Catherine was born in 1969 to a Irish mother (Pat) and Welsh father (Dai). She has two brothers. The
younger one, Lyndon, acts as her manager. David, her elder brother is a producer and helps her choose
which movies to act in. She started singing and dancing at the age of 4 and was a member of a local
church drama group.
At age 10 she starred in the play Annie and was featured in a theatrical production of Bugsy Malone.
In 1983 her on-stage career really began to take off. While performing
in a musical featuring Monkees star Mickey Dolenz she impressed the show's producers so much that they
offered her the lead part in the London production of The Pyjama Game.
She moved to London full time in 1984 and later won a roll in the musical
42nd Street. Originally cast as the 2nd understudy to the lead actress, good fortune gave her the
chance play the character on-stage. Once again her talents were impressed the producer so much that
she began playing the lead 8 shows a week. In 1990, when the 3 year run of 42nd street ended, she
moved to France. It was here that she made her film debut in Philip de Broca's 'Scheherazade'.
She moved back to Britain the following year to take up an offer of a part in the TV series 'The
Darling Buds of May'. The comedy-drama series was an enormous success and threw Catherine into the
limelight as never before. Although the show only produced 12 episodes over a 3 year run the media
attention Catherine faced was so extreme that it was one of the main reasons
she left Britain for L.A. The move also coincided with the release of her first Hollywood movie,
The Phantom. Although the film was not a great success Catherine continued to work in the States
and had a part in the TV mini-series Titanic.
It was her performance here which caught the eye of executive producer
Steven Spielberg. Spielberg asked to meet with her and then took her to Mexico to screen test for
the movie The Mask of Zorro. She won the part and the movie went on to be a great success.
Cathrine Zeta Jones Filmography:
(2005) Coming Out
(2005) Zorro Unmasked
Character played: Elena Murrieta
(2004) The Terminal
Character played: Amelia
(2003) Intolerable Cruelty
Character played: Marylin Rexroth
(2003) Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Characters played: Margiana, Marina
(2003) Chicago
Character played: Velma Kelly
(2001) Traffic
Character played: Helena Ayala
(2001) America's Sweethearts
Character played: Gwen Harrison
(2000) High Fidelity
Character played: Charlie
(1999) The Haunting
Character played: Theo
(1999) Entrapment
Character played: Gin Baker
(1998) The Mask of Zorro
Character played: Elena
(1996) The Phantom
Character played: Sala
(1996) Titanic
Character played: Isabella Paradine
(1995) Blue Juice
Character played: Chloe
(1995) Catherine the Great
(1994) The Return of the Native
Character played: Eustacia Vye
(1994) The Cinder Path
Character played: Victoria Chapman
(1993) Splitting Heirs
Character played: Kitty
(1992) Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Character played: Beatriz
(1991) The Darling Buds of May [TV Series]
(1991) The Darling Buds of May: Oh! to Be in England
(1991) The Darling Buds of May: Stranger at the Gates
(1991) The Darling Buds of May: When the Green Woods Laugh
(1991) The Darling Buds of May: A Breath of French Air
(1991) The Darling Buds of May: A Season of Heavenly Gifts
(1990) Les 1001 nuits
Character played: Sheherazade
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