In 1994, Hollywood introduced the stunning and gorgeous Cameron Diaz. Her blue eyes have always been a head-turner ever since. The multitalented Diaz has had her foot in the game since the jump, stacking millions on millions along the 30-year-old career. While doing so she has retired once, been a best-selling author, and built a company with her charisma and determination. She came out of retirement in 2022 to make a new movie which seems to have issues of its own, but that does not stop her from making millions even still.
Cameron Diaz’s Net Worth
The 50-year-old millionaire has a net worth of $140 million as of 2023. However, earlier in life she found herself in an underprivileged household in San Diego. Despite her humble beginnings, her charm and determination made her one of the top-paid actresses in the early 2000s. Worldwide blockbuster hits such as the Shrek franchise, The Mask, Vanilla Sky, and Gangs of New York, have totaled almost $7 billion mark in box office sales. The actress portrayed the role of a lazy high school teacher in Bad Teacher( 2011) for which she reportedly charged a measly 1 million dollar fee, from which she made a whopping $42 million to add to her earnings. Diaz voiced Princess Fiona in the super-hit animated production, Shrek which earned a mind-boggling $2.5 Billion throughout the entire franchise.
Cameron Diaz’s retirement
Back in 2014, Cameron Diaz announced she would take a step back from acting, right after her feature in Annie. Acting and personal life were at a crossroads and she spoke about how her mental health was taking a toll during the long hours of acting and back-to-back movies. She also mentioned her opinions on the industry and the stress that comes along with it. Although Diaz was a great professional, she had to take time out for herself and her family and focus on different avenues in life apart from Hollywood. She had then come out of retirement to act alongside Jamie Foxx in Back in Action which is still in the works and expected to release in early 2024. Inside news states that Diaz will be retiring for good from Hollywood as she hates being away from her family and especially Raddix (daughter).
Other forms of income for Cameron Diaz
Although Diaz mostly played the ditsy roles on screen in movies like Knight and Day and The Mask, she was far apart from that in real life. Apart from being a gorgeous woman, there is a determined and success-driven mindset that fueled her career as an author, Wine connoisseur, and in real estate. She wrote New York’s #1 best-selling The Body Book: The Law of Hunger, the Science of Strength, and Other Ways to Love Your Amazing Body. Diaz also built a wine company called Avaline along with businesswoman Katherine Power. Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden (Husband and musician) have multiple homes in Beverly Hills and across California each costing a fortune, adding to the actresses’ net worth.
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Source: Life&StyleMag
