A 'humbling' career move led to Catherine Zeta-Jones' big break
Source: Business Insider ·
Catherine Zeta-Jones talks about her humbling experience of moving to LA, her best movie and TV roles, and working with her husband, Michael Douglas.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones currently stars in "Killing Jackie."Getty; TriStar Pictures; USA Films; BICatherine Zeta-Jones' arrival in Hollywood in the mid-1990s was an ego check.The Welsh actor, then in her 20s, had starred for years on the popular early-'90s British series "The Darling Buds of May," and was already a sensation in the UK. But when she touched down in California, she went from being recognized on the street to having casting agents ask her in auditions if she had any acting experience.That wasn't all."I couldn't get cable TV," Zeta-Jones told Business Insider with a laugh. "I had been working since I was 9, but I couldn't buy anything in the States because I didn't have a credit card yet. I had to start from scratch."Starting over turned out to be worth it for Zeta-Jones. After taking a role in the CBS miniseries "Titanic," she caught the attention of Steven Spielberg, who recommended her for "The Mask of Zorro." The role would make her a star Stateside and lead to an…
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