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 Hollywoodbeauty, 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. Though critics and audiences alike were bowled over the exotic glamour and the fabled marriage, it was Zeta-Jones’ boldness and inherent working-class sass which figured just as heavily into her versatile appeal. Not to mention, having been raised in musical theater, Zeta-Jones – on top of all she had been blessed with – could trip the light fantastic and sing her heart out like any stage hoofer from movie musical days past.