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Charlize Theron

Acting

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron is an actress born on August 7, 1975 in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa. She is known for Mad Max: Fury Road, Prometheus and Hancock. GloboWatch shows where to watch 2 of her movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
August 7, 1975
Place of birth
Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
Also known as
Sharliz Teron

Biography

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.

Filmography

  1. 2026The Odysseyas Calypso
  2. 2026Apexas Sasha · Producer
  3. 2025The Old Guard 2as Andromache of Scythia / Andy · Producer
  4. 2025The Studioas Charlize Theron · 1 episode
  5. 2023Fast Xas Cipher
  6. 2023Murder Mystery 2Executive producer
  7. 2022The School for Good and Evilas Lady Lesso
  8. 2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessas Clea
  9. 2021The Addams Family 2as Morticia Addams (voice)
  10. 2021F9as Cipher
  11. 2020The Old Guardas Andromache of Scythia / Andy · Producer
  12. 2019Bombshellas Megyn Kelly · Producer
  13. 2019The Addams Familyas Morticia Addams (voice) · Executive producer
  14. 2019The Boysas 'Dawn of the Seven' Stormfront (uncredited) · 1 episode
  15. 2019Murder MysteryExecutive producer
  16. 2019Long Shotas Charlotte Field · Producer
  17. 2018A Private WarProducer
  18. 2018Tullyas Marlo Moreau · Producer
  19. 2018Gringoas Elaine Markinson · Producer
  20. 2017MINDHUNTERExecutive producer
  21. 2017The Orvilleas Pria Lavesque · 1 episode
  22. 2017Atomic Blondeas Lorraine Broughton · Producer
  23. 2017The Fate of the Furiousas Cipher
  24. 2017Brain on FireProducer
  25. 2016Kubo and the Two Stringsas Monkey / Mother (voice)
  26. 2016The Huntsman: Winter's Waras Queen Ravenna
  27. 2015Mad Max: Fury Roadas Imperator Furiosa
  28. 2015Dark Placesas Libby Day · Producer
  29. 2014A Million Ways to Die in the Westas Anna
  30. 2012Snow White and the Huntsmanas Queen Ravenna
  31. 2012Prometheusas Meredith Vickers
  32. 2011Young Adultas Mavis Gary
  33. 2009The Roadas Mother
  34. 2009Astro Boyas "Our Friends" Narrator (voice)
  35. 2009RuPaul's Drag Raceas Self - Guest Judge · 1 episode
  36. 2008The Burning Plainas Sylvia / Mariana
  37. 2008Hancockas Mary
  38. 2007In the Valley of Elahas Detective Emily Sanders
  39. 2007Battle in Seattleas Ella
  40. 2005Æon Fluxas Æon Flux
  41. 2005North Countryas Josey Aimes
  42. 2004Head in the Cloudsas Gilda Bessé
  43. 2003Monsteras Aileen Wuornos · Producer
  44. 2003Arrested Developmentas Rita Leeds · 5 episodes
  45. 2003The Italian Jobas Stella Bridger
  46. 2002Trappedas Karen
  47. 2001The Curse of the Jade Scorpionas Laura Kensington
  48. 200115 Minutesas Rose Hearn
  49. 2001Sweet Novemberas Sara
  50. 2000The Legend of Bagger Vanceas Adele Invergordon
  51. 2000Men of Honoras Gwen Sunday
  52. 2000The Yardsas Erica Soltz
  53. 2000Reindeer Gamesas Ashley Mercer
  54. 1999The Cider House Rulesas Candy Kendall
  55. 1999The Astronaut's Wifeas Jillian Armacost
  56. 1998Mighty Joe Youngas Jill Young
  57. 1998Celebrityas Supermodel
  58. 1997The Devil's Advocateas Mary Ann Lomax
  59. 1996That Thing You Do!as Tina
  60. 19962 Days in the Valleyas Helga Svelgen