Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron (born 7 August 1975) is a South African-born American actress. She won an Academy Award for her role in the movie Monster. She was nominated for her role in the movie North Country. Theron can speak three languages, her first being Afrikaans.

Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron promoting Mad Max: Fury Road at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
Born	(1975-08-07) 7 August 1975 Benoni, South Africa
Citizenship	South African (lifelong) American (2007 - present)
Occupation	Actress
Notable credit(s)	Helga Svelgen in 2 Days in the Valley Aileen Wuornos in Monster Britt Ekland in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Awards	Academy Award for Best Actress 2003 Monster Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama 2004 Monster SAG Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture 2004 Monster
Website	charlizetheron.com

Early life

Theron was born in Benoni near Johannesburg. Her ancestry is German and Dutch.

She attended a boarding school at the age of thirteen. At the age of fifteen, she saw her alcoholic father being killed by her mother as an act of self - defence. No charges were pressed against her mother.

Career

At the age of sixteen, she won a local modelling competition and went to Milan, Italy for a one year contract. After her modelling contract was over, she moved to New York, United States, and became a ballet dancer. She injured her knee at the age of eighteen, ending her career of being a ballet dancer.

She did star in a few movies, but only really became noticed when she portrayed the life of serial killer, Aileen Wuornos, in the movie Monster. She won an Oscar for her role in this movie.

After this, she got a lot of attention from the perfume label, Dior, and appeared in some of their advertisements.

She also does a lot of community work, including for PETA, for their anti - fur ads. She also works with animal rights activists and supports same-sex marriage. She has become one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed actresses.

Theron became an American citizen in 2007.

Filmography

CharlizeTheron at the 82nd Academy Awards on 7 March 2010

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director(s)	Notes
1995	Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest	Eli's follower	James D. R. Hickox	Uncredited Direct-to-video release
1996	2 Days in the Valley	Helga Svelgen	John Herzfeld
1996	That Thing You Do!	Tina Powers	Tom Hanks
1997	Trial and Error	Billie Tyler	Jonathan Lynn
1997	The Devil's Advocate	Mary Ann Lomax	Taylor Hackford
1998	Celebrity	Supermodel	Woody Allen
1998	Mighty Joe Young	Jill Young	Ron Underwood
1999	The Astronaut's Wife	Jillian Armacost	Rand Ravich
1999	The Cider House Rules	Candy Kendall	Lasse Hallström
2000	Reindeer Games	Ashley Mercer	John Frankenheimer
2000	The Yards	Erica Stoltz	James Gray
2000	Men of Honor	Gwen Sunday	George Tillman, Jr.
2000	The Legend of Bagger Vance	Adele Invergordon	Robert Redford
2001	Sweet November	Sara Deever	Pat O'Connor
2001	15 Minutes	Rose Hearn	John Herzfeld
2001	The Curse of the Jade Scorpion	Laura Kensington	Woody Allen
2002	Trapped	Karen Jennings	Luis Mandoki
2002	Waking Up in Reno	Candy Kirkendall	Jordan Brady
2003	The Italian Job	Stella Bridger	F. Gary Gray
2003	Monster	Aileen Wuornos	Patty Jenkins	Also producer
2004	Head in the Clouds	Gilda Bessé	John Duigan
2005	North Country	Josey Aimes	Niki Caro
2005	Æon Flux	Æon Flux	Karyn Kusama	She also appeared in the video game based on the film
2006	East of Havana	-	Jauretsi Saizarbitoria Emilia Menocal	Producer Documentary
2007	In the Valley of Elah	Det. Emily Sanders	Paul Haggis
2007	Battle in Seattle	Ella	Stuart Townsend
2008	Sleepwalking	Joleen Reedy	William Maher	Also producer
2008	Hancock	Mary Embrey	Peter Berg
2008	The Burning Plain	Sylvia	Guillermo Arriaga	Also executive producer
2009	The Road	Wife	John Hillcoat
2009	Astro Boy	Narrator	David Bowers	Voice only
2011	Young Adult	Mavis Gary	Jason Reitman
2012	Snow White and the Huntsman	Queen Ravenna	Rupert Sanders
2012	Prometheus	Meredith Vickers	Ridley Scott
2014	A Million Ways to Die in the West	Anna	Seth MacFarlane
2015	Dark Places	Libby Day	Gilles Paquet-Brenner	Also producer
2015	Mad Max: Fury Road	Imperator Furiosa	George Miller
2016	The Huntsman: Winter's War	Queen Ravenna	Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
2016	The Last Face	Wren Petersen	Sean Penn
2016	Kubo and the Two Strings	Monkey Sariatu	Travis Knight	Voice only
2016	Brain on Fire	-	Gerard Barrett	Producer
2017	Atomic Blonde	Lorraine Broughton	David Leitch	Also producer
2017	The Fate of the Furious	Cipher	F. Gary Gray
2018	Tully	Marlo	Jason Reitman	Also producer
2018	Gringo	Elaine Markinson	Nash Edgerton
2019	Long Shot	Charlotte Field	Jonathan Levine	Also producer
2019	Murder Mystery	-	Kyle Newacheck	Executive producer
2019	The Addams Family	Morticia Addams	Conrad Vernon	Voice only Also executive producer
2019	Bombshell †	Megyn Kelly	Jay Roach	Also producer
2020	Fast & Furious 9 †	Cipher	Justin Lin	Post-production
TBA	The Old Guard †	Andromache of Scythia	Gina Prince - Bythewood	Post-production Also producer

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Other websites

• Official website
• Charlize Theron on IMDb
• Charlize Theron at TV.com
• Charlize Theron at People.com
• Theron brushes up on Hill of Tara
• Food Bank For New York City public service announcement Archived 2007-04-05 at the Wayback Machine