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, 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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlize Theron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Daily Show
1996
The Odyssey
2026
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Colbert Report
2005
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
The Odyssey
as Calypso · 2026
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
The Colbert Report
as Self · 2005
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
The View
as Self · 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Jeopardy!
as Self - Clue Presenter · 1984
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self · 1988
The Boys
as 'Dawn of the Seven' Stormfront (uncredited) · 2019
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge · 2009
Leute heute
as Self · 1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
The Orville
as Pria Lavesque · 2017
Hot Ones
as Self · 2015
Arrested Development
as Rita Leeds · 2003
The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self · 2020
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
Mad Max: Fury Road
as Imperator Furiosa · 2015
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self · 2019
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2015
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest · 2005
Fast X
as Cipher · 2023
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Clea · 2022
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Guest Judge · 2010
Chelsea
as Self · 2016
Bambi
as Self · 1948
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1992
Apex
as Sasha · 2026
Today
as Self · 1952
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter · 1953
The Studio
as Charlize Theron · 2025
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest · 2019
Hot Ones Versus
as Self · 2024
Goldene Kamera
as Self · 1984
The Fate of the Furious
as Cipher · 2017
The Grand Tour
as Self · 2016
The Devil's Advocate
as Mary Ann Lomax · 1997
The Addams Family
as Morticia Addams (voice) · 2019
The Italian Job
as Stella Bridger · 2003
Entertainment Tonight
as Self · 1981
Prometheus
as Meredith Vickers · 2012
Kubo and the Two Strings
as Monkey / Mother (voice) · 2016
The Old Guard 2
as Andromache of Scythia / Andy · 2025
Atomic Blonde
as Lorraine Broughton · 2017
Rove
as Self · 1999
The Old Guard
as Andromache of Scythia / Andy · 2020
Hancock
as Mary · 2008
F9
as Cipher · 2021
Snow White and the Huntsman
as Queen Ravenna · 2012
The Early Show
as Self · 1999
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Fezzik · 2020
The Huntsman: Winter's War
as Queen Ravenna · 2016
Men of Honor
as Gwen Sunday · 2000
The Addams Family 2
as Morticia Addams (voice) · 2021
The Road
as Mother · 2009
The Cider House Rules
as Candy Kendall · 1999
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Anna · 2014
Long Shot
as Charlotte Field · 2019
Monster
as Aileen Wuornos · 2003
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
as Self · 2008
The School for Good and Evil
as Lady Lesso · 2022
Bombshell
as Megyn Kelly · 2019
Sweet November
as Sara · 2001
Astro Boy
as "Our Friends" Narrator (voice) · 2009
In the Valley of Elah
as Detective Emily Sanders · 2007
North Country
as Josey Aimes · 2005
Æon Flux
as Æon Flux · 2005
That Thing You Do!
as Tina · 1996
Mighty Joe Young
as Jill Young · 1998
Reindeer Games
as Ashley Mercer · 2000
Young Adult
as Mavis Gary · 2011
Dark Places
as Libby Day · 2015
2 Days in the Valley
as Helga Svelgen · 1996
This Morning
as Self · 1988
The Yards
as Erica Soltz · 2000
The Astronaut's Wife
as Jillian Armacost · 1999
Skip Intro
as Self - Guest · 2026
15 Minutes
as Rose Hearn · 2001
Tully
as Marlo Moreau · 2018
Head in the Clouds
as Gilda Bessé · 2004
The Legend of Bagger Vance
as Adele Invergordon · 2000
The Last Face
as Dr. Wren Petersen · 2017
Elle Style Awards
as Self - Winner · 1997
Hyperdrive
as Self · 2019
Trapped
as Karen · 2002
The Burning Plain
as Sylvia / Mariana · 2008
Gringo
as Elaine Markinson · 2018
Celebrity
as Supermodel · 1998
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
as Self · 2018
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
as Eli's Follower (uncredited) · 1995
Waking Up in Reno
as Candy Kirkendall · 2002
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
as Laura Kensington · 2001
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Britt Ekland · 2004
Battle in Seattle
as Ella · 2007
The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic
as Self (archive footage) · 2026
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Clea (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2022
High & Low – John Galliano
as Self · 2024
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self · 1994
Trial and Error
as Billie Tyler · 1997
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
as Self · 2012
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage) · 2005
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest · 2023
It’s a Mad Max World
as Self · 2025
Sleepwalking
as Joleen · 2008
Jane
as Jane
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Harmony
· 2026
Burn
as Amy in Photo · 1998
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
as Self · 2006
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self · 2014
Tyrant
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
· 2022
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2001
Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road
as Self · 2017
Mysteria
Hollywood Confidential
as Sally · 1997
Wikus and Charlize
as Self (voice) · 2010
Six Clean Kills
Angels in Exile
as Narrator · 2016
Dance Parents