Cameron Diaz retired from acting in 2018 after starring in more than 40 movies. Here is how she now makes and spends her millions.

Before she was an actor, Diaz worked as a model and appeared in advertisements for Calvin Klein, Levi's, and Coca-Cola.

At the encouragement of her modeling agent, Diaz auditioned for "The Mask" when she was 20 years old, kickstarting her acting career.

Over the next few years, Diaz gradually became an in-demand actor in Hollywood. By 1998, she was being paid $2 million for a role.

In 2000, she was paid $12 million for starring in the action comedy "Charlie's Angels," and her salary continued to rise.

Her largest paycheck came from "Bad Teacher" (2011) after she negotiated her contract so that she would get a cut of the box office profits.

In 2013, Diaz became artistic director at Pour La Victoire and bought a stake in the parent company of the footwear and accessories brand.

Cameron Diaz in 2014.Vera Anderson/WireImage

As Diaz has previously said, she doesn't do endorsements anymore, having previously the face of Softbank and TAG Heuer.

However, Diaz made an exception in 2013 when she was approached by her friend and Pour La Victoire board member, Dave Baram, to become the high-end fashion brand's artistic director.

Diaz agreed to take on the role for an undisclosed but likely hefty sum, but also made sure to get in on the company's profits by buying a stake in PLV Studio Inc, the parent company of the footwear and accessories brand.

As Diaz has previously said, she doesn't do endorsements anymore, having previously the face of Softbank and TAG Heuer.

However, Diaz made an exception in 2013 when she was approached by her friend and Pour La Victoire board member, Dave Baram, to become the high-end fashion brand's artistic director.

Diaz agreed to take on the role for an undisclosed but likely hefty sum, but also made sure to get in on the company's profits by buying a stake in PLV Studio Inc, the parent company of the footwear and accessories brand.

Diaz has diversified her income streams in another way: by becoming a published author.

In 2020, Diaz launched an organic wine brand named Avaline.

Katherine Power and Cameron Diaz in 2016.Donato Sardella/Getty Images

With her business partner, Who What Wear cofounder Katherine Power, Diaz launched the "clean wine" brand Avaline in 2020, which she told Rolling Stone in an interview they had been working on since 2018 — the same year she announced her retirement from acting.

When it launched, the vegan-friendly and non-GMO brand offered just two wines — a rosé and a white blend — but it has now grown to include many others, including red blends and sparkling wines. They range in price between $24 and $30 per bottle

With her business partner, Who What Wear cofounder Katherine Power, Diaz launched the clean wine brand Avaline in 2020, which she told Rolling Stone in an interview they had been working on since 2018 — the same year she announced her retirement from acting.