Catherine Zeta-Jones Then
Born in Swansea, Wales, in 1969, Catherine Zeta-Jones always aspired to be an actress. When she was still just a child, she made her West End debut in musicals like Annie and Bugsy Malone, before going on to study musical theatre in London. She appeared on a successful British TV series called The Darling Buds of May before moving to California to pursue a Hollywood career.
Catherine Zeta-Jones with Philip Franks in ‘The Darling Buds of May.’ Photo by Moviestore Collection / Shutterstock
Films like The Mask of Zorro, Entrapment, and Traffic helped to put Catherine Zeta-Jones in the spotlight with American and international audiences alike, and her stardom was rising even higher when she was eventually cast in the role of Velma Kelly in Chicago.