Entertainment Awards Shows and Events Premieres These Vintage Cameron Diaz Photos Are Bringing Us Back to the '90s These throwback photos of Diaz from the film and press tour for The Mask will make you all sorts of nostalgic By Andrea Wurzburger Andrea Wurzburger Andrea Wurzburger is a former features writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2022. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on August 30, 2022 09:35AM EDT Photo: New Line Cinema/Getty Images 01 of 13 Cameron Diaz in The Mask Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection Diaz was a model before landing her role in the film opposite Jim Carrey. 02 of 13 Cameron Diaz & Jim Carrey New Line Cinema/Getty Images She played Carrey's love interest, jazz singer Tina Carlyle. 03 of 13 Cameron Diaz on Stage Who could forget the iconic musical number from the film? After singing a sultry jazz tune, she showed off her moves in a swing dance for the ages. 04 of 13 Cameron Diaz's Next Roles The part catapulted Diaz's career, and soon she was starring in films like My Best Friend's Wedding and There's Something About Mary. 05 of 13 Cameron Diaz & Max the Dog Here's a photo of Carrey and Diaz at the premiere of The Mask with their costar, a Jack Russell terrier named Max. 06 of 13 Cameron Diaz at the Premiere of The Mask Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Diaz's premiere look was peak '90s fashion. She wore a pink silk dress with translucent heels and added some barrettes to her hair for good measure. 07 of 13 Cameron Diaz with Jay Leno Pop quiz: Is this photo from 1994 or 2019? Diaz rocked the ever-so-popular dad shoe while appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 1994. 08 of 13 Cameron Diaz's Early Years That pastel eye shadow, though! 09 of 13 Cameron Diaz Promoting The Mask Diaz rocked a navy suit while promoting the film and made it her own by knotting her tailored men's shirt. 10 of 13 Cameron Diaz in the Suit from The Mask And then she showed the world what Jim Carrey's character was wearing to prove that she did menswear better. 11 of 13 Cameron Diaz at Cannes in 1994 Diaz meant business, even on the beach at Cannes in 1994. 12 of 13 Cameron Diaz at Cannes in 1994 It was like a hot high school yearbook photo shoot. 13 of 13 Cameron Diaz & Jim Carrey Eric Robert/Sygma This photo of Diaz with Carrey screams "Best Couple That Never Was." Close