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Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones as seen in the 2004 film The Terminal

Catherine Zeta-Jones (born September 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning Welsh actress. Born Catherine Jones in Mumbles, Wales, her last name stems from two different grandmothers; one grandmother is named Catherine, while the other is "Zeta," named after a ship that her great-grandfather sailed on. She was born to a Welsh father and a mother of Irish Catholic extraction and has two other brothers, besides English she speaks Welsh fluently. As a child she had a tracheotomy leaving a scar.

Zeta-Jones' stage career began in childhood. She sang and danced her way to local stardom as a part of a Catholic congregation's performing troupe before she was ten years of age, and by 1987 she was appearing in Forty-Second Street in the West End. Once the show closed, Zeta-Jones travelled to France, where she received the lead role in French director Phillippe De Broca's 1001 Nights (a.k.a. Sheherazade), her feature film debut.

Her exotic good looks, teamed with her singing and dancing ability, suggested a promising future, but it was in a straight acting role, as Mariette in the successful television adaptation of H. E. Bates' The Darling Buds of May (1991), that she made her name. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Chicago in 2003 (when she quoted the Welsh chant "Oggy Oggy Oggy" in her acceptance speech).

Apart from her acting career, Zeta-Jones is also an advertising spokesperson for the mobile phone company T-Mobile. She is currently the global spokeswoman for cosmetics giant, Elizabeth Arden. She has also starred on the Lifetime Television event of Titanic, also starring Tim Curry and Peter Gallagher.

Zeta-Jones is married to the actor Michael Douglas, with whom she has two children. Her son, Dylan Michael Douglas was born August 8, 2000. (Her American admirers like to think that he is named after Bob Dylan - a favourite of Douglas - while her British admirers like to think that Dylan Thomas, also born in Swansea, was the inspiration). Her daughter, Carys Zeta Douglas was born April 20, 2003. Zeta-Jones has determined that her children grow up aware of their Welsh heritage and has built a seaside dream home in her hometown of Swansea.

Filmography

  • Les Mille et une nuits (1990)
  • Out of the Blue (1991)
  • The Darling Buds of May (1991) (TV)
  • Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1992) (voice)
  • Splitting Heirs (1993)
  • The Return of the Native (1994) (TV)
  • The Cinder Path (1994) (TV)
  • Blue Juice (1995)
  • Katharina die Große (1995) (TV)
  • The Phantom (1996)
  • Titanic (1996) (TV)
  • The Mask of Zorro (1998)
  • Entrapment (1999)
  • The Haunting (1999)
  • High Fidelity (2000)
  • Traffic (2000)
  • America's Sweethearts (2001)
  • Chicago (2002)
  • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice)
  • Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
  • The Terminal (2004)
  • Ocean's Twelve (2004)

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Zeta-Jones has determined that her children grow up aware of their Welsh heritage and has built a seaside dream home in her hometown of Swansea. He also appeared on Broadway during those years. Her daughter, Carys Zeta Douglas was born April 20, 2003. Several of the better known films were The Trouble With Harry, In Cold Blood, and Topaz. (Her American admirers like to think that he is named after Bob Dylan - a favourite of Douglas - while her British admirers like to think that Dylan Thomas, also born in Swansea, was the inspiration). During his television career, Forsythe also continued to make movies. Her son, Dylan Michael Douglas was born August 8, 2000. He was also the voice of Charlie on the hit show, Charlie's Angels.

Zeta-Jones is married to the actor Michael Douglas, with whom she has two children. He went onto film several other television programs, including The John Forsythe Show, To Rome With Love, Dynasty, and The Powers That Be. She has also starred on the Lifetime Television event of Titanic, also starring Tim Curry and Peter Gallagher. He was nominated for an Emmy for this role. She is currently the global spokeswoman for cosmetics giant, Elizabeth Arden. The show ran until 1962. Apart from her acting career, Zeta-Jones is also an advertising spokesperson for the mobile phone company T-Mobile. In 1957, Forsythe moved to Hollywood to star in the television program, Bachelor Father.

She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Chicago in 2003 (when she quoted the Welsh chant "Oggy Oggy Oggy" in her acceptance speech). He also made several television appearances. E. Bates' The Darling Buds of May (1991), that she made her name. After the war, he returned to Broadway. Her exotic good looks, teamed with her singing and dancing ability, suggested a promising future, but it was in a straight acting role, as Mariette in the successful television adaptation of H. He made his first film during this time, Destination Tokyo with Cary Grant. Sheherazade), her feature film debut. Prior to World War II he had a contract with Warner Brothers studio.

Once the show closed, Zeta-Jones travelled to France, where she received the lead role in French director Phillippe De Broca's 1001 Nights (a.k.a. He eventually drifted towards Broadway. She sang and danced her way to local stardom as a part of a Catholic congregation's performing troupe before she was ten years of age, and by 1987 she was appearing in Forty-Second Street in the West End. Forsythe began his career as an announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers, quickly moving on to radio soap operas. Zeta-Jones' stage career began in childhood. He served in the US Army Air Corp during World War II. As a child she had a tracheotomy leaving a scar. They had two daughters, Page and Brooke.

She was born to a Welsh father and a mother of Irish Catholic extraction and has two other brothers, besides English she speaks Welsh fluently. His second wife, Julie Warren, died in 1994. Born Catherine Jones in Mumbles, Wales, her last name stems from two different grandmothers; one grandmother is named Catherine, while the other is "Zeta," named after a ship that her great-grandfather sailed on. They had one son, Dall. Catherine Zeta-Jones (born September 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning Welsh actress. He was divorced from his first wife, Parker McCormick. Ocean's Twelve (2004). He has been married twice.

The Terminal (2004). Forsythe attended the University of North Carolina, after graduation he moved to New York City and studied with the Actor's Studio. Intolerable Cruelty (2003). He is probably best known for his role of Blake Carrington on the ABC prime-time soap opera, Dynasty. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice). John Forsythe (born John Lincoln Freund on January 29, 1918) is an actor. Chicago (2002).

America's Sweethearts (2001). Traffic (2000). High Fidelity (2000). The Haunting (1999).

Entrapment (1999). The Mask of Zorro (1998). Titanic (1996) (TV). The Phantom (1996).

Katharina die Große (1995) (TV). Blue Juice (1995). The Cinder Path (1994) (TV). The Return of the Native (1994) (TV).

Splitting Heirs (1993). The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1992) (voice). Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992). The Darling Buds of May (1991) (TV).

Out of the Blue (1991). Les Mille et une nuits (1990).