Catherine Zeta-Jones

This multitalented, raven-haired Wales-born performer was just a child when she began her career as the title character in the stage musical Annie. Zeta-Jones starred in a number of other London stage productions before segueing to the small and big screens in the early '90s. Zeta-Jones became a star stateside when she signed on as a seductress in 1998's The Mask of Zorro. Her curvy figure, exotic looks and sassy screen presence made her an instant sex symbol. She continued to appear in high-profile films, alternating easily among multiple genres — action (Entrapment), comedy (America's Sweethearts), drama (Traffic, costarring her then-future husband Michael Douglas) — before landing her career-defining role as a '30s cabaret-singer-cum-murderess in the movie musical Chicago. Her song-and-dance background came in handy, and she took home the 2003 Oscar for best supporting actress for her efforts. Off screen Zeta-Jones made headlines when she announced she was pregnant with Michael Douglas' child in 2000. Not only was he 25 years her senior, he was a self-confessed sexaholic. The two married a few months after the birth of their son and are seemingly quite happy, despite run-ins with stalkers and snarky gossip columnists.