Charlize Theron is an Academy Award-winning Afrikaner actress and former fashion model, who was born in South Africa.
After eight months in Los Angeles, she was cast in her first film part, a non-speaking role in the direct-to-video film Children of the Corn III. She followed this with larger roles in widely released Hollywood films, and her career skyrocketed in the late 1990s, with box office successes like The Devil's Advocate, The Cider House Rules, and Mighty Joe Young.

After appearing in a few notable films, Theron starred as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the film Monster (2003). Won the Best Actress Oscar at the 76th Academy Awards in February 2004. She is the first South African to win an Oscar for Best Actress.
On September 30, 2005, she received her own bronze star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the same year, she starred in the financially unsuccessful science fiction thriller Æon Flux and was given positive reviews, as well as a Best Actress Golden Globe nomination, for her lead performance in the drama North Country.

Public Name: Charlize Theron
Birth Name: Charlize Theron
Date of Birth: August 7, 1975
Place of Birth: South Africa

Filmography

• Jinx, 2009 
• Hancock (2008)
• The Brazilian Job, 2008 
• Sleepwalking (2008)
• Tonight, He Comes, 2008 
• The Ice at the Bottom of the World, 2007 
• Ferris Wheel, 2007
• The Battle in Seattle, 2007 
• In the Valley of Elah, 2007 
• "Robot Chicken", 2006 TV Episode
• "Arrested Development", 2005 TV Episodes
• Æon Flux, 2005
• North Country, 2005
• Head in the Clouds, 2004
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, 2004
• Monster, 2003
• The Italian Job, 2003
• Waking Up in Reno, 2002
• Trapped, 2002
• The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, 2001
• 15 Minutes, 2001
• Sweet November, 2001
• The Legend of Bagger Vance, 2000
• Men of Honor, 2000
• The Yards, 2000
• Reindeer Games, 2000
• The Cider House Rules, 1999
• The Astronaut's Wife, 1999
• Mighty Joe Young, 1998
• Celebrity, 1998
• The Devil's Advocate, 1997
• Trial and Error, 1997
• Hollywood Confidential, 1997 (TV)
• That Thing You Do!, 1996
• 2 Days in the Valley, 1996
• Children of the Corn III, 1995

Awards

• Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) "Monster" 2004
• Independent Spirit Award Best Female Lead "Monster" 2004
• Independent Spirit Award Best First Feature "Monster" 2004
• Oscar Best Actress "Monster" 2004
• Screen Actors Guild Award Best Actress in a Leading Role "Monster" 2004
• National Board of Review Awards Breakthrough Performances "Monster" 2003
• National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Actress "Monster" 2003
• San Francisco Critics Awards Best Actress "Monster" 2003
• The Critics' Choice Awards Best Actress "Monster" 2003