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    Charlize Theron

    South African and American actress and producer

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  1. Charlize Theron ( / ʃɑːrˈliːz ˈθɛrən / shar-LEEZ THERR-ən; [1] Afrikaans: [ʃarˈlis ˈtrɔn]; [2] born 7 August 1975) is a South African [3] and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. [4]

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  2. www.biography.com › actors › charlize-theronCharlize Theron - Biography

    • Who Is Charlize Theron?
    • Early Life
    • Move to Hollywood and Early Roles
    • 'The Devil's Advocate, 'The Astronaut's Wife,' 'The Italian Job'
    • Academy Award For 'Monster'
    • 'North Country,' 'Hancock,' 'Young Adult'
    • 'Snow White and The Huntsman,' 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
    • 'Atomic Blonde,' 'The Fate of The Furious,' 'The Addams Family,' 'Bombshell'
    • Personal Life

    Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, Transvaal Province, South Africa, on August 7, 1975. Theron first began appearing in films in the mid-1990s, establishing herself with roles in The Cider House Rules and The Devil's Advocate. She went on to give an Oscar-winning performance as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), and has shown her acti...

    Actress and philanthropist Charlize Theron was born on August 7, 1975, in rural Benoni, South Africa, to co-owners of a road construction company, Charles and Gerda. The Afrikaans-speaking family lived on a working farm outside of Johannesburg, and although Theron's childhood chores included tending livestock, her passion for dance became evident e...

    Theron decided to pursue acting instead, and moved to Los Angeles. She soon found, however, that her Afrikaner accent was a barrier in landing speaking roles. Watching hours of television, she strove to hide her South African roots with perfect American inflections. In 1994, a destitute Theron argued with a bank teller, who refused to allow her to ...

    As Theron became more of a Hollywood presence, she was cast alongside Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves in The Devil's Advocate (1997). Her turn as Reeves' suicidal wife earned her another brief but memorable part in Woody Allen's Celebrity (1998), and a starring role in Disney's remake of Mighty Joe Young(1998). In 1999, Theron landed a string of roles i...

    For all her recent success, it was Theron's leading role 2003's Monster—a biopic about serial killer Aileen Wuornos—that transformed her from screen beauty to acclaimed actress. Theron gained close to 40 pounds for the film, and her gritty, gripping performance won her both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.

    After her turn as Britt Ekland in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), Theron took on another strong drama, starring in 2005's North Country with Sissy Spacek and Frances McDormand. Her portrayal of an iron miner fighting sexual harassment in the work place earned her nominations at the Golden Globes and the Oscars. The same year, she starre...

    Theron took on the role of the Evil Queen in 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman. She then portrayed Meredith Vickers in the 2012 sci-fi thriller Prometheus. In 2014, she switched gears and starred in Seth MacFarlane’s comedy, A Million Ways to Die in the West. In 2015, Theron starred as the strong and determined Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road, which...

    In 2017, Theron starred as MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton in Atomic Blonde, based on the graphic novel The Coldest City, and continued in the action-thriller genre as a cyberterrorist in The Fate of the Furious. It was on to comedies in 2018, with Theron starring in the critically acclaimed Tully and the uneven Gringo. After joining Seth Rogen for th...

    In addition to her film roles, Theron is also a philanthropist and social activist. In 2008, she was honored by the United Nations when she became the organization's tenth messenger of peace. Theron is also an advocate for The Global Fund, an institution dedicated to fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. In 2008, Theron announced she’d become a ...

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  4. Charlize Theron. Producer: Monster. Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a city in the greater Johannesburg area, in South Africa, the only child of Gerda Theron (née Maritz) and Charles Theron. She was raised on a farm outside the city. Theron is of Afrikaner (Dutch, with some French Huguenot and German) descent, and Afrikaner military figure Danie Theron was her great-great-uncle. Theron ...

    • Producer, Actress, Costume Designer
    • August 7, 1975
  5. 4 days ago · Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975, Benoni, South Africa) is a South African-born actress who was noted for her versatility and earned an Academy Award for best actress for her performance as a real-life serial killer in Monster (2003). Theron grew up on a farm near Benoni, South Africa. At age 13, wanting to continue her ballet studies, she ...

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  6. Website. charlizetheron.com. Charlize Theron (born 7 August 1975) [1] 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 .

  7. All About the 'Fast X' Family. 1 2. 99+ Videos. 99+ Photos. Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a city in the greater Johannesburg area, in South Africa, the only child of Gerda Theron (née Maritz) and Charles Theron. She was raised on a farm outside the city. Theron is of Afrikaner (Dutch, with some French Huguenot and German) descent, and ...

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