This page will contain wikis about Catherine Zeta-Jones, as they become available.Catherine Zeta-JonesCatherine Zeta-Jones as seen in the 2004 film The TerminalCatherine 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
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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. Individual episodes of the following series:. Her daughter, Carys Zeta Douglas was born April 20, 2003. Movies:. (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). The couple now live in London with their son, Jameson, and daughter, Elizabeth. Her son, Dylan Michael Douglas was born August 8, 2000. He is married to soap opera actress Genie Francis. Zeta-Jones is married to the actor Michael Douglas, with whom she has two children. He had recurring roles in Falcon Crest and North & South before signing for the role of Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation. She has also starred on the Lifetime Television event of Titanic, also starring Tim Curry and Peter Gallagher. When his character was dismissed from the soap, Frakes moved to Los Angeles, California and played guest spots in many of the top television shows of the 1970s and 1980s such as The Waltons and Hill Street Blues. She is currently the global spokeswoman for cosmetics giant, Elizabeth Arden. At the same time, he landed a role in the NBC soap opera The Doctors. Apart from her acting career, Zeta-Jones is also an advertising spokesperson for the mobile phone company T-Mobile. His first Broadway appearance was in Shenandoah. 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 moved to New York City and became a member of "The Impossible Ragtime Theater." In that company Frakes did his first off-Broadway acting in Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape. E. Bates' The Darling Buds of May (1991), that she made her name. Frakes, originally a psychology major, received his Bachelor of Fine Arts (in theater arts) at Penn State University in the early 1970s and went on to receive his Masters from Harvard. 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 has stepped back from being in front of the cameras to a large degree now, preferring to direct, with his work on Star Trek: First Contact earning him the nickname "Two-Takes" Frakes. Sheherazade), her feature film debut. Jonathan Frakes (born August 19, 1952 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is a well-known American actor and director who is best known for his portrayal of Commander William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. 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. Diagnosis Murder. 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. University Hospital. Zeta-Jones' stage career began in childhood. The Next Generation. As a child she had a tracheotomy leaving a scar. Deep Space Nine. 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. Voyager. 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. Star Trek:
The Terminal (2004). Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). Intolerable Cruelty (2003). Clockstoppers (2002). Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice). Thunderbirds (2004). 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). |