The Mask gave Cameron Diaz an ulcer. Now, it's not that the lovely model was a stranger to the camera. Indeed not. It was the realization, during filming, that her unexpectedly big first role was in a BIG movie, and it didn't help that she had no training or experience in acting -- no turn as a pre-pubescent Annie or high school Mame. She did well enough, though, and soon could "stomach" even the toughest of movie roles.
Six years earlier, the lovely 16 year old unknown met a photographer at a party. Within weeks she had dropped out of her San Diego school to take on a fabulous international career with the Elite Modeling Agency. Diaz was in demand, jetting to exotic locales and being very well paid for the trouble.
