Charlize Theron
QUICK FACTSNAME
Charlize Theron
OCCUPATION
Television Actress, Animal Rights Activist, Film Actress
BIRTH DATE
August 7, 1975 (age 43)
PLACE OF BIRTH
Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
ZODIAC SIGN
Leo
Biography of Charlize Theron
Actress of television, Activist, Actress, Activist for the rights of the animals, Actress of cinema, Actor of cinema / Actress of cinema (1975-)
Charlize Theron is an actress born in South Africa, best known for her roles in films such as' Monster ', for which she won an Academy Award' Snow White and the Huntsman ',' Mad Max: Fury Road ',' The Fate De the Furious' and 'Atomic Blondes'.
Who is Charlize Theron?
Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, province of Transvaal, South Africa, on August 7, 1975. Theron began appearing in films in the mid-1990s, settling in The Cider House Rules and The Devil's Advocate. She then gave an Oscar-winning performance as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), and has shown her acting range in films such as North Country (2005), Young Adult (2011), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Atomic Blonde (2017).
Early life
The actress and philanthropist Charlize Theron was born on August 7, 1975, in a rural area of Benoni, South Africa, co-owners of a road construction company, Charles and Gerda. The Afrikaans-speaking family lived on a farm outside of Johannesburg, and although Theron's childhood duties included caring for cattle, his passion for dance became evident from the start. To encourage her artistic inclinations, Theron began her ballet lessons at age six. Her parents encouraged her growing talent and, at age 12, she was sent to a boarding school in Johannesburg to study dance.
The Theron family was unhappy, and while Charles struggled with alcoholism, he became physically abusive. In 1991, when Theron was 15 years old, her father violently attacked her and her mother. Theron watched as Gerda fired and killed Charles; the murder was considered an act of self-defense, and Gerda was never charged with a crime. Following the death, Gerda assumed ownership of the company, and Theron invented the story that his father had been the victim of a lethal car accident.
At age 16, Theron participated in a Johannesburg model contest, which he won. She soon traveled to Italy, where she won the New Model Today international competition and began a serious modeling career. After traveling to New York at the age of 18, she left high fashion to attempt a career in dance. Her studies with the Joffrey Ballet were cut short by serious knee injuries, which forced her to abandon a dance career.
Academy Award for 'Monster'
Theron decided to continue acting and moved to Los Angeles. However, he soon discovered that his Afrikaner accent was a barrier to the landing papers. Watching hours of television, he struggled to hide his South African roots with the perfect American inflections.
In 1994, a homeless Theron argued with a bank teller, who refused to allow him to withdraw funds from a South African account. Theron's subsequent adjustment gained the attention of a fellow banking patron, John Crosby, a Hollywood manager who represented talent, including John Hurt and Rene Russo. He immediately offered to sign with Theron and, in a few months, made his acting debut in a small role in Children of the Corn III (1995). Soon after, larger parts followed in 2 Days in the Valley (1996) and That Thing You Do! (nineteen ninety six).
When Theron became a more Hollywood presence, she was chosen along with Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves in The Devil's Advocate (1997). His turn as Reeves's suicidal wife earned him another brief but memorable part in Woody Allen's Celebrity (1998), and a leading role in the new Disney version of Mighty Joe Young (1998).
In 1999, Theron obtained a series of papers in remarkable films, among them The Astronaut's Wife, with Johnny Depp, and The Cider House Rules with Tobey Maguire. In 2001, he re-teamed with Reeves for the tearful Sweet November, and two years later starred with Mark Wahlberg in the thriller The Italian Job (2003). However, his performance in Monster 2003, a biopic about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, earned him great respect. Theron won about 40 pounds for the role, and his rough and exciting performance earned him an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.
'Snow White and the Hunter' ', Mad Max: Fury Road "
After her turn as Britt Ekland in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), Theron took on another strong drama, starring in the 2005 North Country with Sissy Spacek and Frances McDormand. Her portrayal of an iron miner fighting sexual harassment in the workplace earned her a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination. The same year, he starred in the big screen adaptation of MTV's cult cartoon, Aeon Flux, and made several guest appearances in the award-winning television comedy, Arrested Deve.
