Charlize Theron

Name : Charlize Theron
Date of birth : August 7th, 1975
Place of birth : Benoni, South Africa
Height : 5' 9½
Nick name : Charlie
Education : Boarding school in Johannesburg, South Africa
Studied dance and performed with New York's Joffrey Ballet
Nationality : American
Profession : Actress, model, dancer
Fan Mail : C/O United Talent Agency
9560 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 500
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
USA

Charlize Theron grew up on a farm outside Benoni, South Africa, as the only child. She got an education as a ballet dancer and has danced both the "Swan Lake" and the "Nutcracker Suite". There wasn't much for a young actress or dancer to do in South Africa, so she soon traveled to Europe and United States of America, where she got job at the Joffrey Ballet in New York. She was also able to work as a photo model. However, an injured knee put a halt to her dancing
career.At the age of 18, her mother made her go to Los Angeles to try a career in the movie industry. She came to Los Angeles without knowing anyone in the city but after two weeks when she was standing in line on Hollywood Boulevard an agent gave her his card. After eight months in Los Angeles she got her first part. Since then, she has taken acting lessons and her career has skyrocketed, most lately in The Devil's Advocate (1997).Charlize began her modeling career in 1991 aged 16 when she won a local modeling contest. She started modeling in Europe and came to New York a year later. She didn't like being a model though, and decided to try her luck with ballet, which had been her biggest passion as a child. Unfortunately, a knee injury prevented her from dancing. Her mother bought her a one-way ticket to Los Angeles in 1994 and Charlize started visiting all of the agents on Hollywood Boulevard but without any luck. She went to the bank to cash a check for $500 she'd got from her mother and became furious when she learned that the bank could not cash her check because it was an out-state check. She made a scene and an agent gave her his card, in exchange that she learn the language, which she did by watching soap operas on TV. Her first role was as a young mother in a park in a B-film inCharlize Theron grew up on a farm outside Benoni, South Africa, as the only child. She got an education as a ballet dancer and has danced both the "Swan Lake" and the "Nutcracker Suite". There wasn't much for a young actress or dancer to do in South Africa, so she soon traveled to Europe and United States of America, where she got job at the Joffrey Ballet in New York. She was also able to work as a photo model. However, an injured knee put a halt to her dancing 1995, but it was a non-speaking role with three seconds of screen time.Theron dated the lead singer of Third Eye Blind, Stephan Jenkins, from January 1998 to July 2001. They broke up after Jenkins failed to take her requests of marriage seriously. Theron now resides in Los Angeles with her long-time boyfriend, Stuart Townsend, with whom she starred in the 2004 film Head in the Clouds, as well as in the 2002 film Trapped; she has said that they will not marry until same-sex couples are able to have their marriages recognized. Townsend recently stated he considers himself and Theron to be husband and wife. "We didn't have a ceremony," he said. "I don't need a certificate or the state or the church to say otherwise. So no there's no big official story on a wedding, but we are married. ... I consider her my wife and she considers me her husband".While filming Æon Flux in Berlin, Germany, Theron had surgery on a herniated disc in her neck, the result of an injury incurred on the set during a stunt.Theron is also involved in women's rights organizations. In 2006, Theron won GLAAD's Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards for increasing "visibility and understanding in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community". Theron is a supporter of animal rights and active member of PETA. She recently appeared in a PETA ad for their anti-fur campaign.Theron became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 2007.

Filmography:
Aeon Flux ( 2005 )
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers ( 2004 )
Head in the Clouds ( 2004 )
The Italian Job ( 2003 )
Monster ( 2003 )
Waking Up in Reno ( 2002 )
Trapped ( 2002 )
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion ( 2001 )
Sweet November ( 2001 )
15 Minutes ( 2001 )
Reindeer Games ( 2000 )
Men of Honor ( 2000 )
The Yards ( 2000 )
The Legend of Bagger Vance ( 2000 )

Facts:
*Charlize owns a dog named Tucker. They both appeared in a 2004 billboard sponsored by PETA to promote against wearing fur.
*Charlize was ranked #30 in FHM Online's 100 Sexiest Women in the World of 2007.
*In October 2007 Charlize was named as the "sexiest woman alive" by Esquire magazine.
*When Charlize was asked what she packed for the Toronto Film Festival, all she answered was 'clean underwear'.
*Theron speaks with a typical American accent and style of speech, leading most people to assume she is American.
*She began her studies at the National School Of The Arts in Johannesburg.
*She is the first South African to win an Oscar for Best Actress.
*The May 1999 issue of Playboy published nude photos of Theron, taken during the early years of her modeling career. Claiming they had been "for private use", Theron ended up suing photographer Guido Argentini.
*In 2004, Charlize replaced Estonian model Tiiu Kuik in the J'ADORE advertisements by Christian Dior.
*She has appeared in a PETA advertisement for their anti-fur campaign.
*Theron is a supporter of animal rights and active member of PETA.
*In 2006, Theron won GLAAD's Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards for increasing "visibility and understanding in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans gender community."