Charlize Theron biography
Charlize Theron (August 7, 1975) actress and model. She was born in
Benoni, South Africa, although she has American citizenship. Her parents
emigrated to South Africa for business reasons, and after a few years,
when Charlize was a teenager she moved with her mother to the United
States. Before moving to North American territory, she grew up on her
parents' farm in Benoni. Her mother decided to send her to a boarding
school and began her studies at the National School of the Arts in
Johannesburg.
From that moment she began to develop a taste for dance, it was
what she did most in her spare time. At the age of 16, she was contacted
by a manager who offered her a contract as a model for a year in the Italian
city of Milan. Then they moved to New York, where she enrolled in the
dance company Joffrey Ballet School, where she trained ballet.
Later she contacted casting agents and also entered an acting
school, but one of the big problems was her South African accent. She was
selected to play a silent role in the movie Children of the Corn III. Then she
got another supporting role in the movie 2 Days in the Valley (1996) where
she gave life to Helga, the girlfriend of a murderer.
The moment when she achieved fame was after her performance in
American film productions as The Devil's Advocate (1997), My great friend
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Joe/Joe (1998) and The Cider House Rules (1999). Starting the new
Millennium, she received an Oscar for best actress for her macabre
performance in the series Aileen Wuornos in the movie Monster, which
made her the first African-born actress to receive the award in that
category.
In 2007 Theron received the US citizenship, she also retained her
South African citizenship.
She received several awards: the Silver Bear from the Berlin.
International Film Festival, the Golden Globe and the Oscar of the Academy u preter
of Hollywood to the best protagonist interpretation. For that role she had
to increase 30 pounds.
Charlize Theron adopted her two daughters, Jackson and August in
2012 and 2015. Apart from her carreer, she is an activist for an organization
that is fighting for the ethical treatment of animals, and also a
spokesperson in South Africa against rape. She has recorded several
television campaigns. She is also a great admirer of Nelson Mandela, and
he is the one who gave her the Oscar.
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