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.