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Charlize Theron
Age: 34
Height: 5' 9 1/2"
Birth Place: Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
Born: Aug. 7th, 1975
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BIOGRAPHY: 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).
TRIVIA:
- First language is Afrikaans, English is spoken as her second language.
- Mother's name is Gerda.
- She is the second South African-born person to win an Academy Award. The South African-born cinematographer 'Ted Moore (I)' (qv) was the first. South African-born actor 'Basil Rathbone' (qv) was the first South African-born actor to be nominated, followed by 'Cecil Kellaway' (qv). Theron was the first South African-born woman to win an Oscar.
- She has been dating Irish actor 'Stuart Townsend' (qv) since August 2001.
- Was considered for the role of Vickie Kittrie in _Mercy (2000)_ (qv).
- At the 2005 Golden Globes she was sporting a new dark hair color. She is a now a member of the celebrities who have dyed their hair from blonde to brown, or black. They include, among others: 'Mary-Kate Olsen' (qv); 'Nicky Hilton (I)' (qv); 'Mandy Moore (II)' (qv); 'Renée Zellweger' (qv); 'Christina Aguilera' (qv), 'Melinda Messenger' (qv) and 'Ashlee Simpson-Wentz' (qv).
- Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2006 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was listed as a suggestion in the Worst Actress category for her performance in the film _Ĉon Flux (2005)_ (qv). However, she failed to receive a nomination. (Had she gotten the nomination, she would have been the first person to be nominated for both Leading Actress awards at the Oscars, for _North Country (2005)_ (qv), and the Razzies.)
- Ranked #11 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
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