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My Take
Catherine Zeta-Jones strikes me as the rare star whose glamour can distract people from how complete her toolkit actually is. The Swansea girl who dreamed of acting trained as a dancer first, and you can see it in everything she does — the physical precision, the timing, the command of a stage. Winning an Academy Award for the screen and a Tony for the theatre is a double very few performers ever manage, and the CBE feels like Wales claiming its own. I admire that she never let Hollywood flatten her into mere elegance; underneath the polish is a working performer's discipline, and that is what keeps her interesting to me.
Overview
Catherine Zeta-Jones (; born 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Tony Award. In 2010, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her film and humanitarian work. Born and raised in Swansea, Zeta-Jones aspired to be an actress from a young age.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Name (Japanese)
- キャサリン・ゼタ＝ジョーンズ
- Reading
- きゃさりん・ぜた＝じょーんず
- Born
- September 25, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
- Origin
- Swansea, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / stage actor / spokesperson / dancer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 2003 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 2010 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
- 2002 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
- 2001 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- 2003 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- 2003 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- 2003 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.