Catherine Zeta Jones's Biography

Catherine was born on 25 September 1969, in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK, the daughter of Dai Jones, who formerly worked for a candy factory, and Pat Jones. Catherine showed an interest early on in entertainment. She starred on stage in "Annie", "Bugsy Malone" and "The Pajama Game". At 15 she had the lead in the British revival of "42nd Street". She first made a name for herself in the early 1990s when she starred in the Yorkshire Television comedy/drama series "The Darling Buds of May" (1991). Her Hollywood breakthrough was playing the fiery Elena opposite Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas in The Mask of Zorro (1998). Her most popular movies inlcude Entrapment, Chicago, Ocean's 12, Intolerable Curelty, and No Reservations.