1975-08-07 Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
Charlize Theron (/ʃɑːrˈliːz ˈθɛrən/ shar-LEEZTHERR-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 received another Academy Award nomination for playing a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama North Country (2005). Theron has starred in several commercially successful action films, including The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Prometheus (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), Atomic Blonde (2017), The Old Guard (2020), F9 (2021), and Fast X (2023). She received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman's comedy-dramas Young Adult (2011) and Tully (2018) and for portraying Megyn Kelly in the biographical drama Bombshell (2019), for which she received her third Academy Award nomination. Since the early 2000s, Theron has ventured into film production with her company Denver and Delilah Productions. She has produced numerous films, in many of which she had a starring role, including The Burning Plain (2008), Dark Places (2015), and Long Shot (2019). Theron became an American citizen in 2007, while retaining her South African citizenship. She has been honoured with a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlize Theron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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APEX | 2026-04-24 | |
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The Odyssey | Circe | 2026-07-15 |
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L'apocalypse selon Mad Max | Self (archive) - actress | 2025-06-22 |
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The Old Guard 2 | Andromache of Scythia / Andy | 2025-07-01 |
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High & Low – John Galliano | Self | 2024-03-08 |
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Fast X | Cipher | 2023-05-17 |
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self - Guest | 2023-04-26 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Clea (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2022-07-07 |
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The School for Good and Evil | Lady Lesso | 2022-10-19 |
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Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions | 2022-06-02 | |
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Clea | 2022-05-04 |
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F9 | Cipher | 2021-05-19 |
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The Addams Family 2 | Morticia Addams (voice) | 2021-10-01 |
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The Old Guard | Andromache of Scythia / Andy | 2020-07-09 |
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Long Shot | Charlotte Field | 2019-05-02 |
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Bombshell | Megyn Kelly | 2019-12-13 |
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The Addams Family | Morticia Addams (voice) | 2019-10-10 |
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Tully | Marlo Moreau | 2018-05-04 |
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Gringo | Elaine Markinson | 2018-03-08 |
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The Last Face | Dr. Wren Petersen | 2017-01-11 |
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Atomic Blonde | Lorraine Broughton | 2017-07-26 |
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Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road | Self | 2017-08-01 |
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The Fate of the Furious | Cipher | 2017-04-12 |
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Angels in Exile | Narrator | 2016-05-25 |
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The Huntsman: Winter's War | Queen Ravenna | 2016-04-06 |
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Kubo and the Two Strings | Monkey / Mother (voice) | 2016-08-18 |
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Mad Max: Fury Road | Imperator Furiosa | 2015-05-13 |
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Dark Places | Libby Day | 2015-04-08 |
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Nelson Mandela Redrawn | Self | 2014-07-18 |
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A Million Ways to Die in the West | Anna | 2014-05-22 |
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Snow White and the Huntsman | Queen Ravenna | 2012-05-30 |
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Prometheus | Meredith Vickers | 2012-05-30 |
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The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus | Self | 2012-10-11 |
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Young Adult | Mavis Gary | 2011-11-11 |
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Wikus and Charlize | Self (voice) | 2010-04-01 |
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The Road | Mother | 2009-11-25 |
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Astro Boy | "Our Friends" Narrator (voice) | 2009-10-15 |
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The Burning Plain | Sylvia / Mariana | 2008-11-07 |
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Sleepwalking | Joleen | 2008-03-14 |
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Hancock | Mary | 2008-07-01 |
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Battle in Seattle | Ella | 2007-09-07 |
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In the Valley of Elah | Detective Emily Sanders | 2007-09-14 |
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Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Self | 2006-06-13 |
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North Country | Josey Aimes | 2005-02-12 |
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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2005-03-01 |
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Æon Flux | Æon Flux | 2005-11-30 |
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Britt Ekland | 2004-10-01 |
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Head in the Clouds | Gilda Bessé | 2004-04-29 |
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The Italian Job | Stella Bridger | 2003-05-30 |
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Monster | Aileen Wuornos | 2003-12-24 |
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Trapped | Karen | 2002-09-20 |
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Waking Up in Reno | Candy Kirkendall | 2002-12-13 |
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Laura Kensington | 2001-08-10 |
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Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2001-02-14 |
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15 Minutes | Rose Hearn | 2001-03-01 |
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Sweet November | Sara Deever | 2001-02-16 |
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The Yards | Erica Soltz | 2000-04-27 |
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The Legend of Bagger Vance | Adele Invergordon | 2000-11-02 |
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Men of Honor | Gwen Sunday | 2000-09-13 |
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Reindeer Games | Ashley Mercer | 2000-02-25 |
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The Astronaut's Wife | Jillian Armacost | 1999-08-27 |
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The Cider House Rules | Candy Kendall | 1999-12-17 |
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Celebrity | Supermodel | 1998-09-07 |
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Mighty Joe Young | Jill Young | 1998-12-25 |
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Hollywood Confidential | Sally | 1997-04-14 |
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Trial and Error | Billie Tyler | 1997-05-30 |
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The Devil's Advocate | Mary Ann Lomax | 1997-10-17 |
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That Thing You Do! | Tina | 1996-10-04 |
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2 Days in the Valley | Helga Svelgen | 1996-09-11 |
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Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest | Eli's Follower (uncredited) | 1995-09-12 |
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Fast X: Part 2 | Cipher | |
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Jane | Jane | |
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