History Creator / CatherineZetaJones

Catherine Zeta-Jones [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (born Catherine Zeta Jones; 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actor.

She began her career on stage at an early age. At the age of nine, she was selected to play one of the orphan girls in a [[UsefulNotes/BroadwayAndTheWestEnd West End]] production of the musical Theatre/{{Annie}} and at 12 years old she played the lead role of ''Annie'' in a Swansea production of the musical, paving her way to many other theatre roles.

* ''Literature/TheReturnOfTheNative'' (1994) as The Return of the Native
* ''Blue Juice'' (1995) as Chloe

* DyeingForYourArt: Cut her long hair into a TwentiesBobHaircut for ''{{Film/Chicago}}''. The script didn't call for it but Catherine chose to do it so that the press wouldn't be able to accuse her of not doing her own dancing - as long hair could hide her face and make people think it was a double. Ironically she wears a wig in ''Film/AmericasSweethearts'' but has the short hair in a scene from the FilmWithinAFilm.

* ''The Darling Buds Of May'' (1991 -- 1993) as Mariette

* ''Theatre/ThePajamaGame'' (1985 -- 1986) as Chorus girl
* ''Film/FortySecondStreet''(1987) as Peggy Sawyer

* ''Theatre/ALittleNightMusic'' (2009 -- 2010) as Desirée Armfeldt

** She was the first choice for Claudia in the film version of ''Theatre/NineMusical''. The part was quite small, and she wanted it expanded. When Rob Marshall refused, she backed out and Nicole Kidman got the part instead.
** Was considered for two roles that Creator/AngelinaJolie got, Jane Smith in ''Film/MrAndMrsSmith2005'' and Lara Croft in ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider''.

** She was considered for the role of Felicity Shagwell in ''Film/AustinPowers''.
** Was a contender to play Satine in ''Film/MoulinRouge''.
** Was the first choice to play Creator/VivienLeigh in ''Film/MyWeekWithMarilyn'', but she declined.

** Was the first choice to play Creator/VivienLeigh in 'Film/MyWeekWithMarilyn'', but she declined.

* ''Film/NationalTreasure'' TV Series (TBA) as Billie

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: She was cast in ''Film/{{Traffic}}'' while pregnant, so they rewrote her character to be pregnant as well.

* ''Film/{{Traffic}}'' (2000) as Helena Ayala

* ''No Reservations'' (2007) as Kate Armstrong

* ''[[Film/{{Red}} Red 2]]'' (2013) as Katja Petrokovich

* ''Film/TheHaunting'' (1999) as Theodora

* RealLifeRelative: In ''Film/{{Traffic}}'' her character is married to her RealLife husband Creator/MichaelDouglas.

Catherine Zeta-Jones [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (born Catherine Zeta Jones; 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress.

She first made a name for herself in the early 1990s when she starred in the [[Creator/{{ITV}} Yorkshire Television]] {{Dramedy}} series ''The Darling Buds Of May''. The series was a success and made her one of the United Kingdom's most popular television actresses, but she was dismayed that it led to her being {{Typecast}} as the token pretty girl in British media and relocated to Los Angeles, believing that the anonymity she would have in America could help her get roles on merit and not due to her public image.

* StarMakingRole: While ''The Darling Buds Of May'' brought her to the attention of the British public, it was ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro'' that turned her into an international household name. In June of 1998, she was reported as the most searched actress on Yahoo.

* PlaysGreatEthnics: She's Welsh, but because of her coloring they often get cast as Hispanic or Middle Eastern characters. After playing SpicyLatina Elena so well in ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro'' she said that the movie instantly gave her a new ethnicity as people thought that she was Spanish for ages.

Catherine Zeta-Jones [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (born Catherine Zeta Jones; September 25, 1969) is a Welsh actress.

* ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro'' (1998) as Elena Montero

* ''Film/TheLegendOfZorro'' (2005) as Elena De La Vega

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* ''Series/YoungIndianaJones'' (1992) as Maya

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Catherine Zeta-Jones [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (born Catherine Zeta Jones; 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress.

Catherine Zeta-Jones [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (born Catherine Zeta Jones; September 25, 1969 in Swansea, UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}) is a Welsh actress.

* ''Dads Army'' (200) as Rose Winters

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: She was cast in ''Film/{{Traffic}}'' while pregnant, so they rewrote her character to be pregnant as well.

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* ActorInspiredElement[=/=]RealLifeWritesThePlot: She was cast in ''Film/{{Traffic}}'' while pregnant, so they rewrote her character to be pregnant as well.

Catherine Zeta-Jones [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (born Catherine Zeta Jones; 25 September 1969 in Swansea, UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}) is a Welsh actress.