Charlize Theron

DOB: 7-Aug-1975

Place: Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa

 

Charlize Theron was born on August 7, 1975, in Benoni,

South Africa, and first discovered her artistic talents in the form of dance. At the age of 12, she began studying the art of dancing at a boarding school in Johannesburg.

The born-to-be-a-star's career path then changed at the age of 16, when she won a Johannesburg modeling contest and the International New Model Today competition in Italy. She tried to return to dancing when she was 18-years-old, but due to many injuries, was force to leave the dream behind. Soon after, Theron decided to go after a career in acting and moved to the entertainment capital of the world.

Theron's luck changed for the good in 1994, when talent manager John Hurt offered to represent her after watching the aspiring-actress argue with a bank teller. A few months later, Theron made her acting debut in the horror flick Children of the Corn III (1995) followed by a more substantial role in That Thing You Do! (1996) with Tom Hanks.

Hollywood started to recognize Theron's acting skills over the following years, with memorable performances in the thriller The Devil's Advocate (1997) and Woody Allen's Celebrity (1998). Theron then landed several starring roles in well-received films, including the sci-fi drama The Astronaut's Wife (1999) opposite Johnny Depp, the romance drama The Cider House Rules (1999) alongside Michael Caine, the sport drama The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) with Will Smith and Matt Damon, and the biopic Men of Honor (2000) alongside Robert De Niro.

Following a supporting role in the blockbuster hit The Italian Job (2003), Theron broke Hollywood's stardom barrier with a critically acclaimed portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the biopic Monster (2003), for which she won her first Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Actress.

In 2005, Theron returned with another outstanding performance as a coal miner struggling with sexual harassment at work in the drama North Country and received both an Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress. That same year, she starred in the sci-fi action film AEon Flux and made an appearance in the TV comedy series Arrested Development.

Following a string of less-publicized, but successful films, Theron starred alongside Will Smith in the super-hero flick Hancock (2008) and gave a notable performance in the Award-winning drama The Road (2009). She once again dominated the big-screen two years later with a critically praised execution of a divorced, fiction writer with little direction in the dramedy Young Adult (2011), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.

In 2012, Theron starred in the sci-fi mystery Prometheus (2012) and the adventure drama Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) with Kristen Stewart.

Theron's most recent projects include, the action adventure Mad Max: Fury Road (2014) alongside Tom Hardy and Nicholas Hoult, the drama Dark Places (2014), the mystery thriller Two Eyes Staring (unknown), the western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) with Seth MacFarlane, and the romance drama Murder Mystery (2014).

Charlize Theron Movies List

• Agent 13 (2016)
• Ladies Night (2015)
• Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2015)
• Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) as Imperator Furiosa
• Untitled Crime Thriller Project (2015)
• Dark Places (2014) as Libby Day
• Florence of Arabia (2014)
• A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
• Angels in Exile (2013) as Narrator (voice)
• Prometheus (2012) as Meredith Vickers
• Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) as The Evil Queen Ravenna
• Young Adult (2012) as Mavis Gary
• The Burning Plain (2009) as Sylvia
• Astro Boy (2009) as 'Our Friends' Narrator (voice)
• The Road (2009) as Wife
• Sleepwalking (2008) aka Ferris Wheel as Joleen
• Hancock (2008) aka John Hancock as Mary Embrey
• Battle in Seattle (2008) as Ella
• In the Valley of Elah (2007) as Det. Emily Sanders
• Arrested Development (2005) - TV  as Rita
• Aeon Flux (2005) - VG as Aeon Flux (voice)
• North Country (2005) as Josey Aimes
• Aeon Flux (2005) as Aeon Flux
• Head in the Clouds (2004) as Gilda Besse
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) as Britt Ekland
• Monster (2003) as Aileen
• The Italian Job (2003) aka Braquage a l'italienne (France) as Stella Bridger
• Trapped (2002) aka 24 Stunden Angst (Germany) as Karen Jennings
• Waking Up in Reno (2002) as Candy Kirkendall
• The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) aka Im Bann des Jade Skorpions (Germany) as Laura Kensington
• 15 Minutes (2001) aka 15 Minuten Ruhm (Germany) as Rose Hearn
• Sweet November (2001) as Sara Deever
• Reindeer Games (2000) aka Deception as Ashley Mercer
• The Yards (2000) as Erica Stoltz
• Men of Honor (2000) aka Men of Honour stars as Gwen Sunday
• The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) as Adele Invergordon
• The Cider House Rules (1999) as Candy Kendall
• The Astronaut's Wife (1999) as Jillian Armacost
• Celebrity (1998) as Supermodel
• Mighty Joe Young (1998) aka Mighty Joe as Jill Young
• The Devil's Advocate (1997) aka Im Auftrag des Teufels (Germany) as Mary Ann Lomax
• Trial and Error (1997) as Billie Tyler
• Hollywood Confidential (1997) - TM as Sally
• That Thing You Do! (1996) as Tina
• 2 Days in the Valley (1996) as Helga Svelgen