CHICAGO (Musical)

Catherine Zeta-Jones received her Best Supporting Actress for her marvelous performance as the Chicago nightclub rising star, Velma Kelly, who awaits trial on murderers' row for a crime of passion. Luckily she has a slimy, slick lawyer, known for turning notorious defendants into local legends. Things go awry though when another young actress winds up on the same cell block with the same slimy lawyer, also accused of a crime of passion!

Catherine Zeta-Jones was born in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, in the UK, the daughter of candy factory manager, Welshman Dai Jones and an Irish mother Pat Jones. She grew up in the little village town of Mumbles, located along the coast of Wales. Catherine Zeta-Jones was the middle child, between an older brother, development executive David Jones, and a younger brother, Lyndon Jones, who now is involved with Catherine's present production company.

Catherine's singing and dancing talent emerged early and she achieved local stardom before she was 10 years old! She had the opportunity to perform in show productions, organized by a Catholic congregation in the area, which sponsored an acting troupe.

Catherine's ability and talent soon won her the roles in the stage plays, ANNIE & BUGSY MALONE & THE PAJAMA GAME. Her big break on the stage happened when she as the second understudy got the chance to perform as the lead in the British revival of 42ND STREET. She did so well that the producer let her continue to be the lead throughout the run of the play. She was 15 years old!

Her popularity as an actress grew throughout the United Kingdom in the early 1990's because of her performance in the hugely popular TV comedy/drama series, THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY. This success was a springboard into playing supporting actress gigs in film.

In 1996, she landed the part of the spirited Elena in the film, MASK OF ZORRO, holding her own against Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins, which really got her noticed outside the United Kingdom, and she found herself being hired to perform in big budget films, such as ENTRAPMENT, THE HAUNTING and TRAFFIC, a film which many believed she should've been nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Catherine Zeta-Jones married Michael Douglas on November 18th, 2000, shortly after giving birth to their son. They had a second child together, a daughter, born on April 20th, 2003.

Catherine Zeta-Jones' other films include:

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: THE DISCOVERY
SPLITTING HEIRS
THE CINDER PATH
THE MASK OF ZORRO
THE LEGEND OF ZORRO
BLUE JUICE
THE PHANTOM
HIGH FIDELITY
AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS
INTOLERABLE CRUELTY
THE TERMINAL
OCEAN'S TWELVE
SMOKE & MIRRORS

Zeta-Jones in CHICAGO

Catherine Zeta-Jones in THE MASK OF ZORRO (1998)

Catherine Zeta-Jones in THE HAUNTING

Catherine Zeta-Jones in OCEAN'S TWELVE (2004)

Catherine Zeta-Jones in THE LEGEND OF ZORRO (2005)