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Catherine Zeta-Jones has established a distinguished career for herself in the entertainment industry, demonstrating her versatility as an actress in theater, television, and cinema. Bearing several honors, such as a Tony, an Academy Award, and a British Academy Film Award, she is among the most successful and well-known actors of her time.
Biography
Catherine Zeta-Jones was born in Swansea, Wales, on September 25, 1969. During her initial steps into the entertainment industry, she played parts in West End performances of the musicals “Annie” and “Bugsy Malone.” Her official musical theater training at London’s Arts Educational Schools set the stage for a multi-media career.
Zeta-Jones landed a breakthrough performance in 1987 when she played a major role in the stage version of “42nd Street.”
Stepping Up to the cinematic: In 1990, Catherine Zeta-Jones made her cinematic debut in the French-Italian film “1001 Nights.” She became a regular in the British television series “The Darling Buds of May” from 1991 to 1993, despite the film’s lack of popularity. Zeta-Jones, nevertheless, took the crucial choice to go to Los Angeles because she wanted assignments that went beyond the conventional “pretty girl” position.
Her breakout performances in Hollywood occurred in the action movie “The Mask of Zorro” (1998), starring Antonio Banderas, and the heist movie “Entrapment” (1999), starring Sean Connery.
Zeta-Jones’s career took a radical swing in the early 2000s. For her roles as a violent singer in the musical “Chicago” (2002) and a resentful pregnant lady in “Traffic” (2000), she won praise from critics. Zeta-Jones took home the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her outstanding performance in “Chicago”.
Zeta-Jones starred in several high-profile movies during the rest of the decade, such as “Intolerable Cruelty” (2003), “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004), “The Terminal” (2004), and “No Reservations” (2007). She returned to performing in 2009 when she won a Tony Award for her role in the Broadway version of “A Little Night Music.”
After her Broadway success, Catherine Zeta-Jones managed to balance her career in theater, television, and movies. Roles in noteworthy films include “Dad’s Army” (2016), “Red 2” (2013), and “Side Effects” (2013). She made the switch to television, where she played Olivia de Havilland in “Feud: Bette & Joan” (2017) and Morticia Addams on “Wednesday” (2022 to now).
How old is Catherine Zeta-Jones?
Catherine Zeta-Jones was born on September 5, 1969. As of 2023, she is 54 years old.
