About Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron is an Academy Award-winning South African and American actress, producer, and activist. She rose to fame in the late 1990s with roles in The Devil’s Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). Her starring roles in Monster (2003) and North Country (2005) earned her critical acclaim and Academy Award nominations. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Monster. She has since starred in several successful films, including Hancock (2008), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Atomic Blonde (2017), and The Old Guard (2020). She is also a prominent activist, having supported various charities and social causes.
30 Interesting Things Most People Don’t Know About Charlize Theron
• She was born in Benoni, South Africa in 1975
• She is the only South African to win an Academy Award for Best Actress
• She has two adopted children, Jackson and August
• Her first language is Afrikaans
• She is a fashion designer and co-owns a clothing label, Milk and Honey
• She is a qualified scuba diver
• She has her own production company, Denver & Delilah Films
• She is an advocate for LGBT rights
• She is a trained ballerina
• She ran the 2009 New York Marathon
• She has a black belt in Taekwondo
• She is an avid photographer
• She founded the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project in 2007
• She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• She was a jury member for the 2008 Cannes Film Festival
• She was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time magazine in 2016
• She was appointed a UN Messenger of Peace in 2008
• She has her own wine label, Grapes for Humanity
• She is a vocal animal rights activist
• She is an honorary citizen of Los Angeles
• She has a passion for cooking
• She is a certified helicopter pilot
• She was the youngest person to receive the American Cinematheque award
• She is a board member of the Scleroderma Research Foundation
• She has her own fragrance, Dior J’Adore L’Or
• She is a patron of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund
• She is an avid fan of the New York Yankees
• She has a degree in economics from the University of the Witwatersrand
• She is a global ambassador for the Special Olympics
• She is a close friend of actor Sean Penn
• She is a spokesperson for the Charlize Theron AIDS Foundation
