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Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a city in the greater Johannesburg-area, South Africa on August 7th, 1975. Her mother, Gerda Theron, is German, while her late father, Charles, was French (she was named after him). Charlize began her modeling career in 1991 aged 16 when she won a local modeling contest... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (44 titles)
2014 Murder Mystery (rumored) (pre-production)
 
2010 Brandon Flowers: Crossfire (video short)
Heroine
 
2009 Astro Boy
'Our Friends' Narrator (voice)
 
2009 The Road
Woman
 
2008 Hancock
Mary
 
2006 Robot Chicken (TV series)
Daniel's Mom / Mother / Waitress
Book of Corrine (2006) … Daniel's Mom (voice) / Mother (voice) / Waitress (voice)
 
2005 Arrested Development (TV series)
Rita
The Ocean Walker (2005) … Rita
Mr. F (2005) … Rita
Notapusy (2005) … Rita
Forget Me Now (2005) … Rita
For British Eyes Only (2005) … Rita
 
2005 Æon Flux
Æon Flux
 
2005 Æon Flux (Video Game)
Æon Flux (voice)
 
2004 Head in the Clouds
Gilda Bessé
 
2003 Monster
Aileen
 
2002 Waking Up in Reno
Candy Kirkendall
 
2002 Trapped
Karen
 
2001 15 Minutes
Rose Hearn
 
1997 Hollywood Confidential (TV movie)
Sally
 
1995 Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Young Woman (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
???? Two Eyes Staring (producer) (announced)
 
2014 Murder Mystery (producer) (pre-production)
 
???? Dark Places (producer) (pre-production)
 
2013 Hatfields & McCoys (TV movie) (executive producer) (filming)
 
2013 Angels in Exile (documentary) (producer) (post-production)
 
2011 Young Adult (producer - uncredited)
 
2008 The Burning Plain (executive producer)
 
2008 Sleepwalking (producer)
 
2006 East of Havana (documentary) (producer)
 
2003 Monster (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2000 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Charlize Theron/Paul Simon (2000) (performer: "No Whack Whack")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2003 Thirteen (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (131 titles)
2013 Angels in Exile (documentary) (post-production)
Narrator
 
2013 The Oscars Red Carpet Live (TV movie)
Herself - Interviewee
 
2013 The Oscars (TV special)
Herself - Performer (Opening Film) & Presenter
 
2013 Miracle Rising: South Africa (documentary)
 
2012 The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus (documentary)
Herself
 
2012 El hormiguero (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
Vicente del Bosque (2012) … Herself
Episode dated 17 May 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 ES.TV HD (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode dated 25 June 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.120 (2012) … Herself
Episode #1.118 (2012) … Herself
Episode #1.101 (2012) … Herself
 
2012 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode dated 10 June 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2007-2012 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 7 June 2012 (2012) … Herself
Episode dated 13 March 2008 (2008) … Herself
Episode dated 20 September 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2011-2012 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode #6.87 (2012) … Herself - Guest
Episode #5.188 (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 Conan (TV series)
Herself
 
2012 2012 MTV Movie Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2012 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
Herself
 
2009-2012 Días de cine (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 31 May 2012 (2012) … Herself
Episode dated 12 March 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2012 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 31 May 2012 (2012) … Herself
 
2012 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Charlize Theron (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2000-2012 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
Prometheus (2012) … Herself
North Country (2005) … Herself
The Making of 'Men of Honor' (2000) … Herself
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) … Herself
 
2008-2012 Today (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 29 May 2012 (2012) … Herself
Episode dated 9 December 2011 (2011) … Herself
Episode dated 24 June 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2011-2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
Episode #7.28 (2012) … Herself
Episode #7.10 (2011) … Herself
 
2005-2012 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 24 May 2012 (2012) … Herself
Episode dated 14 December 2011 (2011) … Herself
Episode dated 19 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2008-2012 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Herself
Episode #10.174 (2012) … Herself
Episode #8.54 (2009) … Herself
Episode #6.96 (2008) … Herself
 
1996-2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
Episode #20.149 (2012) … Herself - Guest
Episode #20.54 (2011) … Herself
Episode #16.160 (2008) … Herself
Episode #13.172 (2005) … Herself
Episode #12.8 (2004) … Herself
 
2008-2012 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 9 May 2012 (2012) … Herself
Episode dated 2 March 2009 (2009) … Herself
Episode dated 16 June 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2012 Top Chef (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest Judge
Block Party (2012) … Herself
Fit for an Evil Queen (2012) … Herself - Guest Judge
 
2012 The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
 
2012 Movie Talk with Peter Bart (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Charlize Theron (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Red Carpet (TV movie)
Herself
 
2012 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 23 December 2011 (2011) … Herself
Harvey Weinstein & Tatiana De Rosnay (2011) … Herself
Episode dated 29 June 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2009-2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.569 (2011) … Herself
Episode #1.112 (2009) … Herself
 
2003-2011 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself - Guest / Herself
Episode #19.54 (2011) … Herself - Guest
Episode #15.140 (2008) … Herself - Guest
Episode #15.80 (2008) … Herself - Guest
Episode dated 30 November 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 19 December 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2004-2011 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
Episode dated 8 December 2011 (2011) … Herself - Guest
Episode dated 13 March 2008 (2008) … Herself - Guest
Episode dated 13 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 8 January 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2011 Unite for Japan (short)
Herself
 
2010 Iconoclasts (TV series documentary)
Herself
Charlize Theron and Jane Goodall (2010) … Herself
 
2007-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 16 August 2010 (2010) … Herself
Episode dated 5 November 2009 (2009) … Herself
Episode dated 6 May 2009 (2009) … Herself
Episode dated 28 April 2009 (2009) … Herself
Episode dated 18 September 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2010 Wikus and Charlize (short)
Herself (voice)
 
2010 Guys Choice (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: 'Precious' Film Clip
 
2000-2009 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
Episode dated 17 September 2009 (2009) … Herself - Guest
Episode dated 18 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 8 January 2004 (2004) … Herself
Episode dated 2 March 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
2005-2009 The View (TV series)
Herself
Episode #13.8 (2009) … Herself
Episode dated 17 September 2008 (2008) … Herself
Episode dated 1 December 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.65 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (TV series)
Herself
Charlize Theron (2009) … Herself
 
2009 HARDtalk (TV series)
Herself
Charlize Theron, Actress (2009) … Herself
 
2009 The New Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 6 March 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Herself
Belén Rueda (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 5 March 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2008 Access Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 26 December 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 21 December 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Superhumans: The Making of 'Hancock' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2008 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 24 September 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 The Early Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 18 September 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2000-2008 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Herself
Charlize Theron (2008) … Herself
Charlize Theron (2004) … Herself
Charlize Theron (2000) … Herself
 
2008 Stand Up to Cancer (TV movie)
Herself
 
2008 Getaway (TV series)
Herself - Celebrity traveller
Episode #17.22 (2008) … Herself - Celebrity traveller
 
2005-2008 Total Request Live (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 24 June 2008 (2008) … Herself
Episode dated 29 November 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 13 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2008 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
Charlize Theron (2008) … Herself
 
2008 MTV Movie Awards 2008 Pre-Show (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2008 2008 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2004-2008 Shootout (TV series)
Herself
Charlize Theron (2008) … Herself
Episode #2.36 (2005) … Herself
Episode #2.20 (2004) … Herself
Episode #1.20 (2004) … Herself
 
2008 After Iraq (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Extra (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 23 January 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2007 Movies Rock (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2007 La nit al dia (TV series)
Herself
Episode #6.1 (2007) … Herself
 
1997-2007 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 2 February 2007 (2007) … Herself
Episode dated 13 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 12 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 23 May 2003 (2003) … Herself
Episode dated 16 February 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
2007 DP/30: Conversations About Movies (TV series)
Herself
 
2005-2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 30 June 2006 (2006) … Herself
Episode dated 25 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 12 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 21 September 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Creating a World: Aeon Flux (video short)
Herself - Aeon Flux
 
2006 17th Annual GLAAD Media Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2005-2006 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself
Oprah's After-Oscar Party 2006 (2006) … Herself
Episode dated 30 September 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Documentary Feature
 
2006 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004-2006 Film 2013 (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 13 February 2006 (2006) … Herself
Episode dated 30 January 2006 (2006) … Herself
Episode dated 27 September 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2006 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2006 Al Pacino: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV movie)
Herself
 
2005 Magacine (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 14 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 7 October 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2005 THS Investigates: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
2005 Los Angeles (documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Motion Picture [Drama]/Nominee: Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series, Mini-Series or Made for TV Movie
 
2004 Eigo de shabera-night (TV series)
Herself - Interviewee
Episode dated 6 September 2004 (2004) … Herself - Interviewee
 
2004 Filmland (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #3.15 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 6 April 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Herself
Episode #6.4 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 This Morning (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 1 April 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Liquid News (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 31 March 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Herself
Wetten, dass..? aus Basel (2004) … Herself
 
2004 On-Air with Ryan Seacrest (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 1 March 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress/Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
 
2004 The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
 
2004 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Herself
Episode #10.8 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Tinseltown TV (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 10 January 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Primetime (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode dated 8 January 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 8 January 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Based on a True Story: The Making of 'Monster' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 The GQ Men of the Year Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Trapped: From Within (video documentary short)
Herself/'Karen Jennings' (also archive footage)
 
2002 2002 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Scientific & Technical Awards
 
2002 Rove Live (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.6 (2002) … Herself
 
2002 The Pussycat Dolls Show (documentary short)
Herself
 
2001 When I Was a Girl (TV series)
Narrator
 
2001 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Herself
Show nº260 (2001) … Herself
 
2001 Master Chief: A Tribute to Carl Brashear (video short)
Herself
 
2000-2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
Vera Wang: Attention to Detail (2001) … Herself
Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw (2000) … Herself
 
1997-2001 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 15 February 2001 (2001) … Herself
Episode dated 3 November 2000 (2000) … Herself
Episode dated 15 February 2000 (2000) … Herself
Episode dated 16 December 1998 (1998) … Herself
Episode dated 15 October 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
2001 Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (TV documentary)
Herself - Narrator (voice)
 
2001 The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
 
2001 Sweet November: From the Heart (video short)
Herself
 
2000 The 5th Annual GQ Men of the Year Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2000 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 16 November 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
2000 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Herself - Host
Charlize Theron/Paul Simon (2000) … Herself - Host
 
2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Oscar 2000 (TV movie)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Score
 
2000 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2000 The 26th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Comedy/Favorite Motion Picture Comedy
 
2000 The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1999 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Presenter: Best Original Score
 
1999 The 26th Annual American Music Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1999 The Cider House Rules: The Making of an American Classic (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1997 1997 VH1 Fashion Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1997 The GQ Men of the Year Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (18 titles)
2012 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
 
2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
 
2009 The New Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
 
2009 The Jay Leno Show (TV series)
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2008 Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2006-2007 La rentadora (TV series)
 
2006 Silenci? (TV series)
 
2006 Fashion Police (TV series)
 
2006 Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2004 The Ultimate Hollywood Blonde (TV mini-series)
Herself
 
2004 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (TV special documentary)
Herself - #43 Passing on Big Role: Pearl Harbour
 
2004 Michael Moore, el gran agitador (TV documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial for Axe (1996). See more »

Publicity Listings:

24 Interviews  | 45 Articles  | 57 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Height:

5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Look, I can't forget I'm a woman. I love being a woman and I love being feminine, so that will always be part of my work, obviously. But I approach the material with a more humanistic approach. I think that kind of stuff can become over-earnest if you approach it with a big hammer. Personally I've been lucky... See more »

Trivia:

The correct pronunciation of her name: Sharleese Thrunne. See more »

Trademark:

Statuesque, model-like figure See more »

Nickname:

Charlie See more »

Star Sign:

Leo