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Catherine Zeta-Jones (born 25 September 1969) is an Academy Award-winning British actress. She was born in Wales and began her career on stage at an early age. After starring in a number of television films and small roles in films, she became famous with roles in films such as The Phantom , The Mask of Zorro and Entrapment in the mid to late 1990s.

She’s 37!

She is married to Michael Douglas, with whom she starred in the 2000 film Traffic. Her most recent films are Ocean’s Twelve and The Legend of Zorro. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Chicago. She has been the spokeswoman for T-Mobile since 2003.

Born Catherine Jones, in Treboeth, in the parish of Llangyfelach, a working class area of Swansea, West Glamorgan in Wales. She was the middle child of three children born to Dai Jones, a Welsh sweet factory owner, and Patricia Fair. After her parents won £100,000 at bingo in the 1980s they moved to St. Andrews Drive in Mayals, an upper class area of Swansea. She attended the moderately priced private school Dumbarton House School in Swansea where she was an average student.

She left school early to further her acting ambition without obtaining O levels. Her name stems from those of her grandmothers, one named Katherine Fair, the other Zeta Jones, named after a ship which her great grandfather had sailed on.

Zeta-Jones is married to actor Michael Douglas, with whom she has two children. They were married at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on 18 November 2000. Their son, Dylan Michael Douglas, was born 8 August 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). Their daughter, Carys Zeta Douglas, was born April 20, 2003. Zeta-Jones has decided that her children will grow up aware of their Welsh heritage and has built a seaside home for her parents in her hometown of Swansea. She also wants her children to know the Welsh language (Cymraeg), although she herself is not a Welsh-speaker.

Her elder brother, David A. Jones (also known as Cameron Jones), is VP for film company, Initial Entertainment. He was an executive producer of Gangs of New York. Catherine’s younger brother Lyndon Jones is her personal manager and producer for Milkwood Films. Catherine’s parents recently moved from their Mayals property to a £2 million cliff top home two miles away, built for them by Catherine. Apart from her acting career, Zeta-Jones is also an advertising spokeswoman for the mobile phone company T-Mobile. She is currently the global spokeswoman for cosmetics giant Elizabeth Arden.

A Bit of Trivia:

• Has the same birthday as her husband Michael Douglas, who is 25 years her senior.
• For her role in Chicago, she specifically requested a 1920s-style short bob haircut, so her face could be seen and fans wouldn’t doubt she did all her dancing herself.
• Does not attend many family functions such as weddings as she does not want her presence to take the focus off the event.
• While pregnant with her second child, photos were published of Zeta-Jones smoking cigarettes on a private balcony. Afterwards, she became the target of anti-smoking and child health and welfare groups due to her reckless behavior.

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