Catherine ZetaJones
Actor
Catherine Zeta Jones won an Oscar as best supporting actress for her deliciously villainous femme fatale in the 2002 film
Chicago. Originally more popular in the U.K. than in the U.S., ZetaJones was first a hit on both sides of the Atlantic as the love interest of
Antonio Banderas in the 1998 movie
The Mask of Zorro. She quickly became an Alist star, often cast as a wily and sexy schemer. She was the expert thief opposite
Sean Connery in the heist movie
Entrapment, and the hardedged drug kingpin's wife in Traffic (2000, directed by
Steven Soderbergh). She and costar
Renee Zellweger both received Oscar nominations for
Chicago. Her profile was boosted by her moviestar romance with actor
Michael Douglas. The two were married in 2000, not long after completing filming on
Traffic. ZetaJones also was a prominent spokesperson for TMobile phones from 20022006.
Other "wily and sexy" types:
Angelina Jolie,
Barbara Stanwyck and
Lana Turner.
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