Age: 45
Birthday: 7th August
Charlize Theron is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, Theron is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
Theron came to international prominence in the 1990s by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood films 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 Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first South African to win an Oscar in an acting category. She received another Academy Award nomination for playing a woman seeking justice in the drama North Country (2005).
Theron has since starred in several commercially successful action films, including The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and The Fate of the Furious (2017). She also received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman's comedy-dramas Young Adult (2011) and Tully (2018), and for portraying Megyn Kelly in the biographical drama Bombshell (2019), receiving a third Academy Award nomination for the last.
ACADEMY AWARD: NOMINATIONS: 3 WINS: 1
2020 - Best Leading Actress: BOMBSHELL
2006 - Best Leading Actress: NORTH COUNTRY
2004 - WINNER: Best Leading Actress: MONSTER
BAFTA: NOMINATIONS: 3
2020 - Best Leading Actress: BOMBSHELL
2006 - Best Leading Actress: NORTH COUNTRY
2004 - Best Leading Actress: MONSTER
GOLDEN GLOBE: NOMINATIONS: 6 WINS: 1
2020 - Best Leading Actress: BOMBSHELL
2019 - Best Leading Actress: TULLY
2012 - Best Leading Actress: YOUNG ADULT
2006 - Best Leading Actress: NORTH COUNTRY
2005 - Best Supporting TV Actress: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS
2004 - WINNER: Best Leading Actress: MONSTER
How do you rate Charlize Theron's movies?
WATCH CHARLIZE THERON THIS WEEK
ON TV:
FILM: The Fate of the Furious (2017) (Age 12A)
Sky Cinema Fast & Furious, All Week
Theron joins the Fast & Furious ensemble as the latest villain. Appearing also in F9 that comes out later this year - at the cinema!
FILM: Hancock (2008) (Age 12A)
Monday 17th May, Sky Cinema Hits, 5:10pm
Theron stars in this superhero comedy alongside Will Smith.
FILM: The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
Thursday 20th May, Film4, 6:50pm
Theron returns as the evil queen for this gritty take on the Snow White fable.
FILM: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Saturday 22nd May, Film4, 11:00am
Theron has an unusual vocal role as the talking monkey in this fantastic adventure.
ON NETFLIX:
FILM: The Italian Job (Age 12A)
Before the Fast & The Furious, Theron starred in this car based thriller.
ON AMAZON PRIME:
FILM: The Road (2009) (Age 15)
Theron stars in this post apocalyptic drama for older students.
What's your favourite Charlize Theron movie / performance?
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