@villinelle applauded: "The highlight of the baftas for me was seeing catherine zeta-jones and knowing she hasn't lost her welsh accent." And @HannaFlint said: "I know Catherine Zeta Jones is Welsh but I don't remember her sounding this Welsh. Love to hear it."
Her father is Welsh and her mother is of Irish Catholic descent. She was named after her grandmothers, Zeta Jones (derived from the name of a ship that her great-grandfather sailed on) and Catherine Fair.
Catherine Zeta-Jones was born September 25, 1969 in Swansea, Wales (and raised in the nearby town of Mumbles), the only daughter of Patricia (nee Fair) and David James "Dai" Jones, who formerly owned a sweet factory. She attended Dumbarton House School (Swansea).
She was named after her grandmothers, Catherine and Zeta. Catherine Jones is, obviously, a very common name which is already registered with acting unions. Catherine-Zeta would be cumbersome in daily speech so she double barrelled it as a surname.
Her birth name was simply Catherine Jones, but she added her paternal grandmother's name ("Zeta") so as to stand out from the many other young women with the exact same name. She showed an interest early on in entertainment. She starred on stage in "Annie", "Bugsy Malone" and "The Pajama Game".
The role allowed Zeta-Jones to do something she'd never done before... go blonde! "I had a lot of fun, I've been a brunette all my life," said Zeta-Jones.
Catherine Zeta-Jones has revealed that her 'beautiful cousin' Gemma has died. Taking to Instagram on Wednesday night, the Welsh actress, 51, paid tribute to her 'extraordinary' cousin in an emotional post after she passed away on 13 February.
Does Catherine Zeta Jones have an American accent?
Zeta-Jones had 'Welsh' lesson from dad to rid of her US accent for voiceover. Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones was encouraged to talk to her father to rid her of her American accent before providing the voice-over for a documentary, its producer said today.
She explained that while she speaks French and loved the country, her heart was with the South Americans and professed that the final was the best match she'd ever seen.
Perhaps it was Taylor's need to be heard, which was not second to her desire to be seen, that helped make her voice so distinct, with its mid-Atlantic accent, and (when called for) angry shriek and even more irrepressible laugh that was as hearty as any man's.
What is the age gap between Michael and Catherine?
Catherine has previously addressed their age gap, and told WSJ Magazine in 2021: "My husband is 25 years older than me; that's not a secret… The constant is love and respect."
Natalie Portman – Hebrew, French, Japanese, German and Spanish. The grand finale! She speaks a total of six languages but is also able to dabble in a few others, including Arabic. Natalie is originally from Jerusalem and graduated from Harvard.
The pair who have the same birthdays on Sept. 25 tied the knot on Nov. 18, 2000. Happy birthday, Catherine and Michael! Love is still in the air for Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, who celebrated 23 years of marriage over the weekend.
