Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron | |
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| Born | 7 August 1975 |
| 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
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
SAG Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture
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| 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.
Early life
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]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
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Film
[change | change source]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Charize Theron Biography". Biography.com. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
Other websites
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- Official website
- Charlize Theron on IMDb
- Charlize Theron at TV.com
- Charlize Theron at People.com
- Theron brushes up on Hill of Tara[permanent dead link]
- Food Bank For New York City public service announcement Archived 2007-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
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- Afrikaner people
- Academy Award winning actors
- Animal rights activists
- Golden Globe Award winning actors
- LGBT rights activists
- American movie actors
- American movie producers
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- South African actors
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- White South African people
- 1975 births
- Living people
- South African models