Trivia

Catherine and husband Michael Douglas share the same birthday, 25 years apart. He was born 25 September 1944; she was born 25 September 1969.

(April 20, 2013) Entered a rehabilitation facility to treat her bipolar disorder.

Her friend, singer Bonnie Tyler, sang at her wedding. Both Zeta-Jones and Tyler come from the same region of Wales.

She was originally approached to play Roxie Hart in Chicago (2002), but wanted to play Velma Kelly because of the song "All That Jazz". Renée Zellweger ended up winning the role of Roxie Hart.

As a child, she was exposed to a virus that gave her breathing difficulties. This required a tracheotomy surgery, which ultimately left a surgical scar on her neck.

Her wedding ring includes a Celtic motif and was bought in a Welsh town called Aberystwyth.

Her character in Traffic (2000) was changed to a pregnant woman, because Zeta-Jones herself was pregnant at the time with her son, Dylan.

She and Liam Neeson were so frightened on the set of The Haunting (1999) that neither of them wanted to film there after dark.

When she was age 14, former Monkees star Micky Dolenz was touring Britain in a musical that required the participation of local teens in each city it visited. She auditioned for the Welsh version of the show and won a chorus spot. She so impressed the producers that they whisked her off to London to star in a production of "The Pyjama Game".

Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas took legal action against stalker Dawnette Knight, who was accused of sending violent letters to the couple that contained graphic threats on Zeta-Jones' life. Testifying, Zeta-Jones said the threats left her so shaken she feared a nervous breakdown. Knight claimed she had been in love with Douglas and admitted to the offenses, which took place between October 2003 and May 2004. She was sentenced to three years in prison.

In 2010, her husband Douglas was diagnosed with tongue cancer, and Zeta-Jones faced an emotionally turbulent time. This trigger led to Zeta-Jones suffering from depression, and despite initial apprehension, she spoke publicly about suffering from bipolar II disorder. She sought treatment by checking herself into hospital in 2011, and again in 2013. Owing to the stress of both their illnesses, the couple decided to live separately in 2013, though without taking legal action towards separation or divorce. They reconciled in 2014, with Douglas stating that they were "stronger than ever".

Met her husband, Michael Douglas, at the Deauville Film Festival in September 1998, while she was promoting her upcoming film, The Mask of Zorro (1998).

Her birth name is Catherine Jones, but she took her grandmother's name (on her father's side) because there were many other Catherine Jones, especially in her school class.

Likes listening to soul music. Is a huge fan of Gladys Knight. She also likes Elvis Presley and Van Morrison. Every Sunday morning for 15 years, her father woke her up to Elvis Presley singing "American Trilogy" or Van Morrison singing "Moondance".

Her father is of Welsh ancestry, and her mother is of Irish, English, and Welsh ancestry.

Her production company is Milkwood Films, named after the play "Under Milkwood" by Welsh writer Dylan Thomas. She and Thomas are both from the same Welsh town, Swansea.

The daughter of David and Catherine (née Fair) Jones (both born 1946), Catherine Zeta-Jones is a trained singer and dancer. She moved to London from Wales at age 15 and acquired her first actor's guild card that same year.

Admitted herself into Silver Hills Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut on April 6, 2011 for a five-day treatment of her Bipolar II Disorder before leaving the hospital on April 11, 2011.

Is an avid fan of musicals, particularly the ones she saw as a child: Mary Poppins (1964) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).

(December 31, 1999) Got engaged to her boyfriend of a year, Michael Douglas in Aspen, Colorado.

On December 11, 2003, she was a hostess, together with husband Michael Douglas, at the 2003 annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo Spectrum in Oslo, Norway.

Hundreds of actresses were interviewed for Mariette on The Darling Buds of May (1991) before Jones was cast in the role at age 22. Much of her career had been in musical theatre up till then, but playing Mariette was her big break. Jones was inexperienced with television, and very nervous in the beginning; David Jason advised her to keep her eyes still while doing dialogue in close-up, something he used to do.

She was considered for the role of Satine in the musical Moulin Rouge! (2001) but Nicole Kidman, who went on to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.

In 2004, she began a two year $20 million contract as the spokeswoman of T-Mobile.

She was considered for the role of Jane Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), which went to Angelina Jolie.

Named after her grandmothers: Catherine Fair on her mother's side, and Zeta Jones on her father's.

A traditional Welsh choir sang at her wedding.

She began singing and dancing at the age of four, largely as a result of her involvement with the local Catholic congregation's amateur performing troupe. She began acting at age 11, playing the lean in a production of "Annie", and at age 13, starred in a West End production of the musical "Bugsy Malone".

She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.

Was offered the role of Trinity in The Matrix (1999) but declined.

On an awards show, speaking of her role of Velma Kelly in the movie Chicago (2002), she stated that while it was as exciting, it was almost as painful as giving birth to her son.

In the 1980s, her parents won £100.000 at the game of Bingo and moved to St. Andrews Drive in Mayals, uptown Swansea.

Is one of 8 actresses to have won an Academy Award for their performance in a musical. The others in chronological order are; Rita Moreno, Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Jennifer Hudson, Anne Hathaway and Emma Stone.

Was seven months pregnant with her son Dylan when she completed filming on Traffic (2000).

Is one of 6 actresses to have been pregnant at the time of winning the Academy Award; the others are Eva Marie Saint, Patricia Neal, Meryl Streep, Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman. Neal is the only to have not accepted her award in person as a result of her pregnancy. Zeta-Jones was 8 months pregnant with her daughter Carys when she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Chicago (2002).

Ocean's Twelve (2004) reunited her with previous colleagues Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and Don Cheadle.

Returned to work four months after giving birth to her son Dylan in order to begin filming America's Sweethearts (2001).

Won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Desiree in "A Little Night Music" (2010).

Has 2 children: son, Dylan Douglas (b. August 8, 2000) & daughter, Carys Douglas (b. April 20, 2003) with husband, Michael Douglas.

Engaged to Angus Macfadyen from May 1995 to August 1996.

She released the singles "For All Time" in 1989, "In the Arms of Love" and "I Can't Help Myself" in 1995 and a duet with David Essex, "True Love Ways", which was her only chart single. It appeared at #38 in the UK Top 75 singles chart in 1994.

(November 18, 2000) Married her fiancé of 10 months, Michael Douglas at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, New York City, New York. They met at the Deauville Film Festival in France in August 1998, after being introduced by Danny DeVito and got married over two years later after Douglas' divorce was finalized.

Zeta-Jones performed the song "I Move On" from Chicago (2002) with co-star Queen Latifah at the 2003 Academy Awards.

The 2009 Sunday Times estimates her and husband Michael Douglas' net worth at $278 million.

(October 21, 2004) Filed lawsuit against the Spice House, "Reno's Friendliest Topless Cabaret" for the unauthorized use of her photo on its website.

In the June 1998 of Yahoo! Internet magazine, she was listed as the number one actress being searched on Yahoo!.

Was the 122nd actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Chicago (2002) at The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) on March 23, 2003.

Celebrity spokesperson for Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics.

Has a stepson: Cameron Douglas (b. December 13, 1978) with husband, Michael Douglas.

Was on the winning European team of "The All Star Cup", a celebrity version of golf's Ryder Cup. Michael Douglas was on the losing American team. (August 2005)