Charlize Theron
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Charlize Theron ( shar-LEEZ THERR-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 an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She 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). She 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). 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) she received her third Academy Award nomination. Since the early 2000s, she 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.
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Tom Hardy's Recent Clashes Aren't The First Time He's Had Problems With People On Set (Including Charlize Theron)
105 million views in 24 days for Netflix’s 90-minute Theron Egerton thriller - 3DVF
Inside Tom Hardy’s explosive on-set clashes with A-list co-stars: Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Shia LaBeouf and more
'Very Reckless Comment,' Charlize Theron Says After Timothée Chalamet's Ballet Remark
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Doctor Strange 2 Star Charlize Theron Breaks Silence On Avengers: Doomsday Return Rumors
Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron And Lupita Nyong'o Stun On Elle Covers For The Odyssey
Charlize Theron Addresses ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Rumors, Offers an ‘Atomic Blonde 2’ Update
Matt Damon feels jealous of 'The Odyssey' costar Charlize Theron's one physical trait
Charlize Theron Addresses 'Avengers: Doomsday' Rumors, Offers an 'Atomic Blonde 2' Update
The Odyssey: Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, Charlize Theron and Zendaya on Elle Magazine covers
The Odyssey Stars Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Anne Hathaway, And Charlize Theron Stun For Elle Magazine
'The Odyssey' Exclusive: Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, and Charlize Theron Reveal First Looks
Charlize Theron Is Defying Expectations In 'The Odyssey': 'It Doesn't Feel Like Typecasting'
Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, and Charlize Theron take us inside ‘The Odyssey’
"I was a huge fan of her": Charlize Theron says this action heroine deserved an Oscar - 3DVF
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Charlize Theron recalled 'f*****g amazing' one night stand she had with younger man
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Charlize Theron says filming ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ with Tom Hardy was “a nightmare” behind the scenes
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