Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron
Theron promoting Mad Max: Fury Road at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
Born	(1975-08-07) 7 August 1975 (age 41) Benoni, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Citizenship	South African (1975–present) American (2007–present)
Occupation	Actress, producer
Years active	1995–present
Partner(s)	Stuart Townsend (2001–10)
Children	2
Website	www.charlizeafricaoutreach.org

Charlize Theron (/ʃɑːrˈliːz ˈθɛrən/ shar-LEEZ THERR-ən; Afrikaans: [ʃɐrˈlis trɔn]; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and film producer. She has starred in several Hollywood films, such as The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999), The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

Theron received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), for which she won the Academy Award, Silver Bear, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress among several other accolades, becoming the first South African to win an Academy Award in a major acting category. She received further Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her performance in the sexual harassment-themed drama North Country in 2005 and a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in Jason Reitman's 2011 film Young Adult.

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• Charlize Theron at Who's Who Southern Africa
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