It was Cruz's physical beauty that secured her first major motion picture outing, as Johnny Depp's drug-addicted wife, in Blow. After breaking that bad habit, she spent time in Greece as Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale vied for her affections in Captain Corelli's Mandolin. But her true claim to fame first rode into to town by way of Matt Damon's love interest in All the Pretty Horses. While some passions can never be tamed, this leading lady has knack for soothing her leading men. Meanwhile, her name has been paired with the other world-famous Cruise (Tom, but of course) to complete director-screenwriter Cameron Crowe's next pic, Vanilla Sky. On working in show business: "I think it is a privilege. Not everybody can do what they want to do and still eat. I'm very lucky. And it's getting better and better." --Vanity Fair. Ole, this gal is one exotic beauty.

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