Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron ʃɑːrˈliːz ˈθɛrən sharLEEZ THERRən Afrikaans ʃarˈlis ˈtrɔn born 7 August 1975 is a South African and American actress and producer One of the worlds highestpaid 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 Devils 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 Reitmans comedydramas 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia