Biography: Cameron Diaz: birth name: Cameron Michelle Diaz, born August 30, 1972, height: 5 ft 8 1/2 (174 cm), Zodiac Sign: Virgo.

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Cameron Diaz was born in San Diego, the daughter of a Cuban-American father and an Anglo-German mother. At 16 she began her career as a fashion model. Diaz signed with top modeling agency Elite Model Management. After graduating from high school, she went to work in Japan.  For the next few years, her modeling took her around the world, working for contracts with major companies. She modelled for designers such as Calvin Klein and Levi’s. 

Cameron’s acting career began at 21, Diaz auditioned for The Mask. She landed herself the role of the female lead starring opposite Jim Carreyeven though she had no previous acting experience^.she obtained the role of the female lead. 

Diaz has publicly admitted that she has obsessive-compulsive disorder, is deeply germophobic and habitually rubs doorknobs so hard before opening doors to clean them that the original paint fades afterwards. She says she washes her hands and floors “many times” each day and uses her elbows to push open doors.

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