Catherine Zeta-Jones
COMING SOON!
Doting mother of two and queen of the red carpet, this Oscar winner looks set to outshine her husband.
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born: 25-09-1969
birth place: Swansea, Wales
Two of Zeta-Jones’ less accomplished movies - Eric Idle’s ‘Splitting Heirs’ (1993) and the British surfing drama ‘Blue Juice’ (1995) - at least brought her to the attention of US casting directors and a major Vamp like role as the evil ‘Sala’ in the blockbuster ‘The Phantom’ (1996) starring Billy Zane. This high-camp comic-strip caper, which saw Zeta-Jones’ character trying to kill Zane’s lycra clad Phantom, opened up Hollywood’s golden gates to the young Welsh actress. Her next role as a glamorous passenger in a TV production about the doomed Titanic caught the eye of Steven Spielberg. The movie mogul then suggested the actress to New Zealand born film director Martin Campbell for his forthcoming swashbuckler - ‘The Mask of Zorro’. The hugely successful 1998 movie starring Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins was the breakthrough movie for Zeta-Jones and her entry into A-list land.
It was while watching Catherine’s performance as the feisty vengeful Elena that actor Michael Douglas, 25 years Zeta-Jones’ senior, insisted on an introduction to the new British starlet. The rest, as they say, is history.
The following year Zeta-Jones starred in the high-tech thriller ‘Entrapment’ which saw her hot on the heels of an art thief played by Sean Connery. Also in 1999 Zeta-Jones appeared among a starry ensemble of Hollywood names, including Liam Neeson and Lili Taylor, in ‘The Haunting’ - a UK filmed remake of the classic 1963 Robert Wise directed creeper. This latest offering, relying on CGI effects and over the top set pieces was not well received by critics and did little to make use of Zeta-Jones’ acting talents. A more suitable vehicle was around the corner, however, with the starry Hollywood remake of Channel Four’s mini-series masterpiece, ‘Traffic’. Appearing with future husband Michael Douglas, Jones played Helena, the wife of a major drug baron with great gusto, and also while she was several months pregnant in real life.
That following year on the 18th November, 2000, Zeta Jones tied the knot with Michael Douglas at the Plaza Hotel, New York. The couple’s son, Dylan, was born three months earlier. The wedding, despite being a happy and glamorous affair was to become the centrepiece of a controversial court case relating to charges of unauthorised photographs of the married couple in Hello! magazine after the couple had previously agreed exclusive rights to the UK published OK magazine.
After co-starring with Julia Roberts and John Cusack in ‘America’s Sweethearts’, an acerbic parody of Hollywood celebrity, Zeta-Jones’ crowning glory was about to emerge with the eagerly awaited film version of Broadway showstopper ‘Chicago’. Her mesmerising performance as the devious and ruthless Roxie Hart in the 2003 blockbuster, won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. If any one moment acted as a benchmark showing how far Zeta-Jones had come since her tap dancing days on her mother’s table, this was it.
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