Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones was born on September 25, 1969, in Mumbles, Swansea, Wales. She is therefore 48 years old. Her parents, David Jones and Patricia Fair, named her after her grandmothers, Zeta-Jones and Catherine Fair.
Zeta-Jones is the middle child and only daughter in a family of three children. Her elder brother is David while her younger brother is Lyndon. She attended Dumbarton House School but dropped out to pursue an acting career.
She later studied musical theatre for three years at the Arts Educational School in Chiswick, London. In 1990, she made her screen debut in the film 1001 Nights. She has since become a multi-award winning actress.
Catherine Zeta-Jones on QVC.
Besides movies and films, Zeta-Jones has been making frequent appearances on QVC. Why? Well, she’s promoting her home decor collection, Casa Zeta-Jones, which she launched on the network September last year. The line features luxurious bedding, bath towels, table linens, rugs and the like.
Catherine Zeta-Jones and husband Michael Douglas, Children.
Zeta-Jones’ husband is Hollywood bigwig, Michael Douglas. The couple met in Deauville, France on August 1998 and got married on 18 November 2000 at the Plaza Hotel, New York. On the day they met, she recalls Douglas saying,
“I want to father your children.”
Speaking of children, they have two. A son named Dylan Michael Douglas who was born on August 8, 2000. And a daughter, Carys Zeta Douglas, born on April 20, 2003.
Zeta-Jones is the second wife to her 73-year-old husband. And there’s a 25-year difference between them. But here’s a fun fact, the two share a birthday, September 25.
Catherine Zeta-Jones net worth, salary, and awards.
Zeta-Jones began acting as a child but on the stage front. At the age of nine, she played one of the orphan girls in a West End production of the musical Annie. Then in 1981, she played the lead role, Annie, in a Swansea production of the musical.
Some of her other stage performances include Bugsy Malone (1983), 42nd Street (1987-1989), Street Scene (1989) at the London Coliseum, The Children’s Monologues (2017) at the Carnegie Hall et cetera. She made her film debut in 1990 when she portrayed Scheherazade in 1001 Nights.
In the near years that followed she appeared in other films and TV shows like The Darling Buds of May (1991-1993), Splitting Heirs (1993), Catherine the Great (1995), Blue Juice (1995) and others. But due to being typecast as the pretty girl in British films, she decided to relocate to Los Angeles for a fresh start.
Shortly after she starred in The Phantom (1996) and the CBS television miniseries, Titanic (1996). Steven Spielberg took notice of her in the latter and recommended her to be the lead female role in The Mask of Zorro (1998). The film got her three nominations, one award, and international recognition.
Another successful film in her career was Chicago (2002), a film adaptation of the eponymous Broadway musical. Her performance as Velma Kelly was critically acclaimed and in 2003 she won seven awards including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and two SAG Awards.
2009 marked her Broadway debut and her return to the stage after she starred in A Little Night Music. The following year she received three awards including a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Some of her other starring roles were in Traffic (2000), The Terminal (2004), Ocean’s Twelve (2004), No Reservations (2007), Red 2 (2013), Cocaine Godmother (2018), among others.
She supposedly made $10 million from The Legend of Zorro (2005). But besides acting, she has also been a brand ambassador for various companies. T-Mobile, for instance, signed her for about $10 million/year in 2012, making her the highest-paid celebrity endorser at the time. And as previously mentioned, she recently started a home line collection, Casa Zeta-Jones. Zeta-Jones has an estimated net worth of $45 million.