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Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron’s screen credits include Imperator Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road, Mary Ann Lomax in The Devil's Advocate, and Meredith Vickers in Prometheus.
Born August 7, 1975 Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa7 movies on MoviHero
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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, her accolades include an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three BAFTAs and two Emmy Awards. 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 was nominated twice more for the Oscar for portraying a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama North Country (2005) and Megyn Kelly in the biographical drama Bombshell (2019). …
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She received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman's comedy-dramas Young Adult (2011) and Tully (2018).
Theron has starred in several commercially successful action films, including The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Prometheus (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Atomic Blonde (2017), and The Old Guard (2020), as well as several Fast & Furious installments: The Fate of the Furious (2017), F9 (2021), and Fast X (2023). On television, she earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Britt Ekland in the biographical film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).
Since the early 2000s, Theron has ventured into film production with her company Denver and Delilah Productions. She has produced numerous films, many in 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. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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- 2021F92h 23m · Action · AdventureCipher
- 2019The Addams Family1h 27m · Animation · ComedyMorticia Addams (voice)
- 2017The Fate of the Furious2h 16m · Action · CrimeCipher
- 2015Mad Max: Fury Road2h 1m · Action · AdventureImperator Furiosa
- 2012Prometheus2h 4m · Horror · MysteryMeredith Vickers
- 2003The Italian Job1h 50m · Action · CrimeStella Bridger
- 1997The Devil's Advocate2h 24m · Drama · HorrorMary Ann Lomax
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- 2026The OdysseyCalypso
- 2026The Odyssey: The Making of an EpicSelf (archive footage)
- 2026ApexProducer · Sasha
- 2026Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Opening Ceremony: HarmonyActor
- 2025The Old Guard 2Producer · Andromache of Scythia / Andy
- 2025It’s a Mad Max WorldSelf
- 2024High & Low – John GallianoSelf
- 2023Fast XCipher
- 2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + LoveSelf - Guest
- 2023Murder Mystery 2Producer
- 2022The School for Good and EvilLady Lesso
- 2022Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessClea (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022Grace Kelly: The Missing MillionsActor
- 2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessClea
- 2021The Addams Family 2Morticia Addams (voice)
- 2020The Old GuardProducer · Andromache of Scythia / Andy
- 2019BombshellProducer · Megyn Kelly
- 2019Murder MysteryProducer
- 2019Long ShotProducer · Charlotte Field
- 2018A Private WarProducer
- 2018TullyProducer · Marlo Moreau
- 2018GringoProducer · Elaine Markinson
- 2017Going Mad: The Battle of Fury RoadSelf
- 2017Atomic BlondeProducer · Lorraine Broughton
- 2017Brain on FireProducer
- 2017The Last FaceDr. Wren Petersen
- 2016Kubo and the Two StringsMonkey / Mother (voice)
- 2016Angels in ExileNarrator
- 2016The Huntsman: Winter's WarQueen Ravenna
- 2015Dark PlacesProducer · Libby Day
- 2014Nelson Mandela RedrawnSelf
- 2014A Million Ways to Die in the WestAnna
- 2012The Furious Gods: Making PrometheusSelf
- 2012Snow White and the HuntsmanQueen Ravenna
- 2011Young AdultMavis Gary
- 2010Wikus and CharlizeSelf (voice)
- 2009The RoadMother
- 2009Astro Boy"Our Friends" Narrator (voice)
- 2008The Burning PlainSylvia / Mariana
- 2008HancockMary
- 2008SleepwalkingProducer · Joleen
- 2007In the Valley of ElahDetective Emily Sanders
- 2007Battle in SeattleElla
- 2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and BlockbustersSelf
- 2006East of HavanaProducer
- 2005Æon FluxÆon Flux
- 2005Nos Bastidores de HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
- 2005North CountryJosey Aimes
- 2004The Life and Death of Peter SellersBritt Ekland
- 2004Head in the CloudsGilda Bessé
- 2003MonsterProducer · Aileen Wuornos
- 2002Waking Up in RenoCandy Kirkendall
- 2002TrappedKaren
- 2001The Curse of the Jade ScorpionLaura Kensington
- 200115 MinutesRose Hearn
- 2001Sweet NovemberSara
- 2001Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion DaviesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2000The Legend of Bagger VanceAdele Invergordon
- 2000Men of HonorGwen Sunday
- 2000The YardsErica Soltz
- 2000Reindeer GamesAshley Mercer
- 1999The Cider House RulesCandy Kendall
- 1999The Astronaut's WifeJillian Armacost
- 1998Mighty Joe YoungJill Young
- 1998CelebritySupermodel
- 1998BurnAmy in Photo
- 1997Trial and ErrorBillie Tyler
- 1997Hollywood ConfidentialSally
- 1996That Thing You Do!Tina
- 19962 Days in the ValleyHelga Svelgen
- 1995Children of the Corn III: Urban HarvestEli's Follower (uncredited)
- Dance ParentsActor · Producer
- JaneProducer · Jane
- MysteriaActor · Producer
- Six Clean KillsActor · Producer
- TyrantActor · Producer
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Imperator Furiosa
Mad Max: Fury Road
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