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Charlize Theron
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Charlize Theron (/ʃɑːrˈliːz ˈθɛrən/ shar-LEEZ THERR-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, her accolades include an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three BAFTAs and two Emmy Awards.
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, becomin…
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Charlize Theron (/ʃɑːrˈliːz ˈθɛrən/ shar-LEEZ THERR-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, her accolades include an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three BAFTAs and two Emmy Awards. 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 was nominated twice more for the Oscar for portraying a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama North Country (2005) and Megyn Kelly in the biographical drama Bombshell (2019). She received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman's comedy-dramas Young Adult (2011) and Tully (2018). Theron has starred in several commercially successful action films, including The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Prometheus (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Atomic Blonde (2017), and The Old Guard (2020), as well as several Fast & Furious installments: The Fate of the Furious (2017), F9 (2021), and Fast X (2023). On television, she earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Britt Ekland in the biographical film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Since the early 2000s, Theron has ventured into film production with her company Denver and Delilah Productions. She has produced numerous films, many in 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. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlize Theron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Charlize Theron's Filmography
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The Odyssey
as Calypso
The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic
as Self (archive footage)
Apex
as Sasha
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Harmony
The Old Guard 2
as Andromache of Scythia / Andy
It’s a Mad Max World
as Self
High & Low – John Galliano
as Self
Fast X
as Cipher
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
The School for Good and Evil
as Lady Lesso
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Clea (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Clea
The Addams Family 2
as Morticia Addams (voice)
F9
as Cipher
The Old Guard
as Andromache of Scythia / Andy
Bombshell
as Megyn Kelly
The Addams Family
as Morticia Addams (voice)
Long Shot
as Charlotte Field
Tully
as Marlo Moreau
Gringo
as Elaine Markinson
Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road
as Self
Atomic Blonde
as Lorraine Broughton
The Fate of the Furious
as Cipher
The Last Face
as Dr. Wren Petersen
Kubo and the Two Strings
as Monkey / Mother (voice)
Angels in Exile
as Narrator
The Huntsman: Winter's War
as Queen Ravenna
Mad Max: Fury Road
as Imperator Furiosa
Dark Places
as Libby Day
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Anna
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
as Self
Prometheus
as Meredith Vickers
Snow White and the Huntsman
as Queen Ravenna
Young Adult
as Mavis Gary
Wikus and Charlize
as Self (voice)
The Road
as Mother
Astro Boy
as "Our Friends" Narrator (voice)
The Burning Plain
as Sylvia / Mariana
Hancock
as Mary
Sleepwalking
as Joleen
In the Valley of Elah
as Detective Emily Sanders
Battle in Seattle
as Ella
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
as Self
Æon Flux
as Æon Flux
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
North Country
as Josey Aimes
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Britt Ekland
Head in the Clouds
as Gilda Bessé
Monster
as Aileen Wuornos
The Italian Job
as Stella Bridger
Waking Up in Reno
as Candy Kirkendall
Trapped
as Karen
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
as Laura Kensington
15 Minutes
as Rose Hearn
Sweet November
as Sara
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Legend of Bagger Vance
as Adele Invergordon
Men of Honor
as Gwen Sunday
The Yards
as Erica Soltz
Reindeer Games
as Ashley Mercer
The Cider House Rules
as Candy Kendall
The Astronaut's Wife
as Jillian Armacost
Mighty Joe Young
as Jill Young
Celebrity
as Supermodel
Burn
as Amy in Photo
The Devil's Advocate
as Mary Ann Lomax
Trial and Error
as Billie Tyler
Hollywood Confidential
as Sally
That Thing You Do!
as Tina
2 Days in the Valley
as Helga Svelgen
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
as Eli's Follower (uncredited)
Jane
as Jane
Tyrant
No Poster
Six Clean Kills
No Poster
Mysteria
No Poster