Cameron Diaz filmography

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Cameron Diaz is an American actress who has appeared in over 40 films throughout the course of her career, which spans over two decades. Originally a model, Diaz made her film debut in the comedy The Mask (1994). Followed by supporting roles in several independent films and comedies, such as My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), she has the starring role of Mary in the hit comedy There's Something About Mary (1998), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy or Musical. She was subsequently cast in Spike Jonze's surrealist fantasy film Being John Malkovich (1999), which earned her a second Golden Globe nomination, and in Oliver Stone's sports drama Any Given Sunday (1999).

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Diaz would continue appearing in high-profile films in the early-2000s such as Charlie's Angels (2000) and its sequel, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), as well as voicing Princess Fiona in the Shrek franchise (2001–2010). She would gain two additional Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky (2001) and Martin Scorsese's period film Gangs of New York (2002).

In the late-2000s and early-2010s, Diaz continued to star in numerous comedies such as What Happens in Vegas (2008), Bad Teacher (2011), and What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012). She also starred in the psychological horror film The Box (2009) and the big-budget action film The Green Hornet (2011). Diaz had a supporting role in Ridley Scott's crime thriller The Counselor (2013), followed by a lead role in the comedy Sex Tape (2014) and the musical-comedy Annie (2014), an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. After her appearance in Annie, Diaz announced in 2018 that she had formally retired from acting. [1] In 2022, she came out of retirement to join the Netflix action-comedy, Back In Action . [2]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 The Mask Tina Carlylefilm debut
1995 The Last Supper Jude
1996 She's the One Heather Davis
Feeling Minnesota Freddie Clayton
Head Above Water Nathalie
1997 Keys to Tulsa Trudy
My Best Friend's Wedding Kimmy Wallace
A Life Less Ordinary Celine Naville
1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas TV reporterCameo
There's Something About Mary Mary Jensen
Very Bad Things Laura Garrety
1999 Being John Malkovich Lotte Schwartz
Any Given Sunday Christina Pagniacci
2000 Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her Carol Faber
Charlie's Angels Natalie Cook
2001 The Invisible Circus Faith
Shrek Princess Fiona (voice)
Vanilla Sky Julie Gianni
2002 The Sweetest Thing Christina Walters
Gangs of New York Jenny Everdeane
Slackers HerselfCameo
Minority Report Woman on trainUncredited cameo [3]
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Natalie Cook
2004 Shrek 2 Princess Fiona (voice)
2005 In Her Shoes Maggie Feller
2006 The Holiday Amanda Woods
2007 Shrek the Third Princess Fiona (voice)
2008 What Happens in Vegas Joy McNally
2009 My Sister's Keeper Sara Fitzgerald
The Box Norma Lewis
2010 Shrek Forever After Princess Fiona (voice)
Knight and Day June Havens
2011 The Green Hornet Lenore Case
Bad Teacher Elizabeth Halsey
2012 What to Expect When You're Expecting Jules
Gambit PJ Puznowski
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman Sigmund Freud (voice)
2013 The Counselor Malkina
The Unbelievers HerselfDocumentary film
In a World... Herself in trailer for The Amazon GamesUncredited cameo [4]
2014 The Other Woman Carly Whitten
Sex Tape Annie Hargrove
Annie Miss Hannigan
2024 Back in Action TBAPost-production [5]
TBA Outcome TBAFilming [6] [7]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998–2014 Saturday Night Live Herself / Host4 episodes [8]
2005 Trippin' [9] Herself10 episodes; also executive producer
2007 Shrek the Halls Princess Fiona (voice)TV special
2009 Sesame Street Herself3 episodes
2010 Top Gear HerselfGuest in 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car' segment; Series 15, Episode 5
2010 Scared Shrekless Princess Fiona (voice)TV special
2014 Bad Teacher 13 episodes; Producer [10]
2020 The Drew Barrymore Show HerselfEpisode: "Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Adam Sandler"
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars HerselfGuest judge; Episode: "Legends" [11]

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2003 Charlie's Angels Natalie Cook

Theme parks

YearTitleRole
2003 Shrek 4-D Princess Fiona (voice)

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