Biography of Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron is a South African-born supermodel and Hollywood powerhouse who's collected major awards including a Golden Globe and an Oscar for her transformative role in "Monster."
Childhood
Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, South Africa on August 7, 1975. Her parents, Gerda Maritz and Charles Jacobus Theron, owned a construction company and ran their own farm.


Beginning of Modeling Career
At 16, Charlize Theron entered a local modeling contest on her mother's advice and won. Soon after, she won an international modeling contest in Positano, Italy.
She dreamed of a ballet career and enrolled at the Joffrey Ballet School, modeling in her spare time. But Theron had to abandon her dancing dreams when she suffered a knee injury at 19. "I thought it was the end of the world, dance was my passion. I thought I would have to return to South Africa and work in a supermarket for the rest of my life," the actress admitted.


Film Debut
Just eight months after moving to Los Angeles, Charlize Theron scored her first role—though it was silent. She appeared in a three-second scene in "Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest". Next came a role in the pilot episode of "Hollywood Confidential", but when the pilot tanked, the project got axed.



Career Peak: Monster and Oscar
In 2003, Charlize Theron landed the lead role in "Monster," a film based on true events where she would transform into serial killer Aileen Wuornos. To fully immerse herself in the role, she studied the criminal's case extensively, gained 22 pounds, wore contact lenses that made her eyes dull and pale, and let makeup artists transform her beauty into a terrifying monster.






Theron also joined the "Fast and Furious" franchise as villain Cipher, the ruthless beauty who appeared in parts 8, 9, and 10.


In 2020, Theron kicked ass in Netflix's action film "The Old Guard."This is not a biographical film about Megyn, it's a film about women's rights, about what they've been through and how they've dealt with it. Once I understood that, it became easier for me.
Charlize Theron's Personal Life
In 1997, Charlize Theron was dating Third Eye Blind's lead singer Stephen Jenkins, but their five-year romance came to an end in 2002.





Charlize Theron Now
In 2022, Charlize Theron became a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She played Clea, the Dark Dimension princess and major "Doctor Strange" comics character, in the blockbuster "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness." Her Marvel debut was kept under wraps until the film's premiere. Theron admitted she'd never been into superhero comics, but after friends convinced her to binge-watch the Marvel films, she completely changed her tune.