Born on 7th August 1975, Charlize Theron is a South African. Aged 42, she was born in Benoni, South Africa.
Charlize Theron biography
Charlize Theron is a film producer and an American actress. She is known for her appearances in different Hollywood movies like “The Devil’s Advocate” (1997), “Mighty Joe Young” (1998), “Monster” (2003), “The Italian Job” (2003), “Hancock” (2008), “A million ways to die in the west” (2014), “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015), “The Fate of the Furious” (2017) and several others.
She has also won an Academy Award for her role in “Monster”, a 2003 movie in which she played a serial killer. She has also won the Golden Globe award and Silver Bear. She was then again nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for her role in 2005 movie “North Country” (2005) and then again in 2011 she was nominated for Golden Globe Award for her role in the movie “Young Adult” (2011).
In early age, Charlize Theron had a perfect modeling figure so, when she was 14, she became a fashion model. She also learned ballet dancing and then she came to America and started acting. Initially she worked in a B-film in 1995 and then later on her acting skills were noticed and she became one of the finest Hollywood actresses.
Charlize Theron personal life
She is the only child of her parents and she was raised outside city. She was only 15 when her mother shot her father in self-defense when he tried to attack her. Charlize Theron dated Sean Penn for one and a half year and then she broke up with him and then she was rumored to date several guys. She became an American citizen in 2007 and also retained her South African citizenship. She has two children at the moment and both of them are adopted. She adopted a boy in 2012 and later on she adopted a girl in 2015. The names of her children are Jackson Theron and August Theron.
Charlize Theron personal details
- Full name: Charlize Theron.
- Nickname: Charlie.
- Age: 42 years.
- Nationality: South African, American.
- Date of birth: 7th August 1975.
- Occupation: actress, producer.
- Home town: Benoni (South Africa).
- Residence: Los Angeles, California.
- Years active: since 1995 until now.
- Eye color: green.
- Hair color: blond.
- Zodiac sign: Leo.
Charlize Theron family details
- Mother’s name: Gerda Theron.
- Father’s name: Charles Jacobus Theron.
- Siblings: None.
- Mother’s profession: unknown.
- Father’s profession: unknown.
- Boyfriends: Sean Penn (2014 – 2015), Keanu Reeves (2009 – 2010), Stuart Townsend (2001 – 2010), Stephan Jenkins (1998 – 2001), Craig Bierko (1995 – 1997). She is rumoured to have hooked up with Alexander Skarsgård (2012), Ryan Reynolds (2011) and Jeremy Renner (2010).
- Education: National School of the Arts in Johannesburg
Charlize Theron body measurement
In this section you can check Charlize Theron’s body measurements.
- Height: 5’9’’ (1.77 cm).
- Weight: 121 pounds (55 Kilograms).
- Shoe size: 9.5 US.
- Chest: 34B.
- Waist: 36 inches.
See more facts about Charlize Theron
- Her mother tongue is Afrikaans.
- She has both American and South African citizenship.
- Her mother shot her drunk father when he tried to attack her.
- She used hypnotherapy as an aid to quit smoking.
- In 2009, she was diagnosed with a serious stomach virus.
- She has Afrikaner family and has Dutch, French and German ancestry.
