This page contains a selected chronological timeline for actress and producer Charlize Theron.

1. Born: August 7, 1975
2. Birthplace: Benoni, South Africa
3. Moved to the U.S. at age 17 to attend ballet school
4. In relationship with Stuart Townsend (2001-)
5. 2004: Won an Academy Award for her performance in Monster
6. 2006: Won GLAAD's Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards
7. Active member of PETA

1. Mary Ann Lomax in The Devil's Advocate (1997)
2. Candy Kendall in The Cider House Rules (1999)
3. Ashley Mercer in Reindeer Games (2000)
4. Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003)
5. Josey Aimes in North Country (2005)

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• August 7, 1975: Charlize Theron Born

• 1995: Children of the Corn III

• 1996: 2 Days in the Valley

• 1996: That Thing You Do!

• 1997: The Devil's Advocate

• 1998: Celebrity

• 1998: Mighty Joe Young

• 1999: The Astronaut's Wife

• 1999: The Cider House Rules

• 2000: Reindeer Games

• 2001: Sweet November

• 2001: 15 Minutes

• 2001: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

• 2002: Trapped

• 2003: The Italian Job

• 2003: Monster

• 2004: Won Oscar for Best Actress for Monster

• 2004: Head in the Clouds

• 2004: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

• 2005: North Country

• 2005: Aeon Flux

• 2005: Arrested Development

• 2007: In The Valley of Elah

• 2007: Named "Sexiest Woman Alive 2007" by Esquire Magazine

• 2007: Battle in Seattle

• 2007: Sleepwalking

• 2008: Hancock

• 2008: The Ice at the Bottom of the World

• 2009: The Burning Plain

• 2009: The Brazilian Job

• 2009: Jinx