Real Name: Charlize Theron
Was Born: August 7, 1975. Benoni, South Africa
Bio: Charlize Theron is a South African actress with American citizenship and former fashion model. She is well-known for her portrayal of Aileen Wuornos in the film Monster, for which she won an Academy Award...
At the age of 16, Theron traveled to Milan, Italy, on a one-year modeling contract, after winning a local competition. She went to New York with Pauline's Model Management. She decided to remain in NY after her contract ended, attending the Joffrey Ballet School, where she trained as a ballet dancer. A back injury closed this career path when Theron was 18. Unable to dance, Theron bought a ticket to Los Angeles. After eight months in the city, she was cast in her first film part, a non-speaking role in the direct-to-video film Children of the Corn III. Larger roles in widely released Hollywood films followed, and her career skyrocketed in the late 1990s with box office successes like The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules...