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- Actress and model
- Born: August 7, 1975
- Birthplace: Benoni, South Africa
- Moved to the U.S. at age 17 to attend ballet school
- Won an Academy Award in 2004
- Named "Messenger of Peace" on November 14, 2008
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Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron is an American actress and former fashion model. She was born in Benoni, South Africa on August 7, 1975. Theron's main language is Afrikaans, however she is fluent in English and speaks Xhosa. Theron grew up on her parents farm outside of Johannesburg. She is an only child. At the age of 16, Theron won a local modeling competition that earned her a one-year modeling contract in Milan, Italy.
In late July, 2009 it was announced by Cinnematical.comhttp://www.cinematical.com/2009/07/30/charlize-theron-is-florence-of-arabia/ that Denver and Delilah, the production company of Charlize Theron had bought the rights to Florence of Arabia. The report indicates that Theron will both star in and produce the movie adaptation of Christopher Buckley's novel. -
Acting Career
Theron made her film debut with the film Children of the Corn III in 1995. She became famous with larger roles in films such as The Devil's Advocate, Mighty Joe Young, and The Cider House Rules. Theron was most noted however for her role as Aileen Wuornos in the film Monster in 2003 for which she won an Academy Award. Some of her more recent films include North Country and Battle in Seattle. -
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Charlize Theron Questions
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In Hancock who do u think would best replace Charlize Theron? 3 AnswersA better script? No, but seriously, just because the script was so weak, it had to be a big name actress. Scarlett Johansson would have been a good choice. S... read more -
What's your favorite Charlize Theron film and why? Any images/videos from the film would be appreciated? 2 AnswersSay what you want about the movie, she looked damn fine in Hancock. The character was a mom, sexy, yet well dressed, profeesional. Yummmmmy read more -
Would you like to see Charlize Theron in Florence of Arabia? Her production company have just bought the rights to this? 1 Answerhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fd/Florence_of_Arabia.jpg Here's an article about her http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Charlize-Theron-Is-Florence-Of... read more -
How many perfume/cologne commercials feature celebs? 4 AnswersI could write it all out, but..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_celebrity_endorsed_perfumes Okay, okay, a little personal input. I simply adore Vi... read more
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Charlize Theron Images
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Charlize Theron Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1975: Born on August 7
- 1995: Children of the Corn III - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1996: 2 Days in the Valley - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1996: That Thing You Do! - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1997: The Devil's Advocate - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1999: The Cider House Rules - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2000: Reindeer Games - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2001: Sweet November - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2001: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2003: The Italian Job - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2003: Monster - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2004: Won Oscar for Best Actress
- 2004: Head in the Clouds - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2005: North Country - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2005: Aeon Flux - Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2008: Sleepwalking - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2009: The Brazilian Job - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
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