Cameron Diaz's Career Highlight Isn't the Movie You Think It Is — It's Something Far More Surprising

Cameron Diaz, darling of the nineties and noughties, is most well-known for her roles in comedies like The Mask, There’s Something About Mary, and Charlie’s Angels. And while the actress certainly has immaculate comedic timing and the elusive je ne sais quoi essential for any romantic comedy star, she has also starred in more serious and even experimental roles like Spike Jonze’s Being John Malkovich. That said, her most incredible performance—and her most under-celebrated—was when she played Jenny Everdeane in Martin Scorsese’s 2002 historical crime drama Gangs of New York.