Cameron Diaz, one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood, is an ex-model and surfer girl from Southern California who maintains a down-to-earth image in spite of her stratospheric salary and worldwide fame. No matter how big she gets, there's something about Cameron that makes us feel like she'd flash us one of her fabulous smiles if we ever met her in the flesh. This "real person" quality of hers comes as no surprise to astrologers. Born under the self-effacing sign of Virgo in August 30, 1972 at 2:53 a.m. in San Diego, Cameron is a modest, hard-working woman. Virgos are often self-critical, so no matter how many magazine covers she graces and lists of beautiful people she's on, Cameron's probably more focused on her weaknesses than her strengths.

Mars, the planet of action, is next to her Virgo Sun, giving her a natural athleticism and drive to improve herself. Acting came relatively late in her life, but her Sun-Mars conjunction reflects an ongoing effort to upgrade her skills. However, with Neptune -- the planet of dreams and fantasy -- in a significant 90-degree angle square to her Sun and Mars, she's turned from gorgeous girl-next-door into an international object of desire. Part of Cameron's charm is her ability to appear both graceful and awkward, depending on what her role requires. The earthiness of her Virgo Sun and Moon in Taurus suggests that moments of clunkiness are part of who she really is. Still, her compelling good looks and charm are really what sets her apart. Cameron was born with Venus, the planet of beauty, rising in the east conjunct her Ascendant. This point, also known as the Rising Sign, is what we see when we first meet someone. Individuals with Venus here are almost always attractive. Cameron's Venus is in caring Cancer, a sign more concerned with internal than external beauty. She's probably not the type to primp in front of a mirror all day, which would seem like a waste of time to her. The efficiency of a Sun-Mars conjunction in Virgo and the essential modesty of Venus in Cancer wouldn't allow it.

Her Moon in Taurus, another earth sign, suggests an appreciation for life's simple things. Of course, when a girl makes over 10 million dollars a movie, she's bound to have some expensive toys, but there's little doubt that cautious Cameron is not spending all her dough to support a posse of handlers and hangers on. Individuals with the Moon in Taurus know the value of a dollar and tend not to blow their cash to indulge their egos. Her lunar placement usually indicates loyalty as well, but her relationships are likely to be complicated by a square between freedom-loving Uranus and romantic Venus in conservative Cancer. She may, then, be the type who is totally devoted to a partner until, boom, one day it's over. Fortunately, she's not likely to be without love for long … and if she is, the self-reliance of her Mars-Sun connection would get her back on her feet in a hurry.