| Charlize Theron | |
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Theron at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards 2008 |
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| Born | August 7, 1975 Benoni, South Africa |
| Occupation | actress, producer |
| Years active | 1995 - present |
| Domestic partner(s) | Stephan Jenkins (1998-2001) Stuart Townsend (2001-) |
| Official website | |
Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975) is a South African-American actress and former fashion model. The Meteor Ireland Music Awards (colloquially called "The Meteors") are the national Music Awards of Ireland. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benoni ( Hebrew: בֶּןאוֹנִי) is a City on the East Rand in the South African Province of Gauteng The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Stephan Douglas Jenkins (born on September 27, 1964 in Oakland California, U Stuart Townsend (born on December 15 1972 in Howth, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actor Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. She is best-known for her portrayal as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the film Monster which won her an Academy Award for Best Actress. Aileen Carol Wuornos (born Aileen Carol Pittman February 29 1956 – October 9 2002 was an American Serial killer who killed seven men in Florida Monster is a 2003 biographical - crime - drama - thriller about Serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a former "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.
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Theron was born in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa. Benoni ( Hebrew: בֶּןאוֹנִי) is a City on the East Rand in the South African Province of Gauteng The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Her father, Charles Theron, was a construction company owner of French Huguenot descent. The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth Her mother, Gerda, is of German descent and took over her husband's business after his death. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Theron's first language is Afrikaans. Afrikaans is an Indo-European language, derived from 17th century Dutch and classified as Low Franconian Germanic, mainly spoken in She is also fluent in English and speaks some Xhosa. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Xhosa (ˈkǁʰoːsa ( isiXhosa) is one of the Official languages of South Africa. "Theron" is a French surname (originally spelled Théron) pronounced in Afrikaans as "Tronn", although she has said that she prefers the pronunciation "Thrown". French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people [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). Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. At the age of thirteen, Theron was sent to boarding school and began her studies at the National School Of The Arts in Johannesburg. A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers At fifteen, Theron witnessed the death of her father, an abusive alcoholic; Gerda shot him in self-defense when he attacked her. Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or spousal abuse) occurs when a family member partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Self-defense (or self-defence &mdash see spelling differences) is the act of defending oneself one's property or the well-being of another from physical harm The police laid no charges against her. [2]
At the age of sixteen, Theron traveled to Milan, Italy, on a one-year modeling contract, after winning a local competition. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. She went to New York with Pauline's Model Management. She decided to remain in NY after her contract ended, attending the Joffrey Ballet School, where she trained as a ballet dancer. The Joffrey Ballet is a dance company founded in 1956 From 1995 to 2004 the company was known as The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance A knee injury[3] closed this career path when Theron was nineteen. [4]
Unable to dance, Theron flew to Los Angeles on a one-way ticket her mother bought her. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [3] During her early months there, she went to a bank to cash a check her mother had sent her to help with the rent. When the teller refused to cash it, Theron immediately started into a shouting match with her. Afterwards, a talent agent in line behind her handed her his business card and subsequently introduced her to some casting agents and also an acting school. [5][6] She later fired him as her manager after he kept sending her scripts for films similar to Showgirls and Species, which would have traded solely on her appearance. Showgirls is a 1995 film directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring former teen actress Elizabeth Berkley as a drifter who Species is a 1995 Science fiction thriller by Roger Donaldson. [7]
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 (1995). Larger roles in widely released Hollywood films followed, and her career skyrocketed in the late 1990s with box office successes like The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 Disney family film starring Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron and directed by Ron Underwood. The Cider House Rules is a 1999 Drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on The Cider House Rules, a 1985
After appearing in a few notable films, Theron starred as the lesbian serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003). A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based Aileen Carol Wuornos (born Aileen Carol Pittman February 29 1956 – October 9 2002 was an American Serial killer who killed seven men in Florida Monster is a 2003 biographical - crime - drama - thriller about Serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a former Film critic Roger Ebert called it "one of the greatest performances in the history of the cinema". Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. [8] For this role, Theron won the Best Actress Oscar at the 76th Academy Awards in February 2004,[9] as well as the SAG Award and the Golden Globe Award. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The 76th Academy Awards ceremony honoring the best in film for 2003, was broadcast from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood California on ABC beginning The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner [10] She is the first South African to win an Oscar for Best Actress. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa [11] The Oscar win pushed her to The Hollywood Reporter's 2006 list of highest-paid actresses in Hollywood; earning $10,000,000 for both her subsequent films, North Country and Æon Flux, she ranked seventh, behind Halle Berry, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Renée Zellweger, Reese Witherspoon, and Nicole Kidman. The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. This article refers to the 2005 film For other meanings see North Country. Æon Flux is a 2005 Science fiction film released on December 2, 2005. Halle Maria Berry (ˈhæli ˈbɛri born August 14 1966 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American actress former Cameron Michelle Díaz (born August 30 1972 is a Golden Globe - BAFTA - and SAG -Award nominated U Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22 1975 is an American actress and Film producer. Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an Academy Award - BAFTA - SAG Award - and Golden Globe -winning Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22 1976 is an Academy Award winning American actress and Film producer, who has established herself as [12]
On September 30, 2005, Theron received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that [11] In the same year, she starred in the financially unsuccessful science fiction thriller Æon Flux,[13] for which she received positive reviews. Æon Flux is a 2005 Science fiction film released on December 2, 2005. Additionally, Theron received Best Actress Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for her lead performance in the drama North Country. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner This article refers to the 2005 film For other meanings see North Country. [9][10] Ms. Magazine also honored her for this performance with a feature article in its Fall 2005 issue. Ms is an American feminist magazine co-founded by American feminist and activist Gloria Steinem and founding
In 2005, Theron portrayed Rita, Michael Bluth's (Jason Bateman) mentally challenged love interest, on the third season of FOX's critically-acclaimed television series Arrested Development. This is a list of the main characters from the Fox television Comedy series Arrested Development. Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is a Golden Globe -winning and Emmy Award -nominated American Actor. Arrested Development is a character-driven American television Sitcom about a formerly wealthy habitually Dysfunctional family. [14] She also received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her role of Britt Ekland in the 2004 HBO movie The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers is a 2004 film about the life of British comic actor Peter Sellers, based on Roger Lewis 's book
In 2008, Charlize Theron was named the Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year, preceded by others such as Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball and Julia Roberts. The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, known informally simply as The Pudding, is a theatrical student society at Harvard University, known for its Burlesque The Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year award is bestowed annually by the Hasty Pudding Theatricals society at Harvard University. [15]
The May 1999 issue of Playboy published nude photos of Theron, taken during the early years of her modeling career. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy Claiming they had been "for private use", Theron ended up suing photographer Guido Argentini.
Having signed a deal with John Galliano in 2004, Theron replaced Estonian model Tiiu Kuik as the spokeswoman in the J'ADORE advertisements by Christian Dior. Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano Guillén, CBE, RDI (born November 28 1960) professionally known as John Galliano, is a Gibraltarian Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Tiiu Kuik (pronounced /tiju kʲuɪk/) (born March 16, 1987) is an Estonian Supermodel. Christian Dior ( January 21, 1905 &ndash October 23, 1957) was an influential French Fashion designer, best known as the [16] From October 2005 to December 2006, Theron endorsed Raymond Weil watches. Raymond Weil Geneve, is a Swiss Watch manufacturer based in Geneva, Switzerland. In February 2006, she was sued by Weil for breach of contract. [17]
In May 2006, Maxim magazine named Theron #25 in its annual "Hot 100" issue. Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular Actresses [18]
In October 2007, Esquire magazine named Theron The Sexiest Woman Alive in its annual issue. Esquire is a Men's magazine by the Hearst Corporation with a strong literary tradition [19]
Theron dated the lead singer of Third Eye Blind, Stephan Jenkins, from January 1998 to July 2001. The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song Third Eye Blind (sometimes abbreviated 3eb) is an American Alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. Stephan Douglas Jenkins (born on September 27, 1964 in Oakland California, U They broke up after Jenkins failed to take her requests of marriage seriously. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** [20] Theron now resides in Los Angeles in the home of late 1930's actress Helen Twelvetrees, 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 and uncredited 2005 Æon Flux; she, like Sarah Silverman, has said that they will not marry until same-sex couples are able to have their marriages recognized. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Helen Twelvetrees ( December 25, 1908 - February 13, 1958) was an American stage and screen performer considered a top female Stuart Townsend (born on December 15 1972 in Howth, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actor Head in the Clouds is a 2004 film British / Canadian Drama film written and directed by John Duigan. Trapped is a suspense/ Thriller film starring Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend, Kevin Bacon and Dakota Æon Flux is a 2005 Science fiction film released on December 2, 2005. Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1 1970 is an Emmy -winning American Comedian, Writer, Singer, Guitarist, and Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same [21] Townsend recently stated he considers himself and Theron to be husband and wife. "We didn't have a ceremony," he said. "I don't need a certificate or the state or the church to say otherwise. So no there's no big official story on a wedding, but we are married. . . . I consider her my wife and she considers me her husband". [22]
While filming Æon Flux in Berlin, Germany, Theron had suffered a herniated disc in her neck, specifically the disc between the third and fourth vertebrae, which occurred as a result of her suffering a fall while filming a series of back handsprings. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This required her to wear a neck collar for a month[23]
Theron is also involved in women's rights organizations. Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate [24] In 2006, Theron won GLAAD's Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards for increasing "visibility and understanding". The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ( GLAAD) is a Non-profit organization of LGBT Activism that is "dedicated to promoting and [21] Theron is a supporter of animal rights and active member of PETA. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. She recently appeared in a PETA ad for their anti-fur campaign. [25]
In a 2008 interview, she continuously mixed up two European cities, Budapest and Istanbul. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey [26] The deputy mayor of Budapest responded by inviting her to spend a luxurious weekend in the Hungarian capital in order to get to know the city. [27]
Theron became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 2007. [28]
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 1995 | Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest | Young Woman | Uncredited |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valley | Helga Svelgen | |
| That Thing You Do! | Tina Powers | ||
| 1997 | Trial and Error | Billie Tyler | |
| The Devil's Advocate | Mary Ann Lomax | ||
| 1998 | Celebrity | Supermodel | |
| Mighty Joe Young | Jill Young | ||
| 1999 | The Astronaut's Wife | Jillian Armacost | |
| The Cider House Rules | Candy Kendall | ||
| 2000 | Reindeer Games | Ashley Mercer | |
| The Yards | Erica Stoltz | ||
| The Legend of Bagger Vance | Adele Invergordon | ||
| Men of Honor | Gwen Sunday | ||
| 2001 | Sweet November | Sara Deever | Nominated for Worst Actress Razzie Award |
| The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Laura Kensington | ||
| 15 Minutes | Rose Heam | ||
| 2002 | Trapped | Karen Jennings | |
| Waking Up in Reno | Candy Kirkendall | ||
| 2003 | The Italian Job | Stella Bridger | |
| Monster | Aileen Wuornos | Won Best Actress Academy Award | |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Britt Ekland | |
| Head in the Clouds | Gilda Bessé | ||
| 2005 | North Country | Josey Aimes | Nominated for Best Actress Academy Award |
| Æon Flux | Æon Flux | ||
| 2007 | In the Valley of Elah | Det. Children of the Corn III Urban Harvest (also called Children of the Corn 3 is the third film in the Children of the Corn series 2 Days in the Valley is a 1996 film, directed by John Herzfeld, about 48 hours in the lives of a group of people who are drawn together by a Murder That Thing You Do! (known in Spain as The Wonders and in Italy as Music Graffiti) is a 1996 Film, written and The Devil's Advocate is a 1997 American thriller / Horror film directed by Taylor Hackford starring Keanu Reeves, Al Celebrity is a 1998 American Comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen and shot in Black-and-white. Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 Disney family film starring Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron and directed by Ron Underwood. The Astronaut's Wife is a 1999 Science fiction / thriller film directed and written by Rand Ravich. The Cider House Rules is a 1999 Drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on The Cider House Rules, a 1985 Reindeer Games (also known as Deception) is a 2000 movie directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise The Yards is a crime thriller with Mark Wahlberg, James Caan, Joaquin Phoenix, and Charlize Theron, written and directed The Legend of Bagger Vance is a 2000 Film directed by Robert Redford, based on the same-titled 1995 book by Steven Men of Honor (released in the UK as Men of Honour) is a 2000 Drama film, directed by George Tillman Jr This article is about the 2001 film for the article on the 1968 version see Sweet November (1968 film. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a 2001 film directed written by and starring Woody Allen. Trapped is a suspense/ Thriller film starring Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend, Kevin Bacon and Dakota Waking Up in Reno is a 2002 Comedy film directed by Jordan Brady, starring Natasha Richardson, Billy Bob Thornton, The Italian Job is a 2003 American Heist film directed by F Gary Gray. Monster is a 2003 biographical - crime - drama - thriller about Serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a former Aileen Carol Wuornos (born Aileen Carol Pittman February 29 1956 – October 9 2002 was an American Serial killer who killed seven men in Florida "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers is a 2004 film about the life of British comic actor Peter Sellers, based on Roger Lewis 's book Britt Ekland (born 6 October 1942 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish Actress, long resident in the United Kingdom Head in the Clouds is a 2004 film British / Canadian Drama film written and directed by John Duigan. This article refers to the 2005 film For other meanings see North Country. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Æon Flux is a 2005 Science fiction film released on December 2, 2005. Æon Flux (ˌiːɒn ˈflʌks is an Avant garde American Science fiction Animated television series that aired on MTV In the Valley of Elah is an Academy Award -nominated 2007 film written and directed by Paul Haggis, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Emily Sanders | |
| Battle in Seattle | Ella | ||
| 2008 | Sleepwalking | Joleen |
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2008 | Hancock | Mary Embrey | post-production |
| The Road | Wife | filming | |
| 2009 | The Burning Plain | Sylvia | post-production |
| Awards | ||
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| Academy Award | ||
| Preceded by Nicole Kidman for The Hours |
Best Actress 2003 for Monster |
Succeeded by Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby |
| Golden Globe Award | ||
| Preceded by Nicole Kidman for The Hours |
Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama for Monster 2004 |
Succeeded by Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby |
| Berlin Film Festival | ||
| Preceded by Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore for The Hours |
Silver Bear for Best Actress 2004 for Monster (tied with Catalina Sandino Moreno for Maria full of Grace) |
Succeeded by Julia Jentsch for Sophie Scholl - The Final Days |
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| NAME | Theron, Charlize |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actress, model |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Benoni, South Africa |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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