Scene from Burning Plain (2008)

Alternate Names: Σαρλίζ Θέρον, Σαρλίζ Θερόν, تشارليز ثيرون, شارلیز ترون, ชาร์ลิซ เธอรอน, シャーリーズ・セロン, 查理兹·塞隆, 莎莉·賽隆, 샤를리즈 테론

Physical Characteristics:

• Height: 5′ 10″ (1.77 m)

First Appearances:

• Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) as Eli's Follower (uncredited)

Most Important Roles:

• Fast X (2023) as Cipher
• Monster (2003) as Aileen Wuornos
• Reindeer Games (2000) as Ashley Mercer
• The Cider House Rules (1999) as Candy Kendall
• The Devil's Advocate (1997) as Mary Ann Lomax
• Angels in Exile (2016) as Narrator
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) as Britt Ekland
• Sweet November (2001) as Sara Deever
• 15 Minutes (2001) as Rose Hearn
• The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) as Laura Kensington

Career Highlights:

• Fast X (2023)
• Monster (2003)
• Reindeer Games (2000)
• The Cider House Rules (1999)
• The Devil's Advocate (1997)
• Angels in Exile (2016)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
• Sweet November (2001)
• 15 Minutes (2001)
• The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)

Awards:

• Academy Award (Oscar) - Academy Award for Best Actress (2004)
• Saturn Award for Best Actress
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Great Immigrants Award (2009)
• Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (2008)
• GLAAD Vanguard Award (2006)
• Jupiter Awards

Charlize Theron, born August 7, 1975, is a South African-American actress and producer. She gained international recognition in the late 1990s with films like 'The Devil's Advocate' (1997) and 'Mighty Joe Young' (1998). Theron won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Aileen Wuornos in 'Monster' (2003), becoming the first South African to win an acting Oscar. She has since starred in numerous successful action films such as 'The Italian Job' (2003) and 'Mad Max: Fury Road' (2015). Theron became a U.S. citizen in 2007, retaining her South African citizenship.