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name: "Catherine Zeta-Jones"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/catherine-zeta-jones"
fi1m_id: "catherine-zeta-jones"
imdb_id: "nm0001876"
tmdb_id: 1922
wikidata_id: "Q47664"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 September 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-05T01:41:26.845438+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Catherine Zeta-Jones

## Identity

Catherine Zeta-Jones

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/catherine-zeta-jones
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** catherine-zeta-jones
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001876
- **TMDB ID:** 1922
- **Wikidata ID:** Q47664
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Zeta-Jones, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47664, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001876/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1922

Actor. Born 25 September 1969 in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 September 1969, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK
- **Active:** 1998–present
- **Also known as:** Catherine Jones , Catherine Zeta-Jones Douglas
- **Frequently works with:** [Steven Soderbergh](https://film.one/person/steven-soderbergh.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 49 (1), 2000s 72 (5), 2010s 70 (1), 2020s 52 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 63 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 4 of 8 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Crime 5, Comedy 4, Thriller 3, Mystery 2, Romance 2
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,419m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Zeta-Jones, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47664, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001876/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1922

## Coming up

- *The Gallerist* (2026-12-04), as Marianne Gorman

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Side Effects*](https://film.one/film/side-effects.md) (70), [*Entrapment*](https://film.one/film/entrapment.md) (49)
- **Netflix:** [*High Fidelity*](https://film.one/film/high-fidelity.md) (82)
- **Paramount+:** [*Chicago*](https://film.one/film/chicago.md) (73)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Terminal*](https://film.one/film/the-terminal.md) (63)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Kill Jackie*](https://film.one/tv/kill-jackie.md) (34)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Catherine Zeta-Jones

> Catherine Zeta-Jones brings conviction to supporting parts that do not always deserve the trouble. We rate her most highly in *Traffic*, where Steven Soderbergh gives her more to do than look assured.

In *Traffic* (2000), Catherine Zeta-Jones starts with the simple business of ordering lunch. Her Helena Ayala changes within the first act, and she lets us notice without advertising how much work she is doing. We found the change unsettling because she makes it seem so ordinary. Steven Soderbergh gives her something substantial to play within a busy ensemble thriller, and she does not need to insist on our attention.

The Hollywood breakthrough was Elena Montero in the action-adventure *The Mask of Zorro* (1998), which made physical assurance an obvious selling point. Her musical theatre experience found a direct use in *Chicago* (2002), with singing and dancing central to Velma Kelly. The less useful habit in that early Hollywood period was casting for beauty first, as in *Entrapment* (1999) and *The Haunting* (1999).

*Ocean's Twelve* (2004) is more frustrating: she is doing the work in a film that has largely decided to enjoy the company. As Europol detective Isabel Lahiri, opposite Brad Pitt's Rusty Ryan, she makes their exchanges feel as though something matters. We keep wanting the film to stay with them. Soderbergh keeps cutting away. The loose plotting hurts the film, but her refusal to coast is one reason we stay interested in a sequel whose story has become an afterthought.

In *Side Effects* (2013), costume designer Susan Lyall puts Dr Victoria Siebert in black, with pulled-back hair and glasses removed to make a point. Zeta-Jones uses that formality to keep the part credible even when the script becomes less so. The film is a good thriller with a disappointing change of priorities, and she has less to do than her billing promises. Her seriousness is useful here, but we would have liked the part to give her more to work with. Start with *Traffic*; approach *Ocean's Twelve* prepared to wish the film would get back to her and Pitt.

## Biography

Catherine Zeta-Jones is a Welsh actress. She was born Catherine Zeta Jones on 25 September 1969 in Swansea, Wales, and began performing on stage as a child. She moved to London at 15 and secured early roles in West End musicals, including a lead in a revival of *42nd Street*. She gained prominence in Britain through the television series *The Darling Buds of May* in the early 1990s before transitioning to film.

Her Hollywood breakthrough came with *The Mask of Zorro* (1998) and *Entrapment* (1999). She received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Velma Kelly in *Chicago* (2002), along with a BAFTA and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Other notable film roles include Helena Ayala in *Traffic* (2000), Isabel Lahiri in *Ocean's Twelve* (2004) and Dr. Victoria Siebert in *Side Effects* (2013). She has also appeared in the television series *Wednesday* (2022) as Morticia Addams. In 2010 she won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for *A Little Night Music*. She was appointed CBE in 2010 for services to film and humanitarian work. She has been married to actor Michael Douglas since 2000.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Kill Jackie* (2026), Fi1m 34, as Jackie Price — [page](https://film.one/tv/kill-jackie.md)
- *Wednesday* (2022), Fi1m 71, as Morticia Addams — [page](https://film.one/tv/wednesday.md)
- *Side Effects* (2013), Fi1m 70, as Dr. Victoria Siebert — [page](https://film.one/film/side-effects.md)
- *Ocean's Twelve* (2004), Fi1m 58, as Isabel Lahiri — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-twelve.md)
- *The Terminal* (2004), Fi1m 63, as Amelia Warren — [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminal.md)
- *Chicago* (2002), Fi1m 73, as Velma Kelly — [page](https://film.one/film/chicago.md)
- *High Fidelity* (2000), Fi1m 82, as Charlie — [page](https://film.one/film/high-fidelity.md)
- *Traffic* (2000), Fi1m 82, as Helena Ayala — [page](https://film.one/film/traffic.md)
- *Entrapment* (1999), Fi1m 49, as Virginia 'Gin' Baker — [page](https://film.one/film/entrapment.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Gallerist* (2026), as Marianne Gorman
- *Kill Jackie* (2026), series, as Jackie Price · Executive Producer — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/tv/kill-jackie.md)
- *National Treasure: Edge of History* (2022), series, as Billie Pearce
- *Wednesday* (2022), series, as Morticia Addams — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/wednesday.md)
- *Prodigal Son* (2019), series, as Dr. Vivian Capshaw
- *Queen America* (2018), series, as Vicki Ellis
- *Cocaine Godmother* (2017), as Griselda Blanco
- *FEUD* (2017), series, as Olivia de Havilland
- *Dad's Army* (2016), as Rose Winters
- *RED 2* (2013), as Katja
- *Side Effects* (2013), as Dr. Victoria Siebert — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/side-effects.md)
- *Broken City* (2013), as Cathleen Hostetler
- *Playing for Keeps* (2012), as Denise
- *The Scrat Show* (2012), series, Actor
- *Lay the Favorite* (2012), as Tulip Heimowitz
- *Rock of Ages* (2012), as Patricia Whitmore
- *The Rebound* (2009), as Sandy
- *Death Defying Acts* (2007), as Mary McGarvie
- *No Reservations* (2007), as Kate
- *The Legend of Zorro* (2005), as Elena
- *Ocean's Twelve* (2004), as Isabel Lahiri — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-twelve.md)
- *The Terminal* (2004), as Amelia Warren — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminal.md)
- *Sinbad and the Cyclops Island* (2003), as Marina
- *Intolerable Cruelty* (2003), as Marilyn
- *Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas* (2003), as Marina (voice)
- *Chicago* (2002), as Velma Kelly — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/chicago.md)
- *America's Sweethearts* (2001), as Gwen Harrison
- *Traffic* (2000), as Helena Ayala — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/traffic.md)
- *High Fidelity* (2000), as Charlie — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/high-fidelity.md)
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert* (1999), as Maya
- *The Haunting* (1999), as Theo
- *Entrapment* (1999), as Virginia 'Gin' Baker — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/entrapment.md)
- *The Mask of Zorro* (1998), as Elena Montero / Elena Murrieta
- *Titanic* (1996), series, as Isabella Paradine
- *The Phantom* (1996), as Sala
- *Catherine the Great* (1996), as Catherine
- *Blue Juice* (1995), as Chloe
- *The Return of the Native* (1994), as Eustacia Vye
- *The Cinder Path* (1994), series, as Victoria Chapman
- *Splitting Heirs* (1993), as Kitty
- *Christopher Columbus: The Discovery* (1992), as Beatriz Enríquez de Arana
- *Love at First Sight* (1992), series, as Marie
- *Out of the Blue* (1991), as Chirsty
- *The Darling Buds of May* (1991), series, as Mariette
- *1001 Nights* (1990), as Sheherazade
- *The Play on One* (1988), series, as Chirsty
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Eustacia Vye
- *A Visit to Grandpa’s*, as Mrs. Edwinsford
- *Cupid*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Catherine Zeta-Jones](https://film.one/media/person/9396/gallery-fd773fbe7dc8.jpg) Catherine Zeta-Jones — David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Catherine_Zeta-Jones_VF_2012_Shankbone.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Vanity Fair party for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/9396/gallery-40ecd90a280c.jpg) Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Vanity Fair party for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. — David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Catherine_Zeta-Jones_2012_%28facecrop%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Catherine Zeta-Jones in an interview about Wednesday, 2025](https://film.one/media/person/9396/gallery-89ac05e152cb.png) Catherine Zeta-Jones in an interview about Wednesday, 2025 — Margaret Gardiner, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Catherine_Zeta-Jones_2025.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Parade, Cambridge, MA.](https://film.one/media/person/9396/gallery-8018f649a840.jpg) Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Parade, Cambridge, MA. — John Harrison at https://www.flickr.com/photos/15512543@N04/, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Catherine_Zeta-Jones_Feb05.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Catherine Zeta-Jones](https://film.one/media/person/9396/gallery-1c6dc0d7f19e.jpg) Catherine Zeta-Jones — Image via TMDB
- ![Catherine Zeta-Jones](https://film.one/media/person/9396/gallery-7b250f16184d.jpg) Catherine Zeta-Jones — Image via TMDB
- ![Catherine Zeta-Jones](https://film.one/media/person/9396/gallery-6760f5a21881.jpg) Catherine Zeta-Jones — Image via TMDB
- ![Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas at the Vanity Fair party for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/9396/gallery-389a4e56dcb3.jpg) Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas at the Vanity Fair party for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. — David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Catherine_Zeta-Jones_Michael_Douglas_2012_Shankbone.jpg/1280px-Catherine_Zeta-Jones_Michael_Douglas_2012_Shankbone.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Vanity Fair party for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/9396/gallery-97df87206df1.jpg) Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Vanity Fair party for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. — David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Catherine_Zeta-Jones_Michael_Douglas_2012_Shankbone_2.jpg/1280px-Catherine_Zeta-Jones_Michael_Douglas_2012_Shankbone_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Catherine Zeta-Jones](https://film.one/media/person/9396/gallery-e5639d23afc1.jpg) Catherine Zeta-Jones — Image via TMDB
- ![Catherine Zeta-Jones](https://film.one/media/person/9396/gallery-4ea2a4715304.jpg) Catherine Zeta-Jones — Image via TMDB
- ![Catherine Zeta-Jones](https://film.one/media/person/9396/gallery-14a44877ee97.jpg) Catherine Zeta-Jones — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2003: Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Chicago*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 2003: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (won), for *Chicago*

### Golden Globes — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2002: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (nominated), for *Chicago*
- 2000: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (nominated), for *Traffic*

### SAG Awards — 3 won

- 2003: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (won), for *Chicago*
- 2003: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (won), for *Chicago*
- 2001: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (won), for *Traffic*

### Other awards — 8 won, 7 nominated

- Commander of the Order of the British Empire 2010: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (won)
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical 2010: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical 2010: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (won)
- Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year 2005: Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (won)
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast 2004: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast (nominated), for *Ocean's Twelve*
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress 2003: Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Chicago*
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast 2002: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast (won), for *Chicago*
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2002: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Chicago*
- Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress 2002: Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Chicago*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 1999: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (nominated), for *The Haunting*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble 1999: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble (nominated), for *Entrapment*
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress 1999: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress (won), for *Entrapment*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance 1999: MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance (nominated), for *The Mask of Zorro*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Fight 1999: MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (nominated), for *The Mask of Zorro*
- Saturn Awards 1998: Best Actress (nominated), for *The Mask of Zorro*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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