Catherine Zeta-Jones
Biography
Catherine Zeta-Jones is a Welsh actress who grew up in Swansea and started performing as a child in West End musicals, among them Annie and Bugsy Malone. She trained in musical theater at the Arts Educational Schools, London, then took the lead in a 1987 staging of 42nd Street. Her first screen part was in 1001 Nights (1990), and British television success followed with The Darling Buds of May. After relocating to Los Angeles, she became a Hollywood lead in The Mask of Zorro (1998) and Entrapment (1999). Critics praised her work in Traffic (2000), and she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Chicago (2002). Her other films include Intolerable Cruelty (2003), The Terminal (2004), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and No Reservations (2007). She returned to the stage in A Little Night Music in 2009, winning a Tony Award, and later appeared in Side Effects (2013), Red 2 (2013), Dad's Army (2016) and the television series Wednesday.
57years old
Turns 58 on September 25in 347 days
- Born Swansea
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Catherine Zeta Jones (birth name)Also credited as Catherine Zeta-Jones Douglas, Katherine Zeta-Jones Douglas, Catherine Jones and Catherine Douglas
Movie Career
- Films
- 32
- Career span
- 27 years1990 to 2017
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Big break
Martin Campbell was directing The Mask of Zorro for Amblin Entertainment, Steven Spielberg's production company, when Spielberg recommended Catherine Zeta-Jones, whom he had noticed in Titanic. Campbell chose her as the leading lady over his original pick, Izabella Scorupco.
First role
Zeta-Jones was the second understudy for the lead in a 1987 West End production of 42nd Street, and when the star and first understudy were both unavailable, she went on as Peggy Sawyer and kept the part for two years.
Getting ready for a role
Zeta-Jones based her Chicago character Velma Kelly's look and mannerisms on actress Louise Brooks and conveyed the character's flamboyance and desperation through small looks and nuances.
A first
In 2009, Zeta-Jones went back to the stage in a revival of A Little Night Music, the Stephen Sondheim musical. That production was her Broadway debut.
Catherine Zeta-Jones movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Steven Soderbergh directed three of these films, Martin Campbell two and Rob Marshall two. Bruce Willis appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Steven Soderbergh
Martin CampbellDirector, 2 films, 1998 to 2005
All films by Martin Campbell
All films by Rob Marshall
Also two films together9 more actors
- George ClooneyOcean's Twelve (2004) and Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
- Julia RobertsOcean's Twelve (2004) and America's Sweethearts (2001)
- Don CheadleOcean's Twelve (2004) and Traffic (2000)
- Lili TaylorHigh Fidelity (2000) and The Haunting (1999)
- Benicio Del ToroTraffic (2000) and Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
- Billy CrystalTony Bennett: An American Classic (2006) and America's Sweethearts (2001)
- Steven MackintoshBlue Juice (1995) and The Return of the Native (1994)
- Tony AmendolaThe Legend of Zorro (2005) and The Mask of Zorro (1998)
- Raúl MéndezCocaine Godmother (2017) and The Legend of Zorro (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Catherine Zeta-Jones's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.8 billion
24 of the 32 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 32 films: 24 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 24Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 68% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$363M13.2% of the total
- 2$307M11.1% of the total
- 3$250M9.1% of the total
- 4$219M8.0% of the total
- 5$212M7.7% of the total
- 6$208M7.5% of the total
- 7$177M6.4% of the total
- 8$148M5.4% of the total
$870 millionfrom the other 16 films with a worldwide figure, 32% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 2001 to 2010, six of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | Chicago | Won |
| BAFTA | |||
| 2003 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Chicago | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2003 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Chicago | Won |
| 2003 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Chicago | Won |
| 2001 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Traffic | Won |
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2010 | Best Actress in a Musical | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2010 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Won | |
| 2010 | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Won | |
| 2005 | Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year | Won | |
| 2002 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast | Chicago | Won |
| 2002 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress | Chicago | Won |
| 2002 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress | Chicago | Won |
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