Charlize Theron

Actor, Celebrity

1975 –

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Who is Charlize Theron?

Charlize Theron is a South African and American actress and fashion model. She rose to fame in the late 1990s following roles in the films The Devil's Advocate, Mighty Joe Young, and The Cider House Rules. Theron received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster, for which she won the Silver Bear, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Academy Award all for Best Actress, among several other accolades, becoming the first South African to win an Academy Award in a major acting category. In recent years, she has moved into the field of producing, both in television and film.

She received further Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her performance in North Country in 2005, and a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in Young Adult in 2011. In 2012, she appeared in Snow White & the Huntsman and Prometheus, both of which were box office successes. Theron became a U.S. citizen in 2007, while retaining her South African citizenship.

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Born
Aug 7, 1975
Benoni, Gauteng
Also known as
  • Charlie
Parents
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • White Africans of European ancestry
  • Afrikaner
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • South Africa
Profession
Education
  • Joffrey Ballet School
Employment
  • Joffrey Ballet
Lived in
  • Johannesburg
  • Los Angeles

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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