Charlize Theron
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Charlize Theron
(General
American pronunciation:
/ʃɑrˈliːs
ˈθɛrən/;
Afrikaans
pronunciation:
[ʃɐrˈlis tron];[2]
born 7 August 1975)[3]
is a South African and American actress, producer, director, and
fashion model. She rose to fame in the late 1990s following roles in
the films
The Devil's
Advocate
(1997),
Mighty Joe
Young
(1998), and
The Cider
House Rules
(1999). Theron received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial
killer
Aileen Wuornos
in
Monster
(2003), for which she won the
Silver Bear,
Golden Globe
Award,
Screen Actors
Guild Award,
and
Academy Award
for Best Actress among several other accolades, becoming the first
South African to win an Academy Award in a major acting category. In
recent years, she has moved into the field of producing, both in
television and film.
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