Editing Cameron Diaz

{{Short description|American actress (born 1972)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Cameron Diaz
| image              = Cameron Diaz WE 2012 Shankbone 4.JPG
| caption            = Diaz in 2012
| birth_name         = Cameron Michelle Diaz<!--Do NOT add [[marital name]] as not birth name-->
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1972|8|30}}
| birth_place        = [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], California, US
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = {{hlist|1990–2014|2022–present}}
| works              = ''See'': [[Cameron Diaz filmography]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Benji Madden]]|2015}}
| children           = 2
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Cameron Diaz|Full list]]
}}

'''Cameron Michelle Diaz''' (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress.<!-- Only notable occupations per [[MOS:LEADSENTENCE]] --> Prolific in both comedy and drama, [[Cameron Diaz filmography|her films]] have grossed over $3 billion in the U.S. box-office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Actor&sort=sumgross&p=.htm |title=People Index |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=October 20, 2018 |archive-date=June 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627001804/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Actor&sort=sumgross&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Her output of [[romantic comedies]] in the late 1990s and early 2000s established her as a prominent [[sex symbol]] and one of Hollywood's most [[bankable star]]s, and in 2013 she was named the [[List of highest-paid film actors|highest-paid actress]] over 40.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |title=From Cameron Diaz to Sandra Bullock, the A-list of actresses is aging along with the moviegoer as their clout (and salaries) skyrocket, and Hollywood fails to groom another generation amid franchise fever. |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sandra-bullock-melissa-mccarthy-beyond-562530 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=June 5, 2013 |archive-date=October 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131013231844/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sandra-bullock-melissa-mccarthy-beyond-562530 |url-status=live }}</ref> Diaz has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Cameron Diaz|various accolades]], including nominations for a [[British Academy Film Award]] and four [[Golden Globe Awards]].

Born in [[San Diego]], California, Diaz was raised in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 21, 2023 |title=These celebrities have ties to the San Diego area |url=https://fox5sandiego.com/entertainment/these-celebrities-have-ties-to-the-san-diego-area/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230930000729/https://fox5sandiego.com/entertainment/these-celebrities-have-ties-to-the-san-diego-area/ |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=December 23, 2024 |publisher=[[KSWB-TV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Güimil |first=Eva |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Why Cameron Diaz left Hollywood and why she's making a comeback at 50 |url=https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-09-29/why-cameron-diaz-left-hollywood-and-why-shes-making-a-comeback-at-50.html |access-date=December 23, 2024 |newspaper=[[El País]]}}</ref> While still in high school, she signed a modeling contract with [[Elite Model Management]]. She made her film debut at age 21 opposite [[Jim Carrey]] in the comedy ''[[The Mask (1994 film)|The Mask]]'' (1994). Following a supporting role in the romantic comedy ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]'' (1997), she starred as the titular character in the [[Farrelly brothers]]' comedy ''[[There's Something About Mary]]'' (1998), which brought her increased fame and her first Golden Globe nomination. Her following two projects{{em dash}}the sports drama ''[[Any Given Sunday]]'' and [[Spike Jonze]]'s fantasy film ''[[Being John Malkovich]]'' (both 1999){{em dash}}earned Diaz recognition as a dramatic actress.

Diaz received praise for her supporting roles in [[Cameron Crowe]]'s ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'' (2001) and [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' (2002) and had greater commercial success in the action comedy ''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]]'' (2000) and [[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle |its 2003 sequel]], as well as for voicing [[Princess Fiona]] in the [[Shrek (franchise)|''Shrek'' franchise]] since 2001. Her subsequent films include the comedies ''[[In Her Shoes (film)|In Her Shoes]]'' (2005), ''[[The Holiday]]'' (2006), ''[[What Happens in Vegas]]'' (2008), ''[[Knight and Day]]'' (2010), [[The Green Hornet (2011 film)|''The Green Hornet'']] (2011), and ''[[Bad Teacher]]'' (2011). After starring in three successful comedies in 2014{{emdash}}''[[The Other Woman (2014 film)|The Other Woman]]'', ''[[Sex Tape (film)|Sex Tape]]'' and ''[[Annie (2014 film)|Annie]]''{{emdash}}Diaz retired from acting to focus on her family, but made a return to the profession with the action comedy ''[[Back in Action (2025 film)|Back in Action]]'' (2025).

Diaz has also written two health books: ''[[The Body Book]]'' (2013), a [[New York Times bestseller|''New York Times'' bestseller]], and ''The Longevity Book'' (2016). Her personal life has drawn media attention throughout the course of her career, mostly regarding her relationships and fashion choices. In 2015, Diaz married [[Good Charlotte]] guitarist [[Benji Madden]]; they have two children [[surrogacy|via surrogate]].

==Early life==
Cameron Michelle Diaz was born August 30, 1972,<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Vogue Italia|url=https://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/obsession-of-the-day/2015/08/tom-ford-born-between-august-24th-and-30th|title=Tom Ford and people born between August 24th and 30th|date=August 24, 2018|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020223922/https://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/obsession-of-the-day/2015/08/tom-ford-born-between-august-24th-and-30th|url-status=dead}}</ref> in [[San Diego]], [[California]], to Billie ({{nee}} Early), an import/export agent, and Emilio Diaz,<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=People|url=https://people.com/celebrity/cameron-diazs-family-pays-tribute-to-her-father/|title=Cameron Diaz's Family Pays Tribute to Her Father|author1=Fleeman, Mike|author2=Jordan, Julie|date=April 23, 2008|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181020105345/https://people.com/celebrity/cameron-diazs-family-pays-tribute-to-her-father/|archive-date=October 20, 2018|access-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> a foreman of the California oil company [[Unocal Corporation|Unocal]].<ref name="people-slideshow">{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/becoming-cameron-diaz/|title=Becoming Cameron Diaz|magazine=People|first=Serena|last=Kappes|date=May 20, 2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530060936/http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,639320_3,00.html|archive-date=May 30, 2012|access-date=February 26, 2019|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="time2009">{{cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1924149_1924152_1924198,00.html |title=Leaders & Visionaries - Cameron Diaz |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=September 22, 2009 |first=Joel |last=Stein |access-date=December 24, 2014 |quote=...where her dad worked on pipelines for Unocal... |archive-date=December 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225031650/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0%2C28804%2C1924149_1924152_1924198%2C00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Diaz has an elder sister, Chimene.<ref name="people-slideshow" /> Her father's family is Cuban, and Diaz's forebears had moved from Spain to Cuba.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=594&s=interviews |title=CAMERON DIAZ: A Life Less Ordinary: Interview |publisher=Urbancinefile.com.au |access-date=5 March 2010 |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028220858/http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=594&s=interviews |url-status=dead }}</ref> Diaz stated that her direct [[Spaniards|Spanish]] ancestors were originally from [[Cadiz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/LaVozdeCadiz/status/1880204821996675570?mx=2|title= Cameron Díaz descubre sus raíces gaditanas|language=Spanish|date= 17 January 2025|accessdate= 22 February 2025}}</ref> Later, they settled in [[Ybor City]], [[Tampa]], Florida, before moving to the [[Los Angeles]] area, where her father was born.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WohVWRTSOHE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/WohVWRTSOHE| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=YouTube interview about her Spanish-Cuban roots |publisher=Youtube.com |date=June 28, 2011 |access-date=November 16, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=594&s=interviews |title=Cameron Diaz: A Life Less Ordinary: Interview| date= n.d. |publisher=Urbancinefile.com.au |access-date=March 5, 2010 | first= Paul |last= Fischer | archive-date= October 28, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141028220858/http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=594&s=interviews | url-status=live}}</ref> Her mother has predominantly [[English people|English]] and [[Germans|German]] ancestry.<ref name="ref0801">{{cite news|last=Jenkins|first=David|title=Girl, interrupted|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |date=January 9, 2003|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4729585/Girl-interrupted.html|access-date=March 6, 2008|archive-date= October 29, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141029023929/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4729585/Girl-interrupted.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cameron Diaz: Hollywood crowd-pleaser |work=[[BBC News]] |date=July 29, 2005 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4717013.stm |access-date=January 12, 2008 | archive-date= October 8, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141008234105/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4717013.stm | url-status=live}}</ref>

Diaz was raised in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]<ref name="time2009"/> and attended [[Los Cerritos Elementary School]], and then [[Long Beach Polytechnic High School]],<ref name="Yahoo Movies">{{cite web|title=Cameron Diaz|url= https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020297/bio|publisher=[[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Movies]]|access-date=June 9, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060410101557/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020297/bio | archive-date= April 10, 2006}}</ref> where she was a schoolmate of [[Snoop Dogg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bp/snoop-dogg-recalls-high-school-days-cameron-diaz-221306772.html|work=Yahoo!|title=Snoop Dogg Recalls High School Days With Cameron Diaz, Talks 'Reincarnated' Film|date=March 15, 2013|access-date=September 24, 2018|author=Johnson, Billy Jr.|archive-date=September 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925142120/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bp/snoop-dogg-recalls-high-school-days-cameron-diaz-221306772.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She recalled her upbringing as frugal, stating: "I had amazing parents, they were awesome. We weren't privileged{{em dash}}very much the opposite. My family would collect [soda] cans to turn in for extra money, because $20 meant something to us. But we were very happy."<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS News]]|location=Sydney, New South Wales|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/cameron-diaz-s-thrifty-upbringing|title=Cameron Diaz's thrifty upbringing|date=April 22, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181020110315/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/cameron-diaz-s-thrifty-upbringing|archive-date=October 20, 2018|access-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

While still attending high school, Diaz signed a modeling contract with [[Elite Model Management]] at age 16<ref name=bi>{{cite news|work=[[Business Insider]]|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/celebrities-who-started-as-models-2014-2|title=20 Actors Who Started Their Careers As Models|last=Michalski|first=Jennifer|date=February 19, 2014|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020223907/https://www.businessinsider.com/celebrities-who-started-as-models-2014-2|url-status=live}}</ref> and appeared in advertisements for [[Calvin Klein]] and [[Levi's]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bad-teachers-cameron-diaz-5-205451|title='Bad Teacher's' Cameron Diaz: 5 Things You Didn't Know|date=June 24, 2011|last=Powers | first=Lindsay |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130323140105/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bad-teachers-cameron-diaz-5-205451|archive-date=March 23, 2013|access-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The following year, at age 17, she was featured on the cover of the July 1990 issue of ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'' magazine.<ref name=bi/> Diaz also modeled for 2 to 3 months in [[Australia]] and shot a commercial for [[Coca-Cola]] in [[Sydney]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://livewellnetwork.com/photos/Cameron-Diaz:-34-Fun-Facts/8147941?photo=8 |title=Cameron Diaz: 34 fun facts |publisher=[[Live Well Network]] |access-date=February 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093536/http://livewellnetwork.com/photos/Cameron-Diaz%3A-34-Fun-Facts/8147941?photo=8 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novafm.com.au/article/cameron-diaz-got-alcohol-poisoning-sydney|title=Cameron Diaz got alcohol poisoning in Sydney|access-date=February 14, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907064136/http://www.novafm.com.au/article/cameron-diaz-got-alcohol-poisoning-sydney|archive-date=September 7, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Meares|first=Joel|title=The Other Woman's Cameron Diaz debunks myths about monogamy and living in Australia|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-other-womans-cameron-diaz-debunks-myths-about-monogamy-and-living-in-australia-20140416-36qjx.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax|access-date=April 16, 2014|date=April 16, 2014|archive-date=April 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416083947/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-other-womans-cameron-diaz-debunks-myths-about-monogamy-and-living-in-australia-20140416-36qjx.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
===1994–1998: Early films and rise to fame===
At the age of 21, Diaz auditioned for ''[[The Mask (1994 film)|The Mask]]'', playing a jazz singer named Tina Carlyle,<ref>[http://uk.askmen.com/women/actress/11c_cameron_diaz.html "Actress of the week – Cameron Diaz"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427154053/http://uk.askmen.com/women/actress/11c_cameron_diaz.html |date=April 27, 2007 }} askmen.com. Retrieved November 20, 2006.</ref> based on the recommendation of an agent for Elite, who met the film's producers while they were searching for the lead actress. Having no previous acting experience, she started acting lessons after being cast. ''The Mask'' became one of the top ten highest-grossing films of 1994<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1994&p=.htm |title=1994 DOMESTIC GROSSES, #1–50 |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-date=September 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922081228/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1994&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and launched Diaz as a [[sex symbol]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://topcelebrityheadlines.com/cameron-diaz-being-a-sex-symbol-is-limiting/ |title=Cameron Diaz: being a sex symbol is limiting |publisher=Topcelebrityheadlines.com |date=May 18, 2009 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328083908/http://topcelebrityheadlines.com/cameron-diaz-being-a-sex-symbol-is-limiting/ |archive-date=March 28, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-100-greatest-sex-symbols/articles/the-results |title=The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols |publisher=Channel 4 |date=February 13, 2009 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |archive-date=May 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519034239/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-100-greatest-sex-symbols/articles/the-results |url-status=dead }}</ref> During this period, Diaz dated video producer Carlos de la Torre.<ref name=love>{{cite web|work=[[Us Weekly]]|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/cameron-diazs-love-life-2015281/43755/|title=Cameron Diaz's Love Life|author=''Us Weekly'' Staff|date=January 28, 2015|access-date=October 20, 2018|publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]]|archive-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020223829/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/cameron-diazs-love-life-2015281/43755/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Diaz subsequently starred in the independent black comedy ''[[The Last Supper (1995 film)|The Last Supper]]'' (1995), playing one of several [[Liberalism|liberal]] graduate students who invite a group of [[Far-right politics|extremist conservatives]] to a dinner in an attempt to murder them.<ref name=last>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/05/movies/film-review-if-a-guest-is-too-right-wing-he-soon-becomes-fertilizer.html|title=FILM REVIEW;If a Guest Is Too Right Wing, He Soon Becomes Fertilizer|last=Maslin|first=Janet|author-link=Janet Maslin|date=April 5, 1996|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-date=December 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219022723/https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E01EEDE1339F936A35757C0A960958260|url-status=live}} {{closed access}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] deemed the film "a brave effort in a timid time, a [[Jonathan Swift|Swiftian]] attempt to slap us all in the face and get us to admit that our own freedoms depend precisely on those of our neighbors, our opponents and, yes, our enemies."<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|last=Ebert | first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert|title=The Last Supper|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-last-supper-1996|date=April 12, 1996|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130428033225/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-last-supper-1996|archive-date=April 28, 2013|access-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She then had a lead role as an ex-stripper in the dramatic comedy ''[[Feeling Minnesota]]'' (1996), in which she co-starred opposite [[Keanu Reeves]], [[Vincent D'Onofrio]], and [[Courtney Love]].<ref name=varietyfm>{{cite web|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/feeling-minnesota-1200446860/|title=Feeling Minnesota|date=September 16, 1996|access-date=October 20, 2018|last=Levy|first=Emanuel|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|archive-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020223837/https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/feeling-minnesota-1200446860/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Emanuel Levy]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' noted: "Sadly, with the notable exception of the attractive Diaz, who's well cast as the sexual aggressor and romantic manipulator, there are no exciting performances in the film."<ref name=varietyfm/> The same year, she was cast opposite [[Jennifer Aniston]] in the [[Edward Burns]]-directed comedy ''[[She's the One (1996 film)|She's the One]]'' (1996),<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940CE6D61130F930A1575BC0A960958260 | title= She's The One (1996) : A 2d Movie Is a Reprise Of a Debut, With Cash | first= Janet | last= Maslin | author-link= Janet Maslin | date= August 23, 1996 | work= [[The New York Times]] | access-date= October 20, 2018 | archive-date= February 22, 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180222225631/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940CE6D61130F930A1575BC0A960958260 | url-status= live }} {{closed access}}</ref> followed by a starring role in ''[[Head Above Water (film)|Head Above Water]]'' (1996), a crime-comedy in which she played an unfaithful wife implicated in her ex-lover's murder.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Head Above Water|url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/head-above-water-2-1200447748/|date=November 10, 1996|access-date=October 20, 2018|last=Elley|first=Derek|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|archive-date=February 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223065704/https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/head-above-water-2-1200447748/|url-status=live}}</ref>

She was scheduled to perform in the film [[Mortal Kombat (1995 film)|''Mortal Kombat'']], but had to resign after breaking her hand while training for the role.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heavy.com/movies/2009/12/cameron-diaz-was-almost-in-mortal-kombat/ |title=Cameron Diaz Was Almost In Mortal Kombat? |publisher=HEAVY |date=December 23, 2009 |access-date=February 22, 2011 |archive-date=February 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215100757/http://www.heavy.com/movies/2009/12/cameron-diaz-was-almost-in-mortal-kombat/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Besides a starring part in the little-seen ''[[A Life Less Ordinary]]'', Diaz returned to mainstream in 1997 with the romantic comedy ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]''. In it, she starred opposite [[Julia Roberts]], playing the wealthy fiancée of a sportswriter who is the long-time friend of Roberts' character. The film was a [[1997 in film|global box-office hit]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1997&p=.htm|title=1997 Worldwide Grosses|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=July 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711093937/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1997&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and is considered one of the best romantic comedy films of all time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vogue.com/13352768/15-best-romantic-comedies/|title=The 15 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|date=September 15, 2015|first=Jessie|last=Heyman|access-date=June 16, 2016|archive-date=June 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612231916/http://www.vogue.com/13352768/15-best-romantic-comedies|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livingly.com/Friendship/articles/yT8mSNk7a6-/My+Best+Friend+Wedding+Taught+Life|title=What 'My Best Friend's Wedding' Taught Us About Life|work=Livingly Media|date=August 12, 2015|first=Kimia|last=Madani|access-date=June 16, 2016|archive-date=May 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506113526/http://www.livingly.com/Friendship/articles/yT8mSNk7a6-/My+Best+Friend+Wedding+Taught+Life|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1998, Diaz starred in ''[[There's Something About Mary]]'', as the titular role of a woman living in [[Miami]] having several men vying for her affections. It was remarked in ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'': "As the Mary at the center of it all, Diaz certainly exudes that irresistible 'something' expressed in the title. In films such as ''My Best Friend's Wedding'' and ''A Life Less Ordinary'', Diaz has shown herself to be a good comic sport who is game for just about anything. Here, it's no stretch to understand why, at the end of the movie, some half-dozen suitors have converged in her living room to throw themselves at her feet."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/calendar/film/1998-07-17/theres-something-about-mary/|title=Film Review: There's Something About Mary|work=[[The Austin Chronicle]]|location=Austin, Texas|date=July 17, 1998|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181020112544/https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/1998-07-17/theres-something-about-mary/|archive-date=October 20, 2018|last=Baumgarten | first=Marjorie |access-date=June 12, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The [[sleeper hit]] was the highest-grossing comedy of 1998 in North America as well as the fourth-highest-grossing film of the year; it made US$176{{nbsp}}million in the United States and US$369{{nbsp}}million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=somethingaboutmary.htm|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=There's Something About Mary|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102052319/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=somethingaboutmary.htm|archive-date=January 2, 2013|access-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] in the category of Best Actress&nbsp;– Musical or Comedy.<ref name=gg>{{cite web|work=Golden Globes|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/cameron-diaz|title=Cameron Diaz|publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181020112459/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/cameron-diaz|archive-date=October 20, 2018|access-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Diaz also starred in the critically panned comedy ''[[Very Bad Things]]'' (1998).

===1999–2004: Dramatic roles and critical success===
She starred in [[Spike Jonze]]'s directorial debut ''[[Being John Malkovich]]'' (1999), portraying the pet-obsessed wife of an unemployed puppeteer who, through a portal, finds himself in the mind of actor [[John Malkovich]]. The film received widespread acclaim and was an arthouse success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=beingjohnmalkovich.htm|title=Being John Malkovich|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530165325/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=beingjohnmalkovich.htm|archive-date=May 30, 2012|access-date=June 12, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' concluded that Diaz "does a hilarious turn" in her "frumpy wife" role,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F03E6DD123EF932A35753C1A96F958260|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181020122430/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/01/movies/film-festival-reviews-a-portal-leading-to-self-parody.html|archive-date=October 20, 2018|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 1, 1999|last=Maslin | first=Janet |author-link=Janet Maslin|title=FILM FESTIVAL REVIEWS; A Portal Leading to Self-Parody|access-date=August 25, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} {{closed access}}</ref> and [[Roger Ebert]] felt that the actress, "one of the best-looking women in movies, [...] here looks so dowdy we hardly recognize her [...] Diaz has fun with her talent by taking it incognito to strange places and making it work for a living".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/being-john-malkovich-1999|title=Being John Malkovich|author-link=Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=October 29, 1999|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181020122556/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/being-john-malkovich-1999|archive-date=October 20, 2018|access-date=June 12, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> For her role, Diaz earned Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and SAG Awards, however, she was snubbed for the Oscar, which was met with backlash. Her next film release in 1999 was [[Oliver Stone]]'s sports drama ''[[Any Given Sunday]]'' (1999), in which veteran coach Tony D’Amato ([[Al Pacino]]) has fallen out of favor with her character Christina Pagniacci, the young woman who owns the team. While critical response was mixed, the film made US$100{{nbsp}}million globally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=anygivensunday.htm|title=Any Given Sunday|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628195044/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=anygivensunday.htm|archive-date=June 28, 2013|access-date=June 12, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

[[File:Leo Scor Diaz(GangsofNY)-.jpg|thumb|Diaz attending an event for ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' with [[Martin Scorsese]] and [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]]]

In the film adaptation ''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]]'' (2000), Diaz, [[Drew Barrymore]], and [[Lucy Liu]] played the trio of investigators in Los Angeles. The film was one of the highest-grossing films of the year, grossing US$264.1{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=charliesangels.htm|title=Charlie's Angels|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102041141/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=charliesangels.htm|archive-date=January 2, 2013|access-date=June 12, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2001, Diaz starred in the Sundance-premiered independent drama ''[[The Invisible Circus (film)|The Invisible Circus]]'', as a young woman who commits suicide in Europe in the 1970s, and next in the year, she appeared in ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'', as the former lover of a self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate ([[Tom Cruise]]). A wide critical response and commercial success greeted ''Vanilla Sky'' upon its release; ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called her "compelling as the embodiment of crazed sensuality"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-movie000099071dec14,0,1592334.story|title=Entertainment and the business of Hollywood - Los Angeles Times|author=T.L. Stanley|access-date=June 12, 2017|archive-date=October 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006180150/http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-movie000099071dec14,0,1592334.story|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[The New York Times]]'' said she gives a "ferociously emotional" performance. ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' similarly stated of the film, "most impressive is Cameron Diaz, whose fatal-attraction stalker is both heartbreaking and terrifying."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Cruise-lacks-depth-for-complex-role-Cruz-Diaz-2819371.php | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216185012/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Cruise-lacks-depth-for-complex-role-Cruz-Diaz-2819371.php | archive-date=February 16, 2013 | last=Guthmann | first=Edward | work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] | title=Cruise lacks depth for complex role / Cruz, Diaz strong in 'Vanilla Sky' | access-date=June 12, 2017 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> She earned nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globe Awards, the [[8th Screen Actors Guild Awards|SAG Awards]], the [[Critics' Choice Awards]], and the [[American Film Institute#Awards|American Film Institute Awards]] for her performance in the film.

Also in 2001, she voiced [[Princess Fiona]] in the animated film ''[[Shrek]]''.<ref name=pay>{{cite web|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-aug-29-et-quick29.2-story.html|title=Diaz's pay is said to be a record|last=Dutka | first=Elaine |date=August 29, 2003|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181020130953/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/aug/29/entertainment/et-quick29.2|archive-date=October 20, 2018|access-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} {{closed access}}</ref> In the film, her character is plagued by a curse that transforms her into an ogress each and every sunset. Locked in a dragon-guarded castle for several years, she is rescued by the [[Shrek (character)|title character]], whom she later comes to love. The film was a major commercial success, grossing US$484.4{{nbsp}}million worldwide and became the first movie to win the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=shrek.htm&adjust_yr=1&p=.htm|title=Shrek|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181020122927/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=shrek.htm&adjust_yr=1&p=.htm|archive-date=October 20, 2018|access-date=June 12, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Shrek' wins for animated feature |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/enter/movies/oscar2002/2002-03-24-shrek.htm#more |access-date=August 18, 2020 |newspaper=USA Today |date=March 25, 2002 |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=December 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203165611/http://www.usatoday.com/life/enter/movies/oscar2002/2002-03-24-shrek.htm#more |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2002, Diaz headlined the romantic comedy ''[[The Sweetest Thing (film)|The Sweetest Thing]]'', playing a single woman educating herself on wooing the opposite sex when she finally meets the man of her dreams. The film was a moderate commercial success with a global gross of US$68.6{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sweetestthing.htm|title=The Sweetest Thing|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731095737/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sweetestthing.htm|archive-date=July 31, 2012|access-date=June 12, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

After completing ''Shrek'', Diaz starred in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s epic period drama ''[[Gangs of New York]]'', set in the mid-19th century in the [[Five Points, Manhattan|Five Points]] district of New York City; she took on the role of a pickpocket-grifter and the love interest of [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]'s character. The film received positive reviews by critics and was a box office success, grossing a total of US$193{{nbsp}}million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gangs_of_new_york|title=Gangs of New York (2002)|via=www.rottentomatoes.com|access-date=June 12, 2017|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517024515/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gangs_of_new_york/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=gangsofnewyork.htm|title=Gangs of New York|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729194417/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=gangsofnewyork.htm|archive-date=July 29, 2012|access-date=June 12, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[A. O. Scott]] of ''The New York Times'', agreeing with other top critics on co-star [[Daniel Day-Lewis]]'s presence overshadowing Diaz and DiCaprio,<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/12/20/gangs-new-york-2/|date=December 20, 2002|last=Schwarzbaum|first=Lisa|title=Gangs of New York|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=March 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325140658/https://ew.com/article/2002/12/20/gangs-new-york-2/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2003/jan/10/artsfeatures2|date=January 10, 2003|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160316071930/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2003/jan/10/artsfeatures2|archive-date=March 16, 2016|title=Gangs of New York|last=Bradshaw | first=Peter |access-date=June 12, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> felt that the actress "ends up with no outlet for her spitfire energies, since her character is more a structural necessity — the linchpin of male jealousy — than a fully imagined person. The limitations of her role point to a more serious lapse, which is the movie's lack of curiosity about what women's lives might have been like in Old New York".<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Scott, A. O.|author-link=A.O. Scott|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9e06e4d8103df933a15751c1a9649c8b63|title=FILM REVIEW; To Feel A City Seethe|date=December 20, 2002|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=September 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915083409/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9e06e4d8103df933a15751c1a9649c8b63|url-status=live}} {{closed access}}</ref> Diaz next reprised her roles in the commercially successful sequels ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' (2003), and ''[[Shrek 2]]'' (2004).

===2005–2011: Established actress===
[[File:Cameron Diaz 2005.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Diaz at the 2005 [[Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
Diaz received substantial [[defamation]] damages from suing [[American Media (publisher)|American Media Incorporated]], after the ''[[National Enquirer]]'' posted an article and pictures with the headline "Cameron Caught Cheating" on their website in May 2005.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6368533.stm |title=Libel damages for US actress Diaz |date=February 16, 2007 |work=BBC News |access-date=February 5, 2015 |archive-date=April 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401153858/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6368533.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The photos claimed to show Diaz cheating on her boyfriend at the time, [[Justin Timberlake]], with the married [[MTV]] producer of her show ''[[Trippin']]'', Shane Nickerson.<ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news/celebrity-settles-uk-libel-suit-national-enquirer |title=Celebrity settles U.K. libel suit with National Enquirer |work=[[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press]] |date=March 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150205012212/http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news/celebrity-settles-uk-libel-suit-national-enquirer |archive-date=February 5, 2015 |access-date=February 5, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> After Diaz complained, the article and pictures were removed from the web and the hard copy did not contain any of the content. The magazine apologized to Diaz, Timberlake, Nickerson and his wife for the distress caused and said the story was untrue and the picture showed no more than a goodbye hug between friends.<ref name="BBC"/>

In her following film, Diaz played opposite [[Toni Collette]] and [[Shirley MacLaine]] in ''[[In Her Shoes (film)|In Her Shoes]]'' (2005), a [[comedy-drama film]] based on the [[In Her Shoes (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Jennifer Weiner]], which focuses on the relationship between two sisters and their grandmother. The film received generally positive reviews from critics,<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_her_shoes In Her Shoes Movie Reviews, Pictures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415204633/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_her_shoes |date=April 15, 2019 }}. [[Rotten Tomatoes]]. Retrieved November 27, 2010.</ref> and Diaz garnered acclaim for her performance of a [[Dyslexia|dyslectic]] [[wikt:wild child|wild child]] engaged in a love-hate struggle with her plain, sensible sister (Collette), with ''[[USA Today]]'' calling it "her best work" at the time.<ref>{{cite web |first=Mike |last=Clark |title=With Cameron Diaz, 'In Her Shoes' wears well |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2005-10-06-in-her-shoes_x.htm |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |date=July 7, 2005 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140503172655/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2005-10-06-in-her-shoes_x.htm |archive-date=May 3, 2014 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> She followed ''In Her Shoes'' with a role in [[Nancy Meyers]]' [[romantic comedy]] ''[[The Holiday]]'' (2006), also starring [[Kate Winslet]], [[Jude Law]], and [[Jack Black]]. In it she played Amanda, an American [[movie trailer]] producer who arranges a [[home exchange]] with a British woman (Winslet). The film became one of the biggest commercial successes of the year, grossing more than US$205{{nbsp}}million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Holiday |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2006/HOLID.php |work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121210061010/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2006/HOLID.php |archive-date=December 10, 2012}}</ref>

Diaz's only film of 2007 was ''[[Shrek the Third]]'', the third installment in the ''Shrek'' franchise, which also featured Timberlake in a supporting role. Although the film was met with mixed reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shrek_the_third/ |title=Shrek the Third - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 8, 2012 |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830135708/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shrek_the_third |url-status=live }}</ref> it grossed US$798{{nbsp}}million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=shrekvs.htm |title='Shrek' Vs. Himself |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629113935/http://boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=shrekvs.htm |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The same year, Diaz also voiced Princess Fiona in a thirty-minute Christmas special, directed by [[Gary Trousdale]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Shrek the Halls Airs November 28 on ABC |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38878 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729013127/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38878 |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |newspaper=[[ComingSoon.net]]|date=October 29, 2007 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Diaz earned an estimated US$50&nbsp;million during the period of a year ending June 2008, for her roles in the ''[[Shrek (franchise)|Shrek]]'' sequel and her next film ''[[What Happens in Vegas]]'' opposite [[Ashton Kutcher]].<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news |last=Rose |first=Lacy |title=Hollywood's Top-Earning Actresses |url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/08/07/diaz-knightly-aniston-biz-media-cx_lr_0811actresses.html |work=[[Forbes|Forbes Magazine]] |date=August 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530061010/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/07/diaz-knightly-aniston-biz-media-cx_lr_0811actresses.html |archive-date=May 30, 2012 |access-date=August 25, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>[http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24069672-5006343,00.html "Only women to make it into top earners."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829162543/http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24069672-5006343,00.html |date=August 29, 2008 }} ''Adelaide Now''</ref> A romantic comedy by [[Tom Vaughan (director)|Tom Vaughan]], Diaz and Kutcher portrayed two strangers who awaken together to discover they have gotten married following a night in which they won a huge jackpot after playing the other's quarter. Critic reviews were negative but the film still grossed US$219{{nbsp}}million with a budget of US$35{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=whathappensinvegas.htm |title= What Happens in Vegas (2008) |website= [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date= April 17, 2020 |archive-date= July 16, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190716191450/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=whathappensinvegas.htm |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008760-what_happens_in_vegas |title = What Happens in Vegas |work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date = October 20, 2018 |archive-date = July 27, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200727154925/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008760-what_happens_in_vegas |url-status = live }}</ref>

In 2009, she starred in ''[[My Sister's Keeper (film)|My Sister's Keeper]]'' and ''[[The Box (2009 film)|The Box]]''. Based on [[Jodi Picoult]]'s [[My Sister's Keeper (novel)|novel of the same name]],<ref>{{cite web |date=February 12, 2008 |title=Breslin, Vassilieva to star in 'Keeper'. Duo replaces Fanning sisters in New Line film |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/breslin-vassilieva-to-star-in-keeper-1117980824/ |first=Michael |last=Fleming |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=October 20, 2018 |archive-date=August 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814200938/https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/breslin-vassilieva-to-star-in-keeper-1117980824/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''My Sister's Keeper'' was released to mixed reviews in June 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10010662-my_sisters_keeper/ |title=My Sister's Keeper |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 7, 2009 |archive-date=December 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212083051/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10010662-my_sisters_keeper/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the drama, Diaz plays a former lawyer and mother of three, one of whom is dying of [[leukemia]]. A moderate commercial success, it grossed US$95{{nbsp}}million worldwide, mostly from its domestic run.<ref>{{cite web |title=My Sister's Keeper (2009) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mysisterskeeper.htm |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120703030153/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mysisterskeeper.htm |archive-date=July 3, 2012 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Set in 1976, ''The Box'', written and directed by [[Richard Kelly (director)|Richard Kelly]], stars Diaz and [[James Marsden]] as a couple who receive a box from a mysterious man who offers them one million dollars if they press the button sealed within the dome on top of a box, knowing that someone, somewhere, will die from it.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18510 |title=Best & Worst of 2009: Mr. Disgusting's Top 10 of 2009! |date=December 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526015546/http://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/18510/best-worst-of-2009-mr-disgustings-top-10-of-2009/ |archive-date=May 26, 2012 |work=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |access-date=May 3, 2014 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Critical response towards the [[psychological horror]] film was mixed,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009151-box/ |title=''The Box'' (2009) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes ([[IGN Entertainment]]) |access-date=December 11, 2009 |archive-date=November 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110225023/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009151-box/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and, though having grossed its budget back, was considered a financial disappointment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33932/phase-i-the-box-website-now-open |title=Phase 1 of ''The Box'' Website Now Open |publisher=Dead Central |access-date=October 9, 2009 |archive-date=October 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014163648/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33932/phase-i-the-box-website-now-open |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:CameronDiazByCarolineRenouard2010.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Diaz at Paris press conference for ''[[Knight & Day]]'' in 2010]]
In 2010, ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked Diaz as the richest female celebrity, ranking her number 60 among the wealthiest 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.celestrellas.com/2010/07/07/richest-hispanic-celebrities-list-forbes/ |title=Richest Hispanic Celebrities According to Forbes |publisher=Celestrellas.com |date=July 7, 2010 |access-date=February 22, 2011 |archive-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810205536/http://www.celestrellas.com/2010/07/07/richest-hispanic-celebrities-list-forbes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/53/celeb-100-10_Cameron-Diaz_9D3T.html |title=Cameron Diaz Forbes 100 Celebrity list |work=Forbes |access-date=February 22, 2011 |date=June 28, 2010 |archive-date=January 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110035609/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/53/celeb-100-10_Cameron-Diaz_9D3T.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Also that year, Diaz reprised her voice role of [[Princess Fiona]] in ''[[Shrek Forever After]]'', the fourth installment in the ''[[Shrek]]'' series. Although the film opened to mixed reviews from critics, it grossed a worldwide total of over US$752{{nbsp}}million and became the fifth top-grossing film released that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shrek Forever After |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2010/SHRK4.php |work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=February 2, 2009 |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121233126/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Shrek-Forever-After |url-status=live }}</ref> The same year, she also voiced Princess Fiona in a thirty-minute Halloween special.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scared Shrekless (2010) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Scared-Shrekless/ |work=Behind the Voice Actors |date=October 28, 2010 |access-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-date=September 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922185649/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Scared-Shrekless/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2010, Diaz reunited with her ''Vanilla Sky'' co-star [[Tom Cruise]] in the action comedy film ''[[Knight and Day]]''. In it, Diaz plays a classic car restorer who unwittingly gets caught up with the eccentric secret agent Roy Miller, played by Cruise, who is on the run from the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]]. ''Knight and Day'' received mixed reviews,<ref name="rottentomatoes">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knight_and_day/ |title=Knight and Day Movie Reviews, Pictures |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=June 26, 2010 |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901090647/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knight_and_day |url-status=live }}</ref> and while the comedy performed poorly at the box office in its debut, it became a [[sleeper hit]] at the box office with a worldwide gross of US$262{{nbsp}}million.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cruisediaz10.htm |title=Knight & Day |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=March 20, 2014 |archive-date=July 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706052144/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cruisediaz10.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2011, Diaz was cast as Lenore Case, a journalist, in the [[The Green Hornet (2011 film)|remake of the 1940s film]] ''[[The Green Hornet (serial)|The Green Hornet]]''. Directed by [[Michel Gondry]], Diaz starred alongside [[Seth Rogen]], [[Jay Chou]], and [[Christoph Waltz]] in the superhero action comedy film. Released to mixed to negative reviews from critics, who called it an "overblown, interminable and unfunny update",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-green-hornet|title=''The Green Hornet''|website=Metacritic|access-date=January 22, 2011|archive-date=January 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102164804/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-green-hornet|url-status=live}}</ref> the film ended its theatrical run on April 21, 2011, with a worldwide gross total of US$228{{nbsp}}million.<ref name="mojo" /> The same year, she played opposite Timberlake and [[Jason Segel]] in [[Jake Kasdan]]'s adult comedy ''[[Bad Teacher]]''. In the film, Diaz plays an immoral, gold-digging [[Chicago]]-area middle school teacher at the fictional John Adams Middle School who curses at her students, drinks heavily, and smokes [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]]. Again, it received mostly negative reviews from critics who felt that "in spite of a promising concept and a charmingly brazen performance from Diaz, ''Bad Teacher'' is never as funny as it should be."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bad_teacher |title=Bad Teacher |access-date=June 26, 2011 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes (Flixster) |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628074101/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bad_teacher/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A commercial hit however, the [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system|R-rated]] comedy grossed US$216{{nbsp}}million worldwide.<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=badteacher.htm |title=Bad Teacher (2011) |access-date=July 4, 2011 |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[IMDb]] |archive-date=July 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705154050/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=badteacher.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2011, Diaz was listed among ''CEOWorld Magazine''{{'}}s Top Accomplished Women Entertainers.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Accomplished Women Entertainers |url=http://ceoworld.biz/ceo/2011/05/18/ceoworld-richest-women-in-entertainment-world-list-accomplished-women-entertainers |newspaper=CEOWORLD magazine |date=May 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115070954/http://ceoworld.biz/ceo/2011/05/18/ceoworld-richest-women-in-entertainment-world-list-accomplished-women-entertainers |archive-date=January 15, 2016 }}</ref>

===2012–2014: Focus on comedies===
In 2012 Diaz was cast in ''[[What to Expect When You're Expecting (film)|What to Expect When You're Expecting]]'', directed by [[Kirk Jones (director)|Kirk Jones]] and based on the [[What to Expect When You're Expecting|pregnancy guide of the same name]].<ref name="expectmovie">{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2011/07/matthew-morrison-joins-lionsgates-what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-147512/ |title=Matthew Morrison Joins Lionsgate's 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Mail.com Media]] |date=July 15, 2011 |access-date=July 17, 2011 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716221116/http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/matthew-morrison-joins-lionsgates-what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Diaz, who filmed her scenes in a two-week period, portrays Jules Baxter, a contestant on a celebrity dance show and a host to a weight-loss fitness show, who becomes pregnant with her dance partner's baby.<ref name="Dicm">{{cite web |last=Eisenberg |first=Eric |title=What To Expect When You're Expecting Director Kirk Jones Talks Taking It One Step At A Time |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/What-Expect-You-re-Expecting-Director-Kirk-Jones-Talks-Taking-It-One-Step-Time-30973.html |publisher=Cinema Blend |access-date=January 19, 2013 |date=May 17, 2012 |archive-date=October 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011023122/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/What-Expect-You-re-Expecting-Director-Kirk-Jones-Talks-Taking-It-One-Step-Time-30973.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Upon release, the ensemble comedy received mostly negative reviews, but became a moderate commercial success with a worldwide gross of US$84.4{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web |title=What to Expect When You're Expecting |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr2814988805/?ref_=bo_tt_gr_1 |access-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727154926/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr2814988805/?ref_=bo_tt_gr_1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What to Expect When You're Expecting |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/what_to_expect_when_youre_expecting/reviews/ |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730074127/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/what_to_expect_when_youre_expecting/reviews |url-status=live }}</ref> Diaz's other film that year was ''[[Gambit (2012 film)|Gambit]]'', a remake of the 1966 [[Gambit (1966 film)|film of the same name]] directed by [[Michael Hoffman (American director)|Michael Hoffman]] and scripted by [[Coen brothers|Joel and Ethan Coen]]. The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gambit_2012/ |title=Gambit (2012) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 9, 2013 |archive-date=April 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410192728/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gambit_2012/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and performed poorly at the box office, grossing only US$10{{nbsp}}million internationally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=gambit.htm |title=Gambit (2013) - International Box Office |website=Box Office MOJO |access-date=January 1, 2013 |archive-date=May 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521125029/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=gambit.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Diaz also voiced [[Sigmund Freud]] in ''[[A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman|A Liar's Autobiography]]'' (2012), a British animated comedy film that is a (deliberately) completely inaccurate portrayal<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/movies/graham-chapman-tribute-from-monty-python.html |title=Graham Chapman Tribute |newspaper=New York Times |date=June 26, 2011 |access-date=June 26, 2011 |last1=Cieply |first1=Michael |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629105242/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/movies/graham-chapman-tribute-from-monty-python.html |url-status=live }}</ref> of the life of [[Monty Python]] alumnus [[Graham Chapman]].
[[File:Kate Upton, Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann - 13863297875 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Kate Upton]], Diaz, and [[Leslie Mann]] attending the premiere of ''[[The Other Woman (2014 film)|The Other Woman]]'' in 2014]]
Diaz's only film project of 2013 was [[Ridley Scott]]'s ''[[The Counselor]]'', co-starring [[Michael Fassbender]], [[Javier Bardem]], [[Penélope Cruz]], and [[Brad Pitt]]. In the thriller about greed, death, the primal instincts of humans and their consequences, Diaz plays a pathological liar and a [[Aspd|sociopath]], an immigrant who is now living the high-life after escaping a sordid past as an [[exotic dancer]]. While the film's reception was negative, her performance was praised as one of her best in recent years.<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_counselor_2013/ |title=The Counselor (2013) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes (Flixster) |access-date=March 6, 2014 |archive-date=March 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306011331/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_counselor_2013/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In late 2013, she published a health book, ''[[The Body Book: Feed, Move, Understand and Love Your Amazing Body]]'', co-written with Sandra Bark.<ref>{{cite web |last=Diaz |first=Cameron |title=The Body Book - Cameron Diaz - Hardcover |url=http://www.harpercollins.com/9780062252746/the-body-book |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308183546/https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062252746/the-body-book |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |access-date=August 26, 2016}}</ref> It was no. 2 on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]] in March 2014.<ref name="news">[http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/body-book-author-and-actor-cameron-diazs-healthy-tips/story-fneszs56-1226883193177 'Body book' author and actor Cameron Diaz's healthy tips] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215102848/http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/body-book-author-and-actor-cameron-diazs-healthy-tips/story-fneszs56-1226883193177|date=February 15, 2016}}, ''[[News.com.au]]'', April 14, 2014</ref> 

Diaz's first film of 2014 was the romantic revenge comedy ''[[The Other Woman (2014 film)|The Other Woman]]'' opposite [[Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]], [[Leslie Mann]], and [[Kate Upton]]. While ''The Other Woman'' received mostly negative reviews from critics, who felt that it settled for cheap laughs,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014/ |title=The Other Woman (2014) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=April 16, 2014 |archive-date=April 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415232115/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_woman_2014/ |url-status=live }}</ref> it opened atop the US weekend box office with earnings of US$24.7{{nbsp}}million across the three days;<ref>{{cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |title=Box Office: Females Fuel 'Other Woman' to First-Place $24.7 Million Debut |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-females-fuel-woman-699198 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=April 27, 2014 |access-date=April 28, 2014 |quote=April 27, 2014 |archive-date=April 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429211009/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-females-fuel-woman-699198 |url-status=live }}</ref> it eventually made US$83.9{{nbsp}}million in North America and US$196.7{{nbsp}}million globally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=otherwoman14.htmz/ |title=Box Office Mojo - Movie Index, A-Z |website=www.boxofficemojo.com |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=August 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811231120/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=otherwoman14.htmz/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Her next film release in 2014 was the comedy ''[[Sex Tape (film)|Sex Tape]]'', in which she starred with Segel again as a married couple waking up to discover that a sex tape they had made went missing, leading to a frantic search for its whereabouts. It ultimately became a moderate commercial success with a worldwide gross of US$126{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3877&p=.htm |title=Weekend Report: 'Apes' Rules Again - Box Office MOJO |website=www.boxofficemojo.com |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=January 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121013533/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3877&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sextape.htm |title=Sex Tape (2014) - Box Office MOJO |website=www.boxofficemojo.com |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=January 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121111036/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sextape.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The role required Diaz to perform multiple scenes of nudity. On her decision to appear nude, Diaz said: "People have seen my butt. I've shown the top of my butt, the bottom of my butt. I'm not opposed to doing nudity, as long as it's part of the story. I'll do whatever has to get done if it's the right thing."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a11254/cameron-diaz-interview-cover-story/ |title=Read an Exclusive Excerpt from Cameron Diaz's November Cover Story |date=October 12, 2014 |work=Marie Claire |access-date=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=October 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024192315/https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a11254/cameron-diaz-interview-cover-story/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Her final film that year was the film adaptation ''[[Annie (2014 film)|Annie]]'', co-starring [[Quvenzhané Wallis]], [[Jamie Foxx]], and [[Rose Byrne]]. She took on the role of Miss Colleen Hannigan, the cruel control freak of the foster home where the titular character resides.<ref name="annie">[https://deadline.com/2013/06/cameron-diaz-signed-and-sealed-for-annie-to-play-miss-hannigan-after-sandra-bullock-passes-530646/ Cameron Diaz Signed For 'Annie' To Play Miss Hannigan After Sandra Bullock Passes]  Deadline, Retrieved June 27, 2013</ref> Upon its December premiere, ''Annie'' made US$133{{nbsp}}million worldwide, with Diaz's performance garnering polarized reviews; critics praising her effort, but ultimately calling it too "vampy",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/Annie-2014 |title=Annie Movie Review & Film Summary (2014) - Roger Ebert |first=Matt Zoller |last=Seitz |website=www.rogerebert.com |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412010305/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/annie-2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as "strident and obnoxious".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/annie-film-review-757491/|title='Annie': Film Review|first1=David|last1=Rooney|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 14, 2014|access-date=May 21, 2021|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521160843/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/annie-film-review-757491/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of [[Rolling Stone (magazine)|''Rolling Stone'']] says that she "overacts the role to the point of hysteria".<ref>{{cite magazine |title='Annie' MovieReview |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 17, 2014 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/annie-20141217 |access-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-date=December 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219060527/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/annie-20141217 |url-status=live }}</ref> 

===2015–present: Acting hiatus and return===
Diaz decided to take a break from acting following the release of ''Annie'', stating in July 2017 that she became tired of traveling for filming,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nededog |first1=Jethro |date=June 12, 2017 |title=Cameron Diaz explains why she took a break from Hollywood |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/cameron-diaz-movie-career-hollywood-2017-6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152317/http://www.businessinsider.com/cameron-diaz-movie-career-hollywood-2017-6 |archive-date=February 20, 2018 |access-date=February 19, 2018 |work=Business Insider}}</ref> and confirmed her retirement the following March.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |date=March 29, 2018 |title=''The Sweetest Thing'' reunion! A NSFW chat with the trio from the OG women's raunchfest |url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/03/29/the-sweetest-thing-reunion-diaz-applegate-blair/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330232635/http://ew.com/movies/2018/03/29/the-sweetest-thing-reunion-diaz-applegate-blair/ |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |access-date=March 31, 2018 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> She released ''The Longevity Book: The Science of Aging, the Biology of Strength, and the Privilege of Time'' in June 2016.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25817289-the-longevity-book |title=The Longevity Book |isbn=978-0-06-237518-6 |access-date=August 26, 2016 |archive-date=October 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031085510/http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25817289-the-longevity-book |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elle.com/culture/books/news/a35361/cameron-diaz-aging-the-longevity-book/ |title=6 Things I Learned From Cameron Diaz's 'The Longevity Book' |date=April 7, 2016 |access-date=August 26, 2016 |magazine=Elle |archive-date=August 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823054106/http://www.elle.com/culture/books/news/a35361/cameron-diaz-aging-the-longevity-book/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://motto.time.com/4284286/cameron-diaz-aging-longevity-book/|magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408002451/http://motto.time.com/4284286/cameron-diaz-aging-longevity-book/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 8, 2016 |title=Why Cameron Diaz Will Never Lie About Her Age |access-date=August 26, 2016}}</ref> She has since invested in health and biotech startups, including Seed Health and Modern Acupuncture.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbinsights.com/company/seed-health-funding |title=Seed Health Funding & Investors |agency=CB Insights |access-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111022509/https://www.cbinsights.com/company/seed-health-funding |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/Cameron-Diaz-investments|title=Cameron Diaz Investments|agency=CB Insights|access-date=November 11, 2019|archive-date=November 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111023430/https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/cameron-diaz-investments|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://us.hola.com/lifestyle/2019100428798/cameron-diaz-modern-acupuncture-investment/ |title=Cameron Diaz invests in health business with Modern Acupuncture |date=October 4, 2019 |magazine=¡Hola! |access-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111024931/https://us.hola.com/lifestyle/2019100428798/cameron-diaz-modern-acupuncture-investment/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/cameron-diaz-strand-equity-modern-acupuncture-investment-1203333580/ |title=Cameron Diaz Invests in Acupuncture Chain |last=Thomas |first=Ellen |date=October 3, 2019 |magazine=Women's Wear Daily |access-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207232712/https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/cameron-diaz-strand-equity-modern-acupuncture-investment-1203333580/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2019, she was a keynote speaker at [[The Infatuation]]'s annual food festival, [[The Infatuation#EEEEEATSCON|EEEEEATSCON]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cameron-diaz-jeffery-katzenberg-join-infatuations-food-fest-1200340|title=Cameron Diaz, Jeffery Katzenberg to Join The Infatuation's Santa Monica Food Fest|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 9, 2019|access-date=February 12, 2020|archive-date=July 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730044806/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cameron-diaz-jeffery-katzenberg-join-infatuations-food-fest-1200340|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Diaz launched an organic wine brand, Avaline, with business partner Katherine Power.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/cameron-diaz-wine-avaline-1029569/|first=Tim|last=Chan|title=Cameron Diaz Basically Retired From Acting to Become a Winemaker|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 16, 2020|access-date=July 18, 2020|archive-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717112022/https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/cameron-diaz-wine-avaline-1029569/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, she appeared as a guest judge in the season opener episode of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 7)|RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7]]'', and stated she was a huge fan of the show.<ref name="RPDR appearance">{{cite news |last1=Nolfi |first1=Joey |title=All Stars 7 cast promises that guest judge Cameron Diaz is a Drag Race superfan: 'She knew everything' |url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-7-cameron-diaz-guest-judge/ |access-date=June 8, 2022 |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 26, 2022 |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608173434/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-7-cameron-diaz-guest-judge/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2022, it was announced that Diaz would return to acting by starring alongside Foxx in the [[Netflix]] action-comedy ''[[Back in Action (2025 film)|Back in Action]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/cameron-diaz-acting-return-jamie-foxx-netflix-1235306073/|title=Cameron Diaz Comes Out of Retirement For Netflix Movie With Jamie Foxx|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|date=June 29, 2022|work=Variety|access-date=June 29, 2022|archive-date=September 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171944/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/cameron-diaz-acting-return-jamie-foxx-netflix-1235306073/|url-status=live}}</ref> which was released on [[Netflix]] on January 17, 2025. In March 2024, Diaz was announced to be in talks to star in the [[List of Apple TV+ original films|Apple Original Film]] ''[[Outcome (film)|Outcome]]'' alongside [[Keanu Reeves]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/cameron-diaz-keanu-reeves-apple-original-films-outcome-director-jonah-hill-1235845347/|title=Cameron Diaz In Talks To Star Opposite Keanu Reeves In Apple Original Films' 'Outcome' From Jonah Hill|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=March 5, 2024|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 5, 2024|archive-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305161304/https://deadline.com/2024/03/cameron-diaz-keanu-reeves-apple-original-films-outcome-director-jonah-hill-1235845347/|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming started for the project later that month.<ref name="ET-filming-start">{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Tionah |title=Keanu Reeves Has a Whole New Look: Check Out His Haircut for Latest Movie |url=https://www.etonline.com/keanu-reeves-has-a-whole-new-look-check-out-his-haircut-for-latest-movie-222047 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |publisher=[[CBS Media Ventures]] |access-date=March 20, 2024 |date=March 20, 2024 |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320195139/https://www.etonline.com/keanu-reeves-has-a-whole-new-look-check-out-his-haircut-for-latest-movie-222047 |url-status=live }}</ref> She will reprise her voice role as [[Princess Fiona]] in ''[[Shrek 5]]'', scheduled for release in 2026.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |last2=McClintock |first2=Pamela |title=''Shrek 5'' Set for 2026 with Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz Returning |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shrek-5-set-for-2026-mike-myers-eddie-murphy-cameron-diaz-1235941271/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=9 July 2024 |date=9 July 2024}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
[[File:CameronDiazJune09.jpg|thumb|upright|Receiving her star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2009]]
===Relationships and family===
From 1990 to 1994, Diaz cohabited with video producer Carlos de la Torre, whom she met in Japan while filming an [[LA Gear]] ad.<ref>{{Cite book|first=Anne E.|last=Hill|title=Cameron Diaz|year=1999|publisher=Chelsea House Publishers|isbn=9781438140919}}</ref> From January 1996 to September 1998, Diaz dated her ''There's Something About Mary'' co-star [[Matt Dillon]].<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|title=The Angry Zen of Matt Dillon|date=September 7, 2006|last=Hedegaard | first=Erik |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181020112453/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/the-angry-zen-of-matt-dillon-191221/|archive-date=October 20, 2018|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/the-angry-zen-of-matt-dillon-191221/|access-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She was unofficially engaged to actor/singer [[Jared Leto]] between 1999 and 2003.<ref name=love/><ref>{{cite web|work=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]]|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/jared-leto-pickup-article-1.1718348|title=Jared's a fine actor but no pickup artist, say beauties who've delivered a Leto veto|author1=Garvey, Marianne|author2=Niemietz, Brian|author3=Cartwright, Lachlan|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181020124315/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/jared-leto-pickup-article-1.1718348|archive-date=October 20, 2018|publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]]|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> From April 2003 to December 2006, she dated singer [[Justin Timberlake]].<ref name=timberlake>{{cite web|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url=https://people.com/celebrity/justin-timberlake-and-cameron-diaz-break-up/|title=Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz Break Up|author=''People'' Staff|date=January 11, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181020124754/https://people.com/celebrity/justin-timberlake-and-cameron-diaz-break-up/|archive-date=October 20, 2018|publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]]|access-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> From May 2010 to September 2011, Diaz dated former [[New York Yankees]] player [[Alex Rodriguez]].<ref name=arod>{{cite web |work=[[New York Post]] |url=https://nypost.com/2016/08/11/what-do-madonna-and-9-other-women-have-in-common-a-rod/ |title=The top 10 women A-Rod played ball with off the field |last=Sears |first=Ethan |date=August 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181020130432/https://nypost.com/2016/08/11/what-do-madonna-and-9-other-women-have-in-common-a-rod/ |archive-date=October 20, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Diaz married musician [[Benji Madden]] at her home in [[Beverly Hills, California]], on January 5, 2015, in a Jewish ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2015/01/06/culture/why-did-cameron-diaz-have-a-jewish-wedding|title=Why did Cameron Diaz have a Jewish wedding?|date=January 6, 2015|access-date=May 3, 2020|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727062445/https://www.jta.org/2015/01/06/culture/why-did-cameron-diaz-have-a-jewish-wedding|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=January 7, 2015|title=Cameron Diaz has a Jewish wedding - through neither she nor beau are Jewish|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.635766|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-date=January 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108015518/http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.635766|url-status=live}}</ref> The couple had been introduced ten months earlier by her close friend [[Nicole Richie]] who is married to Madden's twin brother [[Joel Madden|Joel]].<ref>{{cite web|date=January 5, 2015|title=Cameron Diaz Marries Benji Madden|url=https://people.com/celebrity/cameron-diaz-marries-benji-madden/|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-date=January 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106094819/https://people.com/celebrity/cameron-diaz-marries-benji-madden/|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2019, the couple became parents to their first child via [[surrogate pregnancy]], a daughter.<!--Unless the child is notable themselves, their name is omitted per [[WP:BLPNAME]].--><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Dweck|first=Sophie|title=Cameron Diaz Feels Daughter Raddix Is 'Truly a Miracle' After Using Surrogate (Exclusive)|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/cameron-diaz-feels-daughter-raddix-is-truly-a-miracle/|magazine=Us Weekly|date=January 8, 2020}}</ref> In March 2024, it was announced that the couple had a second child, a son.<ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Ingrid |last=Vasquez |date=March 22, 2024 |title=Cameron Diaz and Husband Benji Madden Announce Birth of Son Cardinal: 'We Are Blessed' |url=https://people.com/cameron-diaz-benji-madden-announce-birth-of-son-cardinal-8619506 |access-date=March 23, 2024 |magazine=People |language=en |archive-date=March 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323122156/https://people.com/cameron-diaz-benji-madden-announce-birth-of-son-cardinal-8619506 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Explicit media and lawsuit===
In May 1992, she was photographed and videotaped topless for an [[S&M]] leather fashion lingerie editorial by John Rutter, a professional photographer. The photographs and video were never released. Rutter approached Diaz in 2003, ahead of the release of ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'', offering to sell the pictures and video to her for {{US$|3.5|link=yes}}{{nbsp}}million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|3.5|2003|r=2}}{{nbsp}}million in {{Inflation/year|US}}) before attempting to sell them to prospective buyers. He stated that he was offering her [[first right of refusal]] to them; she saw it as attempted blackmail and sued him.<ref name=manwhoblackmailed>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1494913/Man-who-blackmailed-Cameron-Diaz-over-topless-photos-faces-jail.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1494913/Man-who-blackmailed-Cameron-Diaz-over-topless-photos-faces-jail.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Man who blackmailed Cameron Diaz over topless photos faces jail|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=July 27, 2005|access-date=August 13, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=diazphotographer>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/jul/26/news|title=Diaz photographer convicted|newspaper=The Guardian|date=July 26, 2005|access-date=August 13, 2016|archive-date=September 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917071626/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/jul/26/news|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=camerondiazphja>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4251410.stm|title=Cameron Diaz photographer jailed|work=BBC News|date=September 16, 2005|access-date=August 13, 2016|archive-date=August 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831140143/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4251410.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2004, the 30-minute video of the photo shoot, entitled ''She's No Angel'', was released on a Russian website.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Cameron-Diaz-S-M-film-hits-the-Web-Beyonce-3303365.php|title=Cameron Diaz S&M film hits the Web; Beyonce mistaken identity; Usher moons London|newspaper=SF Gate|date=July 8, 2004|access-date=August 13, 2016|archive-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822104203/http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Cameron-Diaz-S-M-film-hits-the-Web-Beyonce-3303365.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Rutter denied releasing it.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/diaz-fit-tied-video-web-article-1.570112|title=Diaz fit to be tied over video on web|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=July 8, 2004|access-date=August 13, 2016|archive-date=February 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223065706/https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/diaz-fit-tied-video-web-article-1.570112|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 16, 2005, Rutter was sentenced to more than three years in prison for attempted grand theft, forgery, and perjury.<ref name=camerondiazphja/>

On February 27, 2025, it was confirmed that Diaz had been one of the people who had traveled on [[Jeffrey Epstein|Jeffrey Epstein's]] private plane to his private island in the [[Virgin Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Axios |date=2025-02-28 |title=Jeffrey Epstein list: Names, flight logs in documents released by Trump administration |url=https://www.axios.com/2025/02/28/jeffrey-epstein-documents-release-names-flights |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Axios |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Crime |first=French Writers Page Sean O'Driscoll Senior |last2=Member |first2=Courts Reporter Newsweek Is A. Trust Project |date=2025-02-27 |title=Jeffrey Epstein flight logs: full list of names so far |url=https://www.newsweek.com/jeffrey-epstein-flight-logs-full-list-names-2037216 |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>

==Other work==
Known for her [[environmental activism]], Diaz was an early adopter of the [[Toyota Prius]] [[hybrid car|hybrid]] and worked to promote [[Al Gore]]'s [[Live Earth]] campaign, raising awareness of [[climate change]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-schnall/talking-green-with-camero_b_95784.html | first=Marianne|last= Schnall | title=Talking Green with Cameron Diaz| date= April 9, 2008 <!--date per archive link; version of article online in January 2015 later said it was published in 1969, decades before HuffPo existed-->| work = The Huffington Post | archive-date=April 11, 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080411025620/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-schnall/talking-green-with-camero_b_95784.html | url-status=live}}</ref> She was also critical of the [[George W. Bush]] administration. She wore a T-shirt that read "I won't vote for a son of a Bush!" while making publicity visits for ''Charlie's Angels''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liberalartists.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=52 |title=LiberalArtists.com |publisher=LiberalArtists.com |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114173434/http://www.liberalartists.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=52 |archive-date=January 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Diaz has been involved with the [[Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America]] (IAVA), the first and largest non-profit organization for veterans of the wars in [[Iraq War|Iraq]] and [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]], and has spoken as an advocate for military families.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stewart |first=Anna |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/diaz-gives-back-to-veteran-community-1118005198/ |title=Diaz gives back to veteran community|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 19, 2009 | archive-date= July 10, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150710030221/http://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/diaz-gives-back-to-veteran-community-1118005198/ | url-status=live|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] }}</ref>

==Acting credits and accolades==
{{more|Cameron Diaz filmography|List of awards and nominations received by Cameron Diaz}}
Diaz has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Cameron Diaz|various accolades]], including nominations for four [[Golden Globe Awards]], three [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] and a [[British Academy Film Award]]. In 2016, ''[[IndieWire]]'' named her one of the greatest actors never to have received an [[Academy Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kiang|first=Jessica|date=1 January 2016|title=30 Great Actors Who've Never Been Oscar Nominated|work=Indiewire|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/01/30-great-actors-whove-never-been-oscar-nominated-90109/|access-date=6 June 2016|archive-date=October 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015124743/https://www.indiewire.com/2016/01/30-great-actors-whove-never-been-oscar-nominated-90109/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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