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| Charlize Theron Biography : Biography of Charlize Theron |
Name at birth:
Charlize Theron
Place and date of birth:
Charlize was born on August 7, 1975, in Benoni, South Africa.
Childhood:
Charlize is an only child of her Afrikaner parents. She was born and raised in South Africa, on a big farm where she
learned the many languages of the staff as well as all about farm maintenance.
At the age of six, she started taking ballet lessons, to which she was highly dedicated and eventually attended the
'School for the Performing arts in Johannesburg'. She had two passions: dancing and American movies.
How it all Started:
At the age of 16, her striking beauty won her a modeling contest. Around that time her father passed away, so she
grabbed the offer and headed to Milan. Things were not that rewarding for her, so when a photo shoot contract flew her
to New York, she decided to stay and try her luck. In NY city, she tried some modeling jobs and then pursued her
childhood passion and joined the 'New York's Joffrey Ballet'. In 1995, she suffered from a knee injury and had to stop
dancing. Taking upon her mother's advice, she headed for LA to pursue a career in her second passion- acting. Although
she wasn't picked at auditions, the story of how she was discovered is most interesting. She was spotted by the Talent
manager 'John Crosby' while waiting in a line at a bank, when she made a scene because the teller could not cash her
out-of-state checks.
Her Acting Career:
With the help of her new manager, she went through many many auditions before she landed her debut role in '2 Days in
the Valley' in 1996. She grabbed the attention of Tom Hanks who cast her as the girlfriend of one of the members of the
rock band 'The Wonders' in his upcoming movie 'That Thing You Do'.
In 1997, she starred in 'Trial and Error' and also demonstrated her talent as Keanu Reeves's wife in the movie 'Devil's
Advocate' co-starring Al Pacino as well. In 1998, she was greatly admired for her performance in Woody Allen's movie
'Celebrity'. That same year, she also starred in the Disney movie 'Meet Joe Young' as the young African girl raised
with an orphaned Gorilla.
Charlize had become one of the most sought after Hollywood actresses of our time, she proved that she wasn't only a
pretty face, but she had the charisma and tremendous talent to match it up as well, so naturally the roles kept on
pouring...
In 1999, she starred opposite Johnny Depp in 'The Astronaut's Wife' and also appeared in 'Rosemary's Baby'. She
reinforced her stardom Status in her role as Candy in 'The Cider House Rules'. In 2000, she teamed up in the coldest
locations with Ben Affleck in the action thriller 'The Reindeer Games', also played the daughter of Faye Dunaway in the
crime drama 'The Yards', and co-starred with Will Smith and Matt Damon in 'The Legend of Bagger Vance'. She also
appeared in the true story of the first African American Navy Diver in 'Men Of Honor' opposite Robert De Niro and Cuba
Gooding Jr.
In 2001, Woody Allen chose her again for his cast of 'Curse of the Jade Scorpion' and she teamed up again with Keanu
Reeves for the in the romantic Drama 'Sweet November'. In 2002, she continued to light up the big screen in the Drama
'Trapped' and the comedy 'Waking up in Reno' as well as the hit thriller 'The Italian Job' co-starring Mark
Wahlberg.
In 2003, Charlize masked her gorgeous face and body to better portray the real life story of the disturbed prostitute
and serial killer Aileen Wuornos, in the movie 'Monster' co-starring Christina Ricci. Charlize gave one of the most
fascinating acting performances by all standards, and in return she won the Best Actress Academy Award in 2004, as well
as the SAG Award and the Golden Globe Award!
In 2004, she also played the dramatic role of a beautiful, free spirited love interest of both Jude Law and Penelope
Cruz during the war in Europe in 'Head in the Cloud'.
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Charlize has also been chosen as the spokes model for the Dior perfume.
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