Born: August 30, 1972,San Diego, California, United States
Height: 1.75 m
Nationality: American
Parents: Emilio Diaz, Billie Early
Siblings: Chimene Diaz
Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She rose to prominence during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding and There's Something About Mary. Other high-profile credits include the two Charlie's Angels films, voicing the character Princess Fiona in the Shrek series, Knight and Day, The Holiday, The Green Hornet and Bad Teacher. Diaz received Golden Globe award nominations for her performances in the movies There's Something About Mary, Being John Malkovich, Vanilla Sky, and Gangs of New York.
Early life
Cameron Diaz, was born in San Diego, California. Her mother, Billie Joann (nee Early), is an import-export agent, and her father, Emilio Luis Diaz (1949–2008), worked for the California oil company UNOCAL for more than 20 years as a field gauger.Diaz has an older sister, Chimene. Her father's family were Cuban (of Spanish descent), and settled in Tampa's Ybor City, later moving to California, where Emilio was born. Her mother has German and English ancestry with partial Cherokee ancestry. Diaz was raised in Long Beach, California, and attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School. Diaz attended the same high school with Snoop Dogg, whom she says she "bought marijuana from.