Cameron Diaz was born on 30 August 1972 in San Diego. An American actress and former model, Diaz made her film debut in The Mask, opposite Jim Carrey, and became one of the most successful comedy actresses of her time. Her roles included There's Something About Mary, Charlie's Angels, My Best Friend's Wedding and the voice of Princess Fiona in the Shrek films. She also took on dramatic parts in Being John Malkovich, Gangs of New York and Vanilla Sky. She stepped back from acting in 2014 to focus on family and on business ventures such as a wine company, then returned in the film Back in Action.
Before and after
- from 17 June 1972 to 9 August 1974Watergate scandal
- 23 June 1972Birth of Zinedine Zidane
- 23 June 1972Title IX is signed into law in the United States
- 15 August 1972Birth of Ben Affleck
- 30 August 1972Birth of Cameron Diaz
- September 1972Munich massacre
- 1 September 1972Bobby Fischer wins the World Chess Championship
- 6 September 1972Birth of Idris Elba
- 27 September 1972Birth of Gwyneth Paltrow
More in Art, literature & culture
- 29 October 1947Founding of Şalom
- 1958Publication of Exodus
- from 13 August 1961 to 9 November 1989Construction of Berlin Wall
- 1 May 1999Premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants
- 4 January 2010Construction of Burj Khalifa
- from 17 April 2011 to 19 May 2019Premiere of Game of Thrones
The era
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