Welsh-born actress Catherine Zeta-Jones first captivated U.S. film audiences with her swashbuckling turn in “The Mask of Zorro” (1998) – leaving moviegoers so mesmerized by her ebony-tressed old Hollywoodesque beauty, it was a wonder she was able to move beyond all the comparisons to Ava Gardner and Vivien Leigh – enough to garner respect as a serious actress. It was her impressive turn in “Traffic” (2000) and Oscar-winning scenery-chewing for her musical showstoppers in “Chicago” (2002) which firmly established her as a Hollywood A-lister. That, and a fairytale-likened marriage to one of the industry’s most respected actors-producers, Michael Douglas; thusly, entry into one of Hollywood’s most famous and respected families.
Alan Cumming's dark hair, fair skin and perennially mischievous expression gave him the look of a pixie, while his off-screen soft-spoken demeanor evoked a shy schoolboy, yet on stage and screen, the wiry actor took on some of the more cunning and debauched roles available. A veteran of many films, it was his turn as the Emcee in the Broadway run of "Cabaret" (1998-99) that would bring the actor his greatest acclaim and notice to date.
