Charlize Theron
Acting

Charlize Theron

August 7, 1975 (50 years old) Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa

Biography

Charlize Theron (/ʃɑːrˈliːz ˈθɛrən/ shar-LEEZTHERR-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, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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 received another Academy Award nomination for playing a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama North Country (2005).

Theron has starred in several commercially successful action films, including The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Prometheus (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), Atomic Blonde (2017), The Old Guard (2020), F9 (2021), and Fast X (2023). She 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), for which she received her third Academy Award nomination.

Since the early 2000s, Theron has ventured into film production with her company Denver and Delilah Productions. She has produced numerous films, in many of 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. She has been honoured with a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • TV

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • TV

Fast X

Fast X

2023 • Movie

Fast X: Part 2

Fast X: Part 2

• Movie

Movie Credits (72)

Acting

2023

Fast X

as Cipher

Fast X: Part 2

as Cipher

2022

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

as Clea

2003

The Italian Job

as Stella Bridger

2012

Prometheus

as Meredith Vickers

1997

The Devil's Advocate

as Mary Ann Lomax

2000

Men of Honor

as Gwen Sunday

2008

Hancock

as Mary

2003

Monster

as Aileen Wuornos

2016

The Huntsman: Winter's War

as Queen Ravenna

2007

In the Valley of Elah

as Detective Emily Sanders

2012

Snow White and the Huntsman

as Queen Ravenna

2014

A Million Ways to Die in the West

as Anna

2016

Kubo and the Two Strings

as Monkey / Mother (voice)

2009

The Road

as Mother

2005

Æon Flux

as Æon Flux

2011

Young Adult

as Mavis Gary

1999

The Cider House Rules

as Candy Kendall

2001

15 Minutes

as Rose Hearn

2014

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

as Self

Crew

2003

Monster

Producer

2006

East of Havana

Producer

2025

The Old Guard 2

Producer

Jane

Producer

2017

Brain on Fire

Producer

2018

Gringo

Producer

2015

Dark Places

Producer

Two for the Money

Producer

2017

Atomic Blonde

Producer

2023

Murder Mystery 2

Executive Producer

TV Credits (57)

Acting

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

4 episodes

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

2 episodes

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2019

The Boys

as 'Dawn of the Seven' Stormfront (uncredited)

1 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

1 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

3 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

2 episodes

1997

The View

as Self

2 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

5 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

3 episodes

2009

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

1 episodes

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

4 episodes

2016

The Grand Tour

as Self

1 episodes

2005

The Colbert Report

as Self

1 episodes

2005

The Colbert Report

as Self (archive footage)

1 episodes

2017

The Orville

as Pria Lavesque

1 episodes

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

2 episodes

Crew

2017

MINDHUNTER

Executive Producer

2017

Girlboss

Executive Producer

2019

Hyperdrive

Executive Producer

2023

Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York

Executive Producer

2024

Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter

Producer

The Quiet Tenant

Executive Producer

2019

Hyperdrive

Creator

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
August 7, 1975 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
Popularity
5.6

Career Stats

72
Movies
57
TV Shows