Charlize Theron is a South African and American actress, producer and fashion model. She rose to fame in the late 1990s following roles in the mystery thriller The Devil's Advocate (1997), the Disney family movie Mighty Joe Young (1998), and the drama film 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 Academy Award, Silver Bear, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress among several other accolades, becoming the first South African to win an Academy Award in a major acting category. She received further Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her performance in the sexual harassment-themed drama North Country in 2005 and a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in Jason Reitman's 2011 comedy-drama Young Adult.
Theron became a U.S. citizen in 2007, while retaining her South African citizenship. In recent years, she has moved into the field of producing, both in television and film. In 2006, she produced the documentary East of Havana. In 2008, she was an Executive Producer for The Burning Plain, as well as acting in the film. In 2014, she produced Dark Places, and acted in the film. In 2012, she appeared in the dark fantasy action film Snow White and the Huntsman and the science fiction film Prometheus, both of which were box office successes.
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