Charlize Theron

Biography

Charlize Theron (/ʃɑːrˈliːz ˈθɛrən/ shar-LEEZ THERR-ən; Afrikaans: [ʃarˈlis ˈtrɔn]; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Theron came to international prominence in the 1990s by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood films The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), for which she won the Silver Bear and Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first South African to win an acting Oscar. She received another Academy Award nomination for playing a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama North Country (2005). Theron has starred in several commercially successful action films, including The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Prometheus (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), Atomic Blonde (2017), The Old Guard (2020), F9 (2021), and Fast X (2023). She received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman's comedy-dramas Young Adult (2011) and Tully (2018) and for portraying Megyn Kelly in the biographical drama Bombshell (2019), for which she received her third Academy Award nomination. Since the early 2000s, Theron has ventured into film production with her company Denver and Delilah Productions. She has produced numerous films, in many of which she had a starring role, including The Burning Plain (2008), Dark Places (2015), and Long Shot (2019). Theron became an American citizen in 2007, while retaining her South African citizenship. She has been honoured with a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlize Theron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Boys

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Daily Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

All Movies (76)

• The Odyssey2026 · as Calypso
• Apex2026 · as Sasha
• Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Harmony2026
• The Old Guard 22025 · as Andromache of Scythia / Andy
• It’s a Mad Max World2025 · as Self
• High & Low – John Galliano2024 · as Self
• Fast X2023 · as Cipher
• Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love2023 · as Self - Guest
• The School for Good and Evil2022 · as Lady Lesso
• Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022 · as Clea (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions2022
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022 · as Clea
• The Addams Family 22021 · as Morticia Addams (voice)
• F92021 · as Cipher
• The Old Guard2020 · as Andromache of Scythia / Andy
• Bombshell2019 · as Megyn Kelly
• The Addams Family2019 · as Morticia Addams (voice)
• Long Shot2019 · as Charlotte Field
• Tully2018 · as Marlo Moreau
• Gringo2018 · as Elaine Markinson
• Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road2017 · as Self
• Atomic Blonde2017 · as Lorraine Broughton
• The Fate of the Furious2017 · as Cipher
• The Last Face2017 · as Dr. Wren Petersen
• Kubo and the Two Strings2016 · as Monkey / Mother (voice)
• Angels in Exile2016 · as Narrator
• The Huntsman: Winter's War2016 · as Queen Ravenna
• Mad Max: Fury Road2015 · as Imperator Furiosa
• Dark Places2015 · as Libby Day
• Nelson Mandela Redrawn2014 · as Self
• A Million Ways to Die in the West2014 · as Anna
• The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus2012 · as Self
• Prometheus2012 · as Meredith Vickers
• Snow White and the Huntsman2012 · as Queen Ravenna
• Young Adult2011 · as Mavis Gary
• Wikus and Charlize2010 · as Self (voice)
• The Road2009 · as Mother
• Astro Boy2009 · as "Our Friends" Narrator (voice)
• The Burning Plain2008 · as Sylvia / Mariana
• Hancock2008 · as Mary
• Sleepwalking2008 · as Joleen
• In the Valley of Elah2007 · as Detective Emily Sanders
• Battle in Seattle2007 · as Ella
• Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters2006 · as Self
• Æon Flux2005 · as Æon Flux
• Nos Bastidores de Hollywood2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• North Country2005 · as Josey Aimes
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers2004 · as Britt Ekland
• Head in the Clouds2004 · as Gilda Bessé
• Monster2003 · as Aileen Wuornos
• The Italian Job2003 · as Stella Bridger
• Waking Up in Reno2002 · as Candy Kirkendall
• Trapped2002 · as Karen
• The Curse of the Jade Scorpion2001 · as Laura Kensington
• 15 Minutes2001 · as Rose Hearn
• Sweet November2001 · as Sara Deever
• Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies2001 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Legend of Bagger Vance2000 · as Adele Invergordon
• Men of Honor2000 · as Gwen Sunday
• The Yards2000 · as Erica Soltz
• Reindeer Games2000 · as Ashley Mercer
• The Cider House Rules1999 · as Candy Kendall
• The Astronaut's Wife1999 · as Jillian Armacost
• Mighty Joe Young1998 · as Jill Young
• Celebrity1998 · as Supermodel
• The Devil's Advocate1997 · as Mary Ann Lomax
• Trial and Error1997 · as Billie Tyler
• Hollywood Confidential1997 · as Sally
• That Thing You Do!1996 · as Tina
• 2 Days in the Valley1996 · as Helga Svelgen
• Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest1995 · as Eli's Follower (uncredited)
• Jane— · as Jane
• Dance Parents—
• Mysteria—
• Tyrant—
• Six Clean Kills—

All TV Shows (54)

• Skip Intro2026 · as Self - Guest
• The Studio2025 · as Charlize Theron
• Hot Ones Versus2024 · as Self
• The Drew Barrymore Show2020 · as Self
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride2020 · as Fezzik
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh2019 · as Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
• Hyperdrive2019 · as Self
• The Boys2019 · as 'Dawn of the Seven' Stormfront (uncredited)
• Desus & Mero2019 · as Self - Illustrious Guest
• Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler2018 · as Self
• The Orville2017 · as Pria Lavesque
• The Grand Tour2016 · as Self
• Chelsea2016 · as Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked2010 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis2008 · as Self
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self - Guest
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• The Reichen Show2005 · as Self - Guest
• The Colbert Report2005 · as Self
• The Colbert Report2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Arrested Development2003 · as Rita Leeds
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Early Show1999 · as Self
• Rove1999 · as Self
• Elle Style Awards1997 · as Self - Winner
• The View1997 · as Self
• Leute heute1997 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Inside the Actors Studio1994 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• MTV Movie & TV Awards1992 · as Self - Presenter
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• This Morning1988 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
• Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self - Presenter
• Today1952 · as Self
• Bambi1948 · as Self