a lot of meaning to me, both professionally and personally. I actually met my husband when I was promoting the film in Deauville, France, and it was such an amazing time for me, being completely unknown, really, in America or in Mexico, where I shot the first one. It's a very important film for me and it's very close to my heart." [on 'Mask of Zorro, The']
"I wish I was born in that era: dancing with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, going to work at the studio dressed in beautiful pants, head scarves, and sunglasses."
Catherine Zeta Jones Filmography
Actress - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s)Mostly Martha (2007) .... Martha
Stompanato (2007) .... Lana Turner
Rachel's Holiday (2006)
Smoke & Mirrors (2005) .... Colette
Coming Out (2006)The Legend of Zorro (2005) .... Elena
Ocean's Twelve (2004) .... Isabel Lahiri
The Terminal (2004) .... Amelia Warren
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) .... Marylin Rexroth
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice) .... Marina
Chicago (2002) .... Velma Kelly
... aka Chicago (Germany)
America's Sweethearts (2001) .... Gwen Harrison
Traffic (2000) .... Helena Ayala
... aka Traffic - Die Macht des Kartells (Germany)
High Fidelity (2000) .... Charlie NicholsonThe Haunting (1999) .... Theo
... aka Maldición, La (USA: Spanish title)
Entrapment (1999) .... Virginia Baker
... aka Verlockende Falle (Germany)
The Mask of Zorro (1998) .... Elena Montero/Elena Murrieta
Titanic (1996) (TV) (as Catherine Zeta Jones) .... Isabella Paradine
The Phantom (1996) (as Catherine Zeta Jones) .... Sala
Blue Juice (1995) .... Chloe
Catherine the Great (1995) (TV) .... Catherine
... aka Katharina die Große (Germany)
The Return of the Native (1994) (TV) .... Eustacia Vye
The Cinder Path (1994) (TV) .... Victoria Chapman
Splitting Heirs (1993) .... Kitty
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) .... Beatriz
... aka Cristóbal Colón: el descubrimiento (Spain)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1992) (V) (as Catherine Zeta Jones) .... Maya
Out of the Blue (1991/I) (TV) .... Chirsty
"The Darling Buds of May" (1991) TV Series (as Catherine Zeta Jones) .... Mariette Jane Larkin
1001 nuits, Les (1990) .... Sheherazade
... aka 1001 Nights (International: English title: informal literal title)
... aka Mille e una notte, Le (Italy)
... aka Scheherazade (UK: TV title)
... aka Sheherazade
Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest AppearancesProducer - filmography
Coming Out (2006) (pre-production) (producer)
Miscellaneous Crew - filmography
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV) (singer: "I Move On")Herself - filmography
(2000s) (1990s)"All-Star Cup 2005" (2005) TV Series .... Herself
Bruce Willis (2005) (TV) .... Herself
... aka A&E Biography: Bruce Willis (USA: series title)
Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (2005) (TV) .... Herself
Boarding: The People of 'The Terminal' (2004) (V) .... Herself
Landing: Airport Stories (2004) (V) .... Herself
Inside 'The Terminal' (2004) (TV) .... Herself
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Ensemble [Film]
A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty' (2004) (V) .... Herself
The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself
Nobel Peace Prize Concert (2003) (TV) .... Herself/Hostess (2003)
The Making of 'Sinbad' (2003) (V) .... Herself
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself - Best Supporting Actress Winner/Performer: 'I Move On'
The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
The New Royals (2001) (TV) .... Herself
Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' (2000) (TV) .... Herself
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV) .... HerselfThe 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: song 'The Prayer'
The Making of 'The Haunting' (1999) (V) .... Host/Herself
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999) (TV) .... Herself - Audience MemberArchive Footage
"Broadway: The American Musical" (2004) (mini) .... Velma Kelly (in "Chicago")
The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV) .... Herself
Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) (TV) (as Catherine Zeta Jones)
The 100 Greatest TV Ads (2000) (TV)
Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest AppearancesNotable TV Guest Appearances
"Getaway" playing "Herself" in episode: "Golden Getaway: Hot Islands of the World" (episode # 14.46) 22 December 2005
"Corazón de..." playing "Herself" 18 November 2005
"Corazón de..." playing "Herself" 4 November 2005
"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" playing "Herself" 28 October 2005
"Good Morning America" playing "Herself" 28 October 2005
"Magacine" playing "Herself" 28 October 2005
"Good Morning America" playing "Herself" 24 October 2005
"TV total" playing "Herself" 24 October 2005
"The View" playing "Herself" 24 October 2005
"Entertainment Tonight" playing "Herself" (archive footage) 22 October 2005
"Saturday Night Live" playing "Herself - Guest Host" (episode # 31.3) 22 October 2005
"This Morning" playing "Herself" 21 October 2005
"Late Show with David Letterman" playing "Herself" 18 October 2005
"Corazón de..." playing "Herself" 17 October 2005
"Magacine" playing "Herself" (archive footage) 7 October 2005
"Corazón de..." playing "Herself" 3 October 2005
"Wetten, dass..?" playing "Herself" in episode: "Wetten, dass..? aus Dresden" (episode # 1.157) 1 October 2005
"Magacine" playing "Herself" 30 September 2005
"Corazón, corazón" playing "Herself" (archive footage) 25 July 2005
"Cinema mil" playing "Herself" (archive footage) (episode # 1.2) 23 July 2005
"The Friday Night Project" playing "Herself" (archive footage) (episode # 1.6) 18 March 2005
"This Morning" playing "Herself" 2 February 2005
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" playing "Herself" 8 December 2004
"HBO First Look" playing "Herself" in episode: "Ocean's Twelve" 2 December 2004
"Rove Live" playing "Herself" (episode # 5.41) 23 November 2004
"Larry King Live" playing "Herself" (archive footage) 19 November 2004
"HBO First Look" playing "Herself" in episode: "The Terminal" 8 June 2004
"This Hour Has 22 Minutes" playing "Herself" 16 January 2004
"Celebrities Uncensored" playing "Herself" (archive footage) (episode # 1.15) 26 November 2003
"Entertainment Tonight" playing "Herself" 16 October 2003
"Entertainment Tonight" playing "Herself" 13 October 2003
"Extra" playing "Herself" 10 October 2003
"Tinseltown TV" playing "Herself" 4 October 2003
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" playing "Herself" 30 September 2003
"This Morning" playing "Herself" 12 September 2003
"This Morning" playing "Herself" 11 September 2003
"HBO First Look" playing "Herself" in episode: "Sinbad: The Legend of the Seven Seas" July 2003
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" playing "Herself" 7 March 2003
"Larry King Live" playing "Herself" 25 January 2003
"Mundo VIP" playing "Herself" in episode: "Show nº284" (episode # 6.47) 15 December 2001
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" playing "Herself" 19 June 2001
"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" playing "Herself" 28 April 1999
"HBO First Look" playing "Herself" in episode: "The Haunting" 1999
"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" playing "Herself" 13 July 1998
"The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" playing "Maya" in episode: "Palestine, October 1917" (episode # 2.21) 14 August 1993
"Aspel & Company" playing "Herself" (as Catherine Zeta Jones) (episode # 9.1) 18 January 1992
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