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Just barely a woman, Cameron felt modeling angst. There was more to her life, and she knew it. As a suggestion from her agent, Diaz tried going down the well-traveled road of modeling to acting. Who would believe after twelve auditions, this fresh actress--born from modeling--would land a small role in Jim Carrey's film, <I>The Mask</I>? Cameron wanted in, and she had the perfect opportunity. "Anything the filmmakers wanted, I would do. But it got to the point where I said, 'You know what? I'm not doing it anymore. I'm not gonna go practice with the choreographer so that he knows the steps he's gonna teach the real girl who gets the job.'" Director Charles Russell caught wind of Cameron's feelings and went to the producers at New Line Cinema, and convinced them to award her the female lead. At the time, Cameron didn't fully understand the scope of what she was getting into. "This is kind of a big film, isn't it?" Diaz asked a month into production. Yes, it was! She got ulcer. Cameron then realized the heavy weight on her shoulders, the responsibility for the success of the film.</div> <div> The studios weren't too confident or keen in hiring Cameron after the ulcer during <I>Mask</I> production and her injury during <I>Kombat</I> pre-production. So Diaz trotted down the road of independent films, scoring several roles. She played a character named Jude in <I>The Last Supper</I> (1995), directed by Stacy Title. "I did the Last Supper simply to get the opportunity to work with other actors. I never had any other experience acting other than <I>The Mask</I>." It was during this year (1995) that Cameron ended her longstanding, 5-year relationship with Carlos de La Torre. In <I>Feeling Minnesota</I> (1996), she runs off with her brother-in-law (Keanu Reeves). In <I>She's the One</I> (1996), Cameron sleeps with bros. Ed Burns and Mike McGlone. Strangely, many of Cameron's acting roles involved playing vulnerable females, often tied-up; Cameron also displays her well-shaped body in these movies with swimsuits and several swimming scenes. As the wife of a prominent judge (Harvey Keitel) more than twice her age, she finds herself in a terrible mess after discovering a dead body in <I>Head Above Water</I> (1996). That same year, Cameron was named the N.A.T.O./ShowWest Female Star of Tomorrow by the National Association of Theater Owners. She now had several films under her belt, award recognition, and a small following of fans.</div> <div> Returning to the big-studio films, Cameron's task was to star side-by-side with Hollywood cutie Julia Roberts who was also making somewhat of a return in <I>My Best Friend's Wedding</I>. The summer romantic comedy scored well among critics, not to mention Cameron's performance aside Julia. Cameron then went on to <I>A Live Less Ordinary</I> by Danny Boyle with kidnapper Ewan McGregor. Cameron recently starred in the Faralley brothers' <I>There's Something About Mary</I> with her ex-beau and costar Matt Dillon. This box-office smash earned Cameron her biggest Hollywood boost yet. She followed her comedy shasher with an independent film <I>Very Bad Things</I> (1998) as Laura Garrety. Cameron Diaz's upcoming films include <I>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas</I> (1998) as a blonde TV reporter, and <I>On Any given Sunday</I> (1999).</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>