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Charlize Theron

Born: 1975

Biography

Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975) is a South African-American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Theron came to international prominence in the 1990s by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood films The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), for which she won the Silver Bear and Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first South African to win an Oscar in an acting category. She received another Academy Award nomination for playing a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama North Country (2005). Theron has starred in several commercially successful action films, including The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Prometheus (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), The Fate of the Furious (2017), Atomic Blonde (2017), The Old Guard (2020) and F9 (2021). She received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman's comedy-dramas Young Adult (2011) and Tully (2018), and for portraying Megyn Kelly in the biographical drama Bombshell (2019), receiving a third Academy Award nomination for the last. Since the early 2000s, Theron has ventured into film production with her company Denver and Delilah Productions. She has produced numerous films, in many of which she had a starring role, including The Burning Plain (2008), Dark Places (2015), and Long Shot (2019). Theron became an American citizen in 2007, while retaining her South African citizenship. She has been honoured with a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlize Theron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Female
Place of Birth Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa

Resources

Movies

Fast X

Cipher in Fast X

Monster

Aileen Wuornos in Monster

Reindeer Games

Ashley Mercer in Reindeer Games

The Cider House Rules

Candy Kendall in The Cider House Rules

The Devil's Advocate

Mary Ann Lomax in The Devil's Advocate

Angels in Exile

Narrator in Angels in Exile

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Britt Ekland in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Sweet November

Sara Deever in Sweet November

15 Minutes

Rose Hearn in 15 Minutes

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

Laura Kensington in The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

The Astronaut's Wife

Jillian Armacost in The Astronaut's Wife

The Legend of Bagger Vance

Adele Invergordon in The Legend of Bagger Vance

Waking Up in Reno

Candy Kirkendall in Waking Up in Reno

The Road

Mother in The Road

In the Valley of Elah

Detective Emily Sanders in In the Valley of Elah

Æon Flux

Æon Flux in Æon Flux

Men of Honor

Gwen Sunday in Men of Honor

Hancock

Mary Embrey in Hancock

Trapped

Karen Jennings in Trapped

Celebrity

Supermodel in Celebrity

That Thing You Do!

Tina in That Thing You Do!

Mighty Joe Young

Jill Young in Mighty Joe Young

The Italian Job

Stella Bridger in The Italian Job

2 Days in the Valley

Helga Svelgen in 2 Days in the Valley

North Country

Josey Aimes in North Country

Battle in Seattle

Ella in Battle in Seattle

Sleepwalking

Joleen in Sleepwalking

Astro Boy

Narrator in Astro Boy

Trial and Error

Billie Tyler in Trial and Error

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Self - Guest in Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Head in the Clouds

Gilda Bessé in Head in the Clouds

The Yards

Erica Soltz in The Yards

Prometheus

Meredith Vickers in Prometheus

Fast X: Part 2

Cipher in Fast X: Part 2

Young Adult

Mavis Gary in Young Adult

Snow White and the Huntsman

Queen Ravenna in Snow White and the Huntsman

Jane

Jane in Jane

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

Self in The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

Dark Places

Libby Day in Dark Places

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Clea in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Anna in A Million Ways to Die in the West

The Burning Plain

Sylvia / Mariana in The Burning Plain

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Clea (archive footage) (uncredited) in Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

The Last Face

Dr. Wren Petersen in The Last Face

Wikus and Charlize

Self (voice) in Wikus and Charlize

The Huntsman: Winter's War

Queen Ravenna in The Huntsman: Winter's War

Two for the Money

in Two for the Money

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

Eli's Follower (uncredited) in Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

Kubo and the Two Strings

Monkey / Mother (voice) in Kubo and the Two Strings

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

Self in Nelson Mandela Redrawn

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Self in Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Gringo

Elaine Markinson in Gringo

Atomic Blonde

Lorraine Broughton in Atomic Blonde

High & Low – John Galliano

Self in High & Low – John Galliano

Mad Max: Fury Road

Imperator Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road

The Fate of the Furious

Cipher in The Fate of the Furious

Tully

Marlo Moreau in Tully

Take Flight

Self - Performer in Take Flight

Apex

in Apex

Hollywood Confidential

Sally in Hollywood Confidential

Long Shot

Charlotte Field in Long Shot

Atomic Blonde 2

Lorraine Broughton in Atomic Blonde 2

Bombshell

Megyn Kelly in Bombshell

The Addams Family

Morticia Addams (voice) in The Addams Family

F9

Cipher in F9

The Old Guard

Andromache of Scythia / Andy in The Old Guard

Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road

Self in Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road

The Addams Family 2

Morticia Addams (voice) in The Addams Family 2

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

Self - Narrator (voice) in Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

The School for Good and Evil

Lady Lesso in The School for Good and Evil

The Old Guard 2

Andromache of Scythia / Andy in The Old Guard 2

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Self in Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Untitled Christopher Nolan Film

in Untitled Christopher Nolan Film

TV Shows

This Morning

Self in This Morning

Inside the Actors Studio

Self in Inside the Actors Studio

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self in The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

in Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Daily Show

Self in The Daily Show

Today

Self in Today

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

in LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Early Show

Self in The Early Show

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Colbert Report

in The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

Self (archive footage from North Country) in The Colbert Report

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest in Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Arrested Development

Rita Leeds in Arrested Development

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

Self in A Little Late with Lilly Singh

The Oscars

Self in The Oscars

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

Self in Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

Hyperdrive

Self in Hyperdrive

Rove

Self in Rove

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Self - Presenter in MTV Movie & TV Awards

The Grand Tour

Self in The Grand Tour

Chelsea

Self in Chelsea

The Orville

Pria Lavesque in The Orville

The Drew Barrymore Show

Self in The Drew Barrymore Show

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Fezzik in Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self in Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Kelly Clarkson Show

in The Kelly Clarkson Show

Leute heute

Self in Leute heute

The Boys

'Dawn of the Seven' Stormfront (uncredited) in The Boys

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Self - Guest Judge in RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

The Reichen Show

Self - Guest in The Reichen Show

Hot Ones

Self in Hot Ones

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self in Late Night with Seth Meyers

RuPaul's Drag Race

Self - Guest Judge in RuPaul's Drag Race

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest in Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Self in Goldene Kamera Verleihung

The Graham Norton Show

Self - Guest in The Graham Norton Show

Bambi Awards

Self in Bambi Awards

Desus & Mero

Self - Illustrious Guest in Desus & Mero

The Oscars

Self - Presenter in The Oscars

Entertainment Tonight

Self in Entertainment Tonight

The View

Self in The View

Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler

Self in Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler

The Graham Norton Show

Self in The Graham Norton Show

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self in Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host in Saturday Night Live

Lie Detector

Self in Lie Detector

The Studio

in The Studio

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self in Variety Studio: Actors on Actors