Biography - Catherine Zeta-Jones

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Catherine Zeta-Jones has come a long way from the small Welsh town of Mumbles. Born in Swansea, she began her career at a young age, singing and dancing with a local group, which lead her to take up acting.

Her first film role came while on a trip to France, when she was noticed by filmmaker Philippe de Broca, who offered her the part of Sheherazade in '1001 Nights'. Back in the UK the following year, she took the part of Mariette in the enormously popular ITV series 'The Darling Buds of May'. Her assault on Hollywood began shortly afterwards, but it wasn't until 1998 that she shot Martin Campbell's 'The Mask of Zorro', on Steven Spielberg's recommendation, opposite Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins.

Her film career launched, she went on to take parts in 'High Voltage' in 1999 and 'The Haunting'. 'High Fidelity', 'Traffic' and 'America's Sweethearts' also appear on her CV, but one of her most enjoyable jobs was the all-singing, all-dancing spectacular that was 'Chicago' in 2002, where she played Velma Kelly, opposite Renne Zellweger's Roxie Hart.

She married Michael Douglas in 2000, the couple have a son and a daughter.