Charlize Theron

About

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...

Known for

The OdysseyMovie • 2026The BoysSeries • 2019Arrested DevelopmentSeries • 2003The OrvilleSeries • 2017Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessMovie • 2022Mad Max: Fury RoadMovie • 2015Fast XMovie • 2023MINDHUNTERSeries • 2017The StudioSeries • 2025The Italian JobMovie • 2003PrometheusMovie • 2012ApexMovie • 2026The Devil's AdvocateMovie • 1997The Addams FamilyMovie • 2019A Million Ways to Die in the WestMovie • 2014That Thing You Do!Movie • 1996The Fate of the FuriousMovie • 2017In the Valley of ElahMovie • 2007Atomic BlondeMovie • 2017The Huntsman: Winter's WarMovie • 2016Kubo and the Two StringsMovie • 2016BombshellMovie • 2019The Old Guard 2Movie • 2025Snow White and the HuntsmanMovie • 2012