Charlize Theron

Acting · Born 1975-08-07 in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa

Biography

Charlize Theron (/ʃɑːrˈliːz ˈθɛrən/ shar-LEEZ THERR-ən; Afrikaans: [ʃarˈlis ˈtrɔn]; born 7 August 1975) is a South African 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. 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 acting Oscar. She…

Filmography

• Fast X as Cipher
• Monster as Aileen Wuornos
• The Cider House Rules as Candy Kendall
• The Devil's Advocate as Mary Ann Lomax
• The Road as Mother
• Men of Honor as Gwen Sunday
• North Country as Josey Aimes
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Clea
• Kubo and the Two Strings as Monkey / Mother (voice)
• Mad Max: Fury Road as Imperator Furiosa

TV

• Arrested Development as Rita Leeds
• The Grand Tour as Self
• The Orville as Pria Lavesque
• The Boys as 'Dawn of the Seven' Stormfront (uncredited)
• The Studio as Charlize Theron
• This Morning as Self
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• The Daily Show as Self
• Today as Self