'The Mask': Don't Miss Cameron Diaz's Best Roles!

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Cameron Diaz

Born August 30, 1972, American actress Cameron Diaz would get her start in the modeling industry. By 17, she had appeared on the cover of Seventeen magazine and was well on her way to becoming a face the whole world would remember! When she was 21, she decided to try her hand at acting and her very first role would showcase her extraordinary talent...

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'The Mask'

While she had no formal acting training, Cameron Diaz managed to wow producers in her first-ever audition and made her film debut in 1994's The Mask opposite comedian Jim Carrey! The dynamic duo would wow audiences as well and the film was a huge box-office success, thrusting Cameron into the spotlight as a sex symbol!

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'My Best Friend's Wedding'

Picking up acting classes over the next few years would allow Cameron Diaz to further refine her skills and her next big box-office success would come in 1997 opposite Julia Roberts in My Best Friend's Wedding. Hailed as one of the best romantic comedies of all time, this is a classic you will never get sick of!

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'There's Something About Mary'

One of our all-time favorite Cameron Diaz films was 1998's There's Something About Mary. Taking on the titular role, the romantic comedy was a sleeper hit that went on to become the 4th highest-grossing film of the year! Critics also couldn't get enough of Diaz, and she was nominated for her first Golden Globe!

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'Being John Malkovich'

While she had cemented herself as a force to be reckoned with in the romantic comedy genre, Cameron Diaz would prove her versatility when she took on the 1999 fantasy comedy-drama Being John Malkovich. Critics were in awe of her performance as a frumpy pet obsessed wife, and she would go on to earn another Golden Globe nomination as well as a BAFTA and SAG Award nomination!

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'Charlie's Angels'

Perhaps the most famous role of Cameron Diaz's career, however, would come in 2000 when she was cast as one of the formidable angels in Charlie's Angels. Starring alongside Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu, audiences just couldn't get enough of the strong crime-fighting women, and the film became one of the highest-grossing of the year! In fact, it was so successful that there would be a sequel in 2003!

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'Vanilla Sky'

In just 6 years, Cameron Diaz had managed to rise to critical success and she was unstoppable. In 2001, she took on the part of a ferocious ex-lover opposite Tom Cruise in psychological thriller Vanilla Sky. Once again, critics were left stunned by a stellar performance and Cameron would again receive a number of award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.

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'Shrek'

This next Cameron Diaz role truly proves she's not just another pretty face! Voicing the princess turned ogress "Fiona" in the Shrek film series, Cameron Diaz proved to critics that her talent and sense of humor were the keys to her success! Shrek was so successful that it would become the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

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'Gangs of New York'

Cameron Diaz success would only continue throughout the early 2000s and Martin Scorcese's 2003 period drama, Gangs of New York is no exception. Starring opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron delivered a stellar performance as a lover and pickpocket-grifter. While critics may have thought the duo were overshadowed by their co-star Daniel Day-Lewis, the film was still a huge and critical success!

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'In Her Shoes'

In the later 2000s, Cameron Diaz returned to comedy and starred in a number of successful comedies including In Her Shoes (2005), The Holiday (2006), and Knight and Day (2010). She truly is the Queen of romantic comedies!