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ABOUT CHARLIZE THERON (1975 - )
Charlize Theron was born in a little farming village,
Benoni, in South Africa, the daughter of Frenchman
Charles Theron and her German mother, Gerda, though
both of her parents were born and raised in South
Africa. She grew up on a farm. Her biggest passion
in her childhood was dance and ballet. Unfortunately,
her father, Charles had a drinking problem and turned
into a raging drunk one day, and attacked her mother.
Gerda was forced to shoot Charles with a gun, when
Charlize was 15 years old. It was ruled a self-defense
killing.
At 16 years, Charlize Theron won a modeling contest
and tried modeling in Europe. She went to New York
a year later, but decided to go back to her first
love, dancing. Charlize Theron danced with the Joffrey
Ballet in such performances of The Swan Lake and The
Nutcracker Suite, until she injured her knee, which
ended her dancing career!
Charlize Theron went back home to South Africa, but
not for long. Her mother bought her a one way ticket
to Los Angeles in 1994, to try to get employed in
the film industry as an actress. After a frustrating
day of being turned down by Hollywood agents, Charlize
Theron went to the bank to cash a check her mother
had sent her. When told that the bank wouldn't cash
an out of state check, Charlize Theron showcased some
of that Theron temper and gift of gab, providing one
and all a free, impromptu, riveting performance. An
agent standing in line was so impressed, he gave her
his card, offering to be Charlize's agent if she learned
English.
Two years later, Charlize became her film career
in her first speaking role, 2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY,
which got her the role in THAT THING YOU DO! Other
films were to follow. For her role in MONSTER, she
gained 30 pounds. In just 9 years after coming to
Hollywood, it is amazing that Charlize Theron earned
a Best Actress Award. She obviously is talented in
the dramatic arts as well as the expressive art of
dancing and modeling.
Charlize Theron's other films include:
TRIAL AND ERROR
THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
REINDEER GAMES
MEN OF HONOR
THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE
SWEET NOVEMBER
CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION
WAKING UP IN RENO
HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
Look for Charlize Theron in AEON FLUX (2005) and CLASS
ACTON (2005)
 
Charlize Theron in THE CIDER HOUSE
RULES
Charlize Theron in MONSTER |
