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Home>Actor
Biography>Charlize
Theron (b.
Aug. 7, 1975 ) Charlize Theron was born and raised
in South Africa to a white Boer family
of farmers. When Charlize was 15 years
old, her mother shot and killed
Charlize's father in self-defense
against his drunken rage. At the age of 16, Charlize Theron
began a career as a model, and she and
her mother moved to Italy to pursue
this line of work. Later moving to New
York City to learn ballet, but a knee
injury forced her out of that artistic
pathway. Deciding to try acting,
Charlize Theron moved to Los Angeles,
and began pursuing acting roles in
movies. One of her first appearnances
was in the direct-to-video Children
of the Corn III in 1995. As she
gained more roles in better films, her
career advanced. Her roles in films
such as The Devil's Advocate
(1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998),
and The Cider House Rules (1999)
introduced her to movie audiences and
opened up more opportunities. In 1999, Charlize Theron appeared on
the cover of Vanity Fair magazine,
which declared her to be a "White Hot
Venus." Theron starred in Monster, a
2003 film in which she played the
real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos.
Charlize Theron won the Academy Award
(Oscar) for Best Actress, as well as
winning the SAG Award, and a Golden
Globe award for this stellar
performance. Her next two major films, both in
2005, were North Country and
Æon Flux, earned her $10
million each, as she was able to draw
on the fame of her Oscar win for an
increased payday. Charlize
Theron Charlize Theron's two 2012 films,
Snow White and the Huntsman, and
the Ridley Scott space thriller
Prometheus, both cast her as
villains. In the Snow White
remake, Charlize Theron portrays Snow
White's evil stopmother, Queen Ravenna,
who is an evil witch bent on killing
Snow White. Charlize Theron is truly
evil in this film, her superb acting
letting the audience believe she is
(beautiful) evil incarnate. Her role as
Vickers, the head of a trillion-dollar
space expedition to find humanity's
roots, is a bit different. We see her
as a stern, controlling, but very
fearful figure who will stop at almost
nothing to protect herself and her
mission. Charlize
Theron as evil Queen
Ravenna Charlize
Theron and Idris Elba in
Prometheus Charlize Theron's philanthropic
organization, called Africa
Outreach Project (CTAOP)
announced in 2009, that it was
partnering with the LAFC Soccer Club to
provide soccer fields to poor, rural
areas of South Africa. This partnership
will provide soccer (football)
uniforms, equipment, professional
training for local coaches, referees
and administrators. Charlize
Theron in a revealing black
dress Personal
Information on Charlize
Theron Born:
Charlize Theron Date of
Birth: August 7, 1975 Place of
Birth: Benoni, Transvaal
Province, South Africa Nationality:
South African by birth, and
naturalized American with dual
citizenship Education:
Joffrey Ballet School, New York
City Occupation:
Actress and Model Charlize
Theron's Family: Gerta Theron-Mother Children: Charlize
Theron is Best Known As:
Actress in Monster, Snow
White and the Huntsman, and
Prometheus (2012). Contact
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