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| Name |
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Charlize
Theron |
| Nick Name |
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Charlie |
| Height |
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5' 9½" (177
cm) |
| Date of Birth |
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7 August 1975 |
| Place of Birth |
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Benoni, Gauteng, South
Africa |
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| Biography: |
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Born on 7 August 1975, to a French
father, Charles, and a German mother, Gerda, Charlize
Theron was raised on a farm in Benoni, South Africa.
Trained as a ballet dancer, she was sent to Milan
at 16 to become a model after the death of her father
who was shot by her mother in defending herself
from his drunken abuse.
Tired of modeling, Theron moved to New York to dance
with the Joffrey Ballet. Unfortunately, her career
was halted by a knee injury, which led her to travel
to Los Angeles to try her luck in acting. After
a long struggle, she was discovered by an agent
while fighting with a bank manager who refused to
cash her check. Eight months later, Theron landed
her first acting job.
After playing a bit part in Children of the Corn
III (1994), Theron
finally got the recognition with 2 Days in the Valley
(1996) that led to
her first leading role as Keanu Reeves' wife in
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
for which Theron garnered praise for her performance.
Her next film Mighty Joe Young (1998)
earned Theron more positive notices. Her status
rose after she starred in the cameo Celebrity (1998)
that also featured Kenneth Branagh, Winona Ryder,
and Leonardo DiCaprio. Then, she was rewarded with
more significant role as a troubled young woman
with secrets to hide in The Cider House Rules (1999).
In 2001, Theron was reunited with Keanu Reeves in
Sweet November. Her status was strengthened after
starring alongside Mark Wahlberg in The Italian
Job (2003). That same
year, Theron turned to more serious role in Monster,
the crime drama based upon the real-life story of
Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who murdered seven
men in Florida in the late '80s. The film was successful
as Theron was honored with more than a dozen awards
including an Academy Award. |
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| Filmography: |
| 2005 |
North Country |
| 2005 |
Aeon Flux |
| 2004 |
Head in the Clouds |
| 2004 |
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers |
| 2003 |
Monster |
| 2003 |
The Italian Job |
| 2002 |
Trapped |
| 2001 |
15 Minutes |
| 2001 |
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion |
| 2001 |
Sweet November |
| 2001 |
Waking Up in Reno |
| 2000 |
Men of Honor |
| 2000 |
The Yards |
| 2000 |
The Legend of Bagger Vance |
| 2000 |
Reindeer Games |
| 1999 |
The Cider House Rules |
| 1999 |
The Astronaut's Wife |
| 1998 |
Celebrity |
| 1998 |
Mighty Joe Young |
| 1997 |
Hollywood Confidential |
| 1997 |
Trial and Error |
| 1997 |
The Devil's Advocate |
| 1996 |
That Thing You Do! |
| 1996 |
2 Days in the Valley |
| 1994 |
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest |
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| Awards: |
| Academy Awards |
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2003 Best Actress (Monster) |
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| Berlin International Film
Festival |
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2004 Silver Bear for Best Actress
(Monster) |
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| British Academy Awards |
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2004 Best Actress (Monster) |
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| Emmy Awards |
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2005 Best Supporting
Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Life
and Death of Peter Sellers) |
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| Golden Globe |
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2005 Best Actress - Drama (North
Country) |
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2003 Best Actress - Drama (Monster) |
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| Screen Actors Guild |
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2003 Best Actress (Monster) |
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