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Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

Acting August 7, 1975 (51 years old) Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa

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

Movies 77

The Odyssey 8.0

The Odyssey

as Calypso

2026
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 7.2

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

as Clea

2022
Mad Max: Fury Road 7.6

Mad Max: Fury Road

as Imperator Furiosa

2015
Fast X 7.0

Fast X

as Cipher

2023
Apex 6.9

Apex

as Sasha

2026
The Devil's Advocate 7.5

The Devil's Advocate

as Mary Ann Lomax

1997
Prometheus 6.6

Prometheus

as Meredith Vickers

2012
The Fate of the Furious 6.8

The Fate of the Furious

as Cipher

2017
The Italian Job 6.8

The Italian Job

as Stella Bridger

2003
Snow White and the Huntsman 6.0

Snow White and the Huntsman

as Queen Ravenna

2012
Hancock 6.4

Hancock

as Mary

2008
Kubo and the Two Strings 7.7

Kubo and the Two Strings

as Monkey / Mother (voice)

2016
F9 7.0

F9

as Cipher

2021
The Old Guard 7.1

The Old Guard

as Andromache of Scythia / Andy

2020
The Addams Family 6.6

The Addams Family

as Morticia Addams (voice)

2019
The Road 7.0

The Road

as Mother

2009
The Huntsman: Winter's War 6.3

The Huntsman: Winter's War

as Queen Ravenna

2016
A Million Ways to Die in the West 6.0

A Million Ways to Die in the West

as Anna

2014
Atomic Blonde 6.4

Atomic Blonde

as Lorraine Broughton

2017
The School for Good and Evil 7.0

The School for Good and Evil

as Lady Lesso

2022
The Old Guard 2 5.9

The Old Guard 2

as Andromache of Scythia / Andy

2025
The Cider House Rules 7.1

The Cider House Rules

as Candy Kendall

1999
The Addams Family 2 6.9

The Addams Family 2

as Morticia Addams (voice)

2021
Æon Flux 5.6

Æon Flux

as Æon Flux

2005
Men of Honor 7.5

Men of Honor

as Gwen Sunday

2000
Sweet November 6.9

Sweet November

as Sara

2001
Monster 7.2

Monster

as Aileen Wuornos

2003
Bombshell 6.8

Bombshell

as Megyn Kelly

2019
Astro Boy 6.3

Astro Boy

as "Our Friends" Narrator (voice)

2009
Long Shot 6.7

Long Shot

as Charlotte Field

2019
That Thing You Do! 6.9

That Thing You Do!

as Tina

1996
The Astronaut's Wife 5.6

The Astronaut's Wife

as Jillian Armacost

1999
Reindeer Games 5.7

Reindeer Games

as Ashley Mercer

2000
In the Valley of Elah 6.8

In the Valley of Elah

as Detective Emily Sanders

2007
Mighty Joe Young 6.3

Mighty Joe Young

as Jill Young

1998
The Legend of Bagger Vance 6.6

The Legend of Bagger Vance

as Adele Invergordon

2000
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest 4.8

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

as Eli's Follower (uncredited)

1995
2 Days in the Valley 6.2

2 Days in the Valley

as Helga Svelgen

1996
Trapped 6.2

Trapped

as Karen

2002
North Country 7.3

North Country

as Josey Aimes

2005
Head in the Clouds 5.9

Head in the Clouds

as Gilda Bessé

2004
Young Adult 5.8

Young Adult

as Mavis Gary

2011
Tully 6.8

Tully

as Marlo Moreau

2018
Gringo 5.9

Gringo

as Elaine Markinson

2018
The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic 6.4

The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic

as Self (archive footage)

2026
Dark Places 5.9

Dark Places

as Libby Day

2015
15 Minutes 5.9

15 Minutes

as Rose Hearn

2001
Celebrity 6.0

Celebrity

as Supermodel

1998
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 6.6

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

as Laura Kensington

2001
The Yards 6.3

The Yards

as Erica Soltz

2000
The Burning Plain 6.6

The Burning Plain

as Sylvia / Mariana

2008
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 6.6

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

as Britt Ekland

2004
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 7.1

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

as Clea (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022
Battle in Seattle 6.3

Battle in Seattle

as Ella

2007
High & Low – John Galliano 6.1

High & Low – John Galliano

as Self

2024
The Last Face 5.5

The Last Face

as Dr. Wren Petersen

2017
Waking Up in Reno 5.0

Waking Up in Reno

as Candy Kirkendall

2002
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love 8.1

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

as Self - Guest

2023
It’s a Mad Max World 6.8

It’s a Mad Max World

as Self

2025
Sleepwalking 6.1

Sleepwalking

as Joleen Reedy

2008
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus 7.0

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

as Self

2012
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Harmony 6.2

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Harmony

2026
Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road 6.9

Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road

as Self

2017
Trial and Error 5.4

Trial and Error

as Billie Tyler

1997
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies 5.0

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2001
Tyrant

Tyrant

Burn 9.0

Burn

as Amy in Photo

1998
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions 5.5

Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions

2022
Hollywood Confidential 4.4

Hollywood Confidential

as Sally

1997
Jane

Jane

as Jane

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters 6.5

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

as Self

2006
Nelson Mandela Redrawn 10.0

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

as Self

2014
Six Clean Kills

Six Clean Kills

Dance Parents

Dance Parents

Mysteria

Mysteria

Angels in Exile 6.0

Angels in Exile

as Narrator

2016
Wikus and Charlize 6.0

Wikus and Charlize

as Charlize Theron (voice)

2010

TV Shows 54

The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

2014
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
The Colbert Report 7.0

The Colbert Report

as Self

2005
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Jeopardy! 6.9

Jeopardy!

as Self - Clue Presenter

1984
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

2007
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self

1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
Leute heute 5.2

Leute heute

as Self

1997
The Boys 8.4

The Boys

as 'Dawn of the Seven' Stormfront (uncredited)

2019
RuPaul's Drag Race 7.5

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Hot Ones 7.1

Hot Ones

as Self

2015
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
The Drew Barrymore Show 5.6

The Drew Barrymore Show

as Self

2020
Arrested Development 7.9

Arrested Development

as Rita Leeds

2003
The Orville 7.6

The Orville

as Pria Lavesque

2017
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked 5.9

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

as Self - Guest Judge

2010
Bambi 9.0

Bambi

as Self

1948
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
A Little Late with Lilly Singh 3.4

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

2019
MTV Movie & TV Awards 7.9

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self - Presenter

1992
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

2015
Today 5.6

Today

as Self

1952
Desus & Mero 5.1

Desus & Mero

as Self - Illustrious Guest

2019
The Reichen Show 4.8

The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

2005
Chelsea 5.1

Chelsea

as Self

2016
Goldene Kamera 5.7

Goldene Kamera

as Self

1984
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self - Presenter

1953
The Grand Tour 8.0

The Grand Tour

as Self

2016
Hot Ones Versus 8.2

Hot Ones Versus

as Self

2024
Entertainment Tonight 4.4

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

1981
The Studio 7.8

The Studio

as Charlize Theron

2025
Rove 7.5

Rove

as Self

1999
The Early Show 6.2

The Early Show

as Self

1999
Home Movie: The Princess Bride 7.4

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Fezzik

2020
This Morning 5.2

This Morning

as Self

1988
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis 7.5

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

as Self

2008
Film Independent Spirit Awards

Film Independent Spirit Awards

as Self - Winner

1996
Elle Style Awards

Elle Style Awards

as Self - Winner

1997
Skip Intro

Skip Intro

as Self - Guest

2026
Hyperdrive 7.1

Hyperdrive

as Self

2019
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler 5.0

Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler

as Self

2018
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

1994

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