Catherine Zeta Jones
, CBE (pronounced /ˈziːtə/
"zeeta"; born 25 September 1969), now hyphenated as Catherine
Zeta-Jones, is a Welsh actress, currently based in the United States.
She began her career on stage at an early age. After starring in a
number of UK and US television films and small roles in films, she came
to prominence with roles in Hollywood movies such as The Phantom, The
Mask of Zorro and Entrapment in the late 1990s. She won an Academy
Award, BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for
a Golden Globe Award for portraying Velma Kelly in the 2002 film
adaptation of the musical Chicago. In 2010 she won the Tony Award for
Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Desiree in A Little Night
Music.
Catherine Zeta Jones
, CBE (pronounced /ˈziːtə/
"zeeta"; born 25 September 1969), now hyphenated as Catherine
Zeta-Jones, is a Welsh actress, currently based in the United States.
She began her career on stage at an early age. After starring in a
number of UK and US television films and small roles in films, she came
to prominence with roles in Hollywood movies such as The Phantom, The
Mask of Zorro and Entrapment in the late 1990s. She won an Academy
Award, BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for
a Golden Globe Award for portraying Velma Kelly in the 2002 film
adaptation of the musical Chicago. In 2010 she won the Tony Award for
Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Desiree in A Little Night
Music.
