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Charlize Theron (Actor)

South African actress Charlize Theron made Oscar and Golden Globe-worthy impressions with heavy-hitting... (Learn more)

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Charlize Theron’s Milestones

	Danced professionally in Johannesberg
	Film debut in John Herzfeld's "2 Days in the Valley"
	Grew up on family's farm in Benoni, South Africa
	Moved to Miami
	Narrowly beaten out by Elizabeth Berkley for the lead in the disastrous "Showgirls"
	Relocated to NYC, taking modeling jobs to pay the rent; studied with the Joffrey Ballet for eight months before a knee injury curtailed dance career
	Will be directed by boyfriend Stuart Townsend for "The Battle in Seattle," a film about the 1999 World Trade Organization protests (lensed 2006)
1981	Began studying ballet at age six
1991	At age 16, won an Italian modeling agency contest
1991	Moved to Milan and for the next year and traveled all over Europe modeling
1994	Settled in Los Angeles; talent manager John Crosby volunteered to represent her after witnessing a colorful tantrum aimed at a bank teller who would not cash her out-of-state check
1995	Worked as an extra on "Children of the Corn III"
1996	Had a featured role in Tom Hanks' directorial debut, "That Thing You Do!"
1997	Won praise for her performance as Keanu Reeves' neglected wife in "The Devil's Advocate"
1998	Had featured role as an oversexed supermodel in Woody Allen's "Celebrity"
1999	Offered a strong turn as a woman torn between two loves in "The Cider House Rules"
1999	Played the title role in the thriller "The Astronaut's Wife"
2000	Co-starred with Ben Affleck in "Reindeer Games"
2000	Played Robert De Niro's alcoholic wife in "Men of Honor"
2000	Starred with Matt Damon and Will Smith in Robert Redford's "The Legend of Bagger Vance"
2001	Reteamed with Keanu Reeves for the remake of "Sweet November"
2001	Reunited with Woody Allen for a role in "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion"
2002	Starred in comedy "Waking Up in Reno" with Billy Bob Thorton
2002	Starred in drama "Trapped" with Kevin Bacon as parents whose daughter is kidnapped
2003	Starred alongside Mark Wahlberg as the female lead in "The Italian Job"
2003	Won an Oscar portraying real life serial killer Aileen Wuornos in "Monster"
2004	Cast as blonde bombshell and former Bond girl Britt Ekland in the HBO bio-pic "The Life and Times of Peter Sellers"; received Golden Globe, SAG and Emmy nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2004	Signed on to be the new face of Christian Dior's fragrance J'adore; appeared in print ads and TV commercials
2005	Cast in "North Country" a fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States; earned Oscar, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actress
2005	Guest-starred in five episodes of the Fox comedy "Arrested Development," playing the love interest of Jason Bateman
2005	Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (September)
2005	Starred in the title role in the feature adaptation of the MTV cartoon "Aeon Flux"
2007	Played a police detective opposite Tommy Lee Jones in Paul Haggis' "In the Valley of Elah"
2008	Co-starred with Will Smith in the superhero comedy, "Hancock"