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 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.

Zeta-Jones' stage career began in childhood. By 1987 she was starring in 42nd Street as Peggy Sawyer in the West End. She also starred in an episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, as well as having a role in Christopher Columbus: The Discovery.

Jones landed a lead role in the film The Mask of Zorro , alongside Antonio Banderas. In 2000 she starred in Traffic with future husband Michael Douglas. The following year she starred in America's Sweethearts. In 2003, she won an Academy Award or Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 2002 film Chicago. In 2005 The Mask of Zorro returned to the big screen, with Catherine reprising her role as Elena in The Legend of Zorro. She stars in and produces the rugby-related comedy, Coming Out, which Welsh rugby star Gavin Henson will also be in.

Public Name: Catherine Zeta-Jones
Birth Name: Catherine Zeta-Jones
Date of Birth: September 25, 1969
Place of Birth: Swansea, West Glamorgan

Filmography

• Rachel's Holiday, 2008 
• Coming Out, 2007 
• No Reservations, 2007 
• Death Defying Acts, 2007 
• Tony Bennett: An American Classic, 2006 (TV)
• The Legend of Zorro, 2005
• Ocean's Twelve, 2004
• The Terminal, 2004
• Intolerable Cruelty, 2003
• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, 2003 (voice)
• Chicago, 2002
• America's Sweethearts, 2001
• Traffic, 2000
• High Fidelity, 2000
• The Haunting, 1999
• Entrapment, 1999
• The Mask of Zorro, 1998
• Titanic, 1996 (TV)
• The Phantom, 1996
• Blue Juice, 1995
• Catherine the Great, 1995 (TV)
• The Return of the Native, 1994 (TV)
• The Cinder Path, 1994 (TV)
• "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles", 1993 TV Episode
• Splitting Heirs, 1993
• "The Darling Buds of May", 1991-1993 TV Episode
• Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, 1992
• The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert, 1992 (V)
• Out of the Blue, 1991 (TV)
• 1001 nuits, Les, 1990

Awards

• BAFTA Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role "Chicago" 2002
• Critics Choice Award Best Supporting Actress "Chicago" 2002
• Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role "Chicago" 2002
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role "Chicago" 2002
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture "Traffic" 2000
• European Film Award People's Choice for Best Actress "Entrapment" 1999
• ShoWest Supporting Actress of the Year "The Mask of Zorro" 1999