Charlize Theron Born: 7 August 1975 Benoni, South Africa Occupation: Actress Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975) is an Academy Award-winning Afrikaner actor and former fashion model, who was born in South Africa. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Selected filmography 3 External links 3.1 Interviews 3.2 Web sites Biography Early life Theron was born in Benoni, South Africa. Her father, Charles Theron, was a construction company owner of French Huguenot descent; her mother, Gerda, is of German descent and took over her husband's business after his death. Theron's first language is Afrikaans. She is also fluent in English and speaks some Xhosa, as well as having varying levels of fluency in around thirty other African languages and dialects, learned from neighbors and employees on her parents' farm. In the United States, both in her films and while being interviewed, etc., Theron speaks with a typical American accent and style of speech, leading most people to assume she is American. "Theron" is a French surname pronounced in Afrikaans as "Tronn," although she has said that she prefers the pronunciation "Thrown."[1] The pronunciation commonly used in the United States involves two syllables, with stress on the first. Theron grew up as the only child on her parents' farm near Johannesburg (Benoni) and was sent to a boarding school at the age of thirteen. At fifteen, Theron witnessed the death of her father, an abusive alcoholic; her mother shot him in self-defense when he attacked her. No charges were pressed. Career Theron in Sweet November At the age of sixteen, Theron traveled to Milan, Italy, on a one-year modeling contract, after winning a local competition. Her contract ended while she was in New York City, and she decided to remain there, attending the Joffrey Ballet School, where she trained as a ballet dancer. A knee injury ended this career path at the age of 18. Unable to dance, she bought a ticket to Los Angeles. After eight months in the city, she was cast in her first film part, a non-speaking role in the direct-to-video film Children of the Corn III. She followed this with larger roles in widely released Hollywood films, and her career skyrocketed in the late 1990s, with box office successes like The Devil's Advocate, The Cider House Rules, and Mighty Joe Young. The May 1999 issue of Playboy published nude photos of Theron, taken during the early years of her modeling career. Claiming they had been "for private use", Theron ended up suing photographer Guido Argentini. After appearing in a few notable films, Theron starred as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the film Monster (2003). Film critic Roger Ebert called it "one of the greatest performances in the history of the cinema" [2], for which Theron won the Best Actress Oscar at the 76th Academy Awards in February 2004, as well as the SAG Award and the Golden Globe Award. She is the first South African to win an Oscar for Best Actress. Theron in Head in the Clouds Having signed a deal with John Galliano in 2004, Theron replaced Estonian model Tiiu Kuik in the J'ADORE advertisements by Christian Dior; she is the current spokeswoman for Dior perfume. On September 30, 2005, she received her own bronze star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the same year, she starred in the financially unsuccessful science fiction thriller Æon Flux [3] and was given positive reviews, as well as a Best Actress Golden Globe nomination, for her lead performance in the drama North Country. Ms. honored her for this performance as well with a feature article in its Fall 2005 issue. She had also been nominated for an Oscar as a lead actress for the role, although she did not win; this was her second nomination. In 2005, Theron also portrayed Rita, Michael Bluth's (Jason Bateman) love interest on the third season of FOX's critically acclaimed sitcom Arrested Development. Personal life Theron dated the lead singer of Third Eye Blind, Stephan Jenkins, from January 1998 to July 2001. Jenkins broke up with her after failing to take her requests of marriage seriously.[4] Theron now resides in Los Angeles with her long-time boyfriend, Stuart Townsend, with whom she starred in the 2004 film Head in the Clouds, as well as in the 2002 film Trapped; she has said that they will not marry until same-sex couples are able to have their marriages recognized. In October 2005, her mother, Gerda, was married in California. The media thought that Charlize was the one getting married (to Townsend) and the paparazzi got as close as it could for the photos. While filming Æon Flux in Berlin, Germany, Theron had surgery on a herniated disc in her neck, the result of an injury incurred on the set during a stunt. In May 2006, Maxim magazine named Theron #25 in its annual Hot 100 issue. Theron is also involved in women's rights organizations [5]. In 2006, Theron won GLAAD's Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards for increasing "visibility and understanding in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community." Theron is a supporter of animal rights and active member of PETA. She recently appeared in a PETA ad for their anti-fur campaign [6] Selected filmography Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster Year Title Role Other notes 2008 The Brazilian Job Stella Bridger Pre-production 2007 Jinx In talks 2007 Ice at the Bottom of the World Pre-production 2005 Æon Flux Æon Flux 2005 North Country Josey Aimes Academy Award Nomination for Best Actress 2004 Head in the Clouds Gilda Bessé limited release 2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Britt Ekland 2003 Monster Aileen Wuornos Academy Award for Best Actress 2003 The Italian Job Stella Bridger 2002 Waking Up in Reno Candy Kirkendall 2002 Trapped Karen Jennings 2001 Sweet November Sara Deever Razzie Award Nomination for Worst Actress 2000 Men of Honor Gwen Sunday 2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance Adele Invergordon 2000 The Yards Erica Stoltz 2000 Reindeer Games Ashley Mercer 1999 The Cider House Rules Candy Kendall 1999 The Astronaut's Wife Jillian Armacost 1998 Mighty Joe Young Jill Young 1998 Celebrity Supermodel 1997 The Devil's Advocate Mary Ann Lomax 1997 Trial and Error Billie Tyler 1996 2 Days in the Valley Helga Svelgen Preceded by: Nicole Kidman for The Hours Academy Award for Best Actress 2003 for Monster Succeeded by: Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby External links Interviews Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Charlize Theron MovieHole interview (February 1, 2006) Guardian Unlimited interview (April 2, 2004) Dark Horizons interview (January 3, 2004) Spliced Wire interview (December 22, 2003) About.com interview (December 19, 2003) Theron's Anti Fur Ad Web sites Charlize Theron at Yahoo! Movies Official Site Charlize Theron in the News Theron brushes up on Hill of Tara Charlize Theron at the Internet Movie Database Search Term: "Charlize_Theron" Categories: 1975 births | Afrikaners | Best Actress Academy Award winners | Best Actress Academy Award nominees | Arrested Development actors | Film actors | BAFTA nominees | LGBT rights activists | Living people | South African people | South African actors | South African models | Worst Actress Razzie nominees | Natives of Gauteng Province | German-South Africans | French-South Africans | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Playboy models

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