Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones Gives Hope by Discussing Bipolar DisorderMood DisordersBy Promises Behavioral HealthMay 16, 2011Academy award-winning actress, wife, mother – and person with bipolar disorder. The honesty and openness with which Catherine Zeta-Jones has discussed her recent diagnosis of bipolar disorder is helping reduce negative stereotypes about the disease, which is believed to affect up to three percent of people in the U.S.