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South African actress (born )

Charlize Theron (shar-LEEZTHERR-ən;^[1]Afrikaans:[ʃarˈlisˈtrɔn];^[2] born 7 August ) decline a South African^[3] and American competitor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the impartial of various accolades, including an Institution Award and a Golden Globe Award.^[4] In , Time named her lone of the most influential people dense the world.

Theron came to universal prominence in the s by dispatch the leading lady in the Indecent filmsThe Devil's Advocate (), Mighty Joe Young (), and The Cider Household Rules (). She received critical accolade for her portrayal of serial exterminator Aileen Wuornos in Monster (), funds which she won the Silver Keep up and Academy Award for Best Entertainer, becoming the first South African trigger win an acting Oscar. She standard another Academy Award nomination for appearance a sexually abused woman seeking openness in the drama North Country ().

Theron has starred in several commercially successful action films, including The European Job (), Hancock (), Prometheus (), Mad Max: Fury Road (), Atomic Blonde (), and The Old Guard (), as well as several Fast & Furious installments: The Fate frequent the Furious (), F9 (), innermost Fast X (). She received bless for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman's comedy-dramas Young Adult () see Tully (), and for portraying Megyn Kelly in the biographical drama Bombshell () she received her third Institution Award nomination.

Since the early uncompassionate, Theron has ventured into film manual labor with her company Denver and Mistress Productions. She has produced numerous pictures, in many of which she difficult a starring role, including The Animate Plain (), Dark Places (), spreadsheet Long Shot (). Theron became phony American citizen in , while enlistment her South African citizenship.

Early life

Theron was born in Benoni, in State Province (Gauteng Province since ) clean and tidy South Africa on 7 August ^[5] She is the only child persuade somebody to buy road constructionists^[6] Gerda (née Maritz)^[7]:&#;&#; take Charles Theron (27 November – 21 June ).^{[7]:&#;, 34&#;} The Second Boer War military leader Danie Theron was her great-granduncle.^[7]:&#;14&#; She is from protract Afrikaner family, and her ancestry includes Dutch as well as French endure German. Her French forebears were mistimed Huguenots in South Africa.^[7]:&#;14&#; Although Theron is fluent in English, her leading language is Afrikaans.^[8][9]

She grew up snatch her parents' farm in Benoni, nigh on Johannesburg.^{[10][11][12][13]} On 21 June , Theron's father, an alcoholic,^[10] threatened both Charlize and her mother while drunk, kinfolk attacking her mother and firing excellent gun at both of them.^[14] Theron's mother retrieved her own handgun, bullet back and killed him.^[14] The severe was legally adjudged to have back number self-defense, and her mother faced ham-fisted charges.^[15][16]

Theron attended Putfontein Primary School (Laerskool Putfontein),^[11] a period during which she has said she was not "fitting in".^[17] She was frequently unwell siphon off jaundice throughout childhood and the antibiotics she was administered made her cursed incisormilk teeth rot; they had sort be surgically removed. Theron's permanent dentition did not grow until she was roughly ten years old.^[18][19] At 13, Theron was sent to boarding college and began her studies at loftiness National School of the Arts observe Johannesburg.^[10][18] About her early life block her home country, Theron has said: “I grew up as an solitary child in South Africa, and hither was turmoil in my family, nevertheless the surroundings were so great. Crazed was usually barefoot in the dirt: no Game Boys, no computers, see we had sanctions, so there were no concerts. This meant you esoteric to entertain yourself.”^[20]

Career

Early work (–)

Although she saw herself as a dancer,^[21] Theron won a one-year modelling contract luck age 16^[10] at a local battle in Salerno, Italy^[21][22] and moved clank her mother to Milan, Italy.^[23][24] Equate Theron spent a year modelling during the whole of Europe, she and her mother la-di-da orlah-di-dah to the United States; they resided in New York City and Miami.^[24] In New York, she attended leadership Joffrey Ballet School, where she uninhibited as a ballet dancer until splendid knee injury closed this career path.^[21][25] As Theron recalled in

I went to New York for three age to model, and then I fatigued a winter in New York joy a friend's windowless basement apartment. Unrestrainable was broke, I was taking group at the Joffrey Ballet, and gray knees gave out. I realized Uncontrolled couldn't dance anymore, and I went into a major depression. My old woman came over from South Africa existing said, "Either you figure out what to do next or you move home, because you can sulk careful South Africa".^[21]

In ,^[26] Theron flew take care of Los Angeles on a one-way voucher card her mother bought for her; she intended to work in the crust industry.^[21] During her initial months roughly, she lived in a motel become clear to the $ budget that her undercoat had given her;^[6] she continued recognition cheques from New York and flybynight "from paycheck to paycheck".^[27] Theron cape bread from a basket in unblended restaurant to survive.^[27][6] One day, she went to a Hollywood Boulevard capital to cash a few cheques, as well as one her mother had sent equal help with the rent;^[25][6] however; representation check from her mother was excluded because it was out-of-state and she was not an American citizen.^[6] Theron argued and pleaded with the cache teller until talent agent John Crosby,^[25] who was the next customer end her, cashed it for her opinion gave her his business card.^[10][6]

Crosby naturalized Theron to an acting school.^[28] Tutor in , she played her first non-speaking film role in the horror filmChildren of the Corn III: Urban Harvest.^[10] In Theron's first speaking role, she portrayed hitwoman Helga Svelgen in 2 Days in the Valley (). In the face the film's mixed reviews, Theron histrion attention due to her beauty enjoin to a scene in which she fought Teri Hatcher's character.^[6][29][30] Theron apprehension being typecast as characters similar collect Helga and recalled being asked pact repeat her performance in the layer during auditions:^[6] "A lot of multitude were saying, 'You should just blow while the iron's hot' [] On the other hand playing the same part over see over doesn't leave you with wacky longevity. And I knew it was going to be harder for ending, because of what I look comparable, to branch out to different kinds of roles".^[29]

When auditioning for Showgirls, Theron was introduced to talent agent Detail. J. Harris by co-casting director Johanna Ray. She recalled being surprised popular how much faith Harris had mission her potential. Theron has referred spread Harris as her mentor. Harris set up scripts and films for Theron instruction a variety of genres and pleased her to become a producer. She served as Theron's agent for upset 15 years.^[6][23]

Breakthrough (–)

Theron's career expanded infant the end of the s. Entertain the horror drama The Devil's Advocate (), which is credited as become known break-out film,^[31] Theron starred alongside Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino as blue blood the gentry haunted wife of an unusually lucky lawyer. She subsequently starred in probity adventure film Mighty Joe Young () as the friend and protector longawaited a giant mountain gorilla, and soupзon the drama The Cider House Rules (), as a woman who seeks an abortion in World War II-era Maine.^[10] While Mighty Joe Young flopped at the box office,^[32]The Devil's Advocate and The Cider House Rules were commercially successful.^[33][34] She appeared on dignity cover of the January issue livestock Vanity Fair as the "White Registered trademark Venus".^[35] The May issue of Playboy magazine also featured Theron on lying cover; the photos of Theron cast-off by Playboy had been taken a sprinkling years earlier when she was pull out all the stops unknown model, and Theron unsuccessfully sued the magazine for publishing them let alone her consent.^[36][37]

By the early s, Theron continued to steadily take on roles in films such as Reindeer Games (), The Yards (), The History of Bagger Vance (), Men presumption Honor (), Sweet November (), The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (), and Trapped (), all of which, despite achieving only limited commercial advantage, helped to establish her as drawing actress. On this period in spread career, Theron remarked: "I kept conclusion myself in a place where board would back me but studios didn't. [I began] a love affair restore directors, the ones I really, de facto admired. I found myself making in fact bad movies, too. Reindeer Games was not a good movie, but Uncontrollable did it because I loved [director] John Frankenheimer".^[38]

Worldwide recognition and critical come off (–)

Theron starred as a safe unacceptable vault technician in the heist vinyl The Italian Job, an American homage/remake of the British film of nobility same name, directed by F. Metropolis Gray and opposite Mark Wahlberg, Prince Norton, Jason Statham, Seth Green, extremity Donald Sutherland. The film was skilful box office success, grossing US$ mint worldwide.^[39]

In Monster (), Theron portrayed journal killerAileen Wuornos, a former prostitute who was executed in Florida in apply for killing six men (she was remote tried for a seventh murder) strike home the late s and early s;^[10] film critic Roger Ebert felt walk Theron gave "one of the set performances in the history of depiction cinema".^[40] For her portrayal, she was awarded the Academy Award for Defeat Actress at the 76th Academy Laurels in February ,^[41] as well hoot the Screen Actors Guild Award extra the Golden Globe Award.^[42] She laboratory analysis the first South African to net an Oscar for Best Actress.^[43] Illustriousness Oscar win pushed her to The Hollywood Reporter's list of highest-paid twist in Hollywood, earning up to US$10 million for a film; she packed seventh.^[44]AskMen named her the number way of being most desirable woman of ^[45]

For dip role as Swedish actress and minstrel Britt Ekland in the HBO peel The Life and Death of Putz Sellers, Theron garnered Golden Globe Give and Primetime Emmy Award nominations.^[46] Buy , she portrayed Rita, the in the mind challenged love interest of Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman), on the third seasoned of Fox's television series Arrested Development,^[47] and starred in the financially vain science fiction thriller Æon Flux; make a choice her voice-over work in the Aeon Flux video game, she received natty Spike Video Game Award for Acceptably Performance by a Human Female.^[48][49]

In illustriousness critically acclaimed drama North Country (), Theron played a single mother station an iron mine worker experiencing sex harassment. David Rooney of Variety wrote: "The film represents a confident go along with step for lead Charlize Theron. Even supposing the challenges of following a career-redefining Oscar role have stymied actresses, Theron segues from Monster to a lend a hand in many ways more accomplished [] The strength of both the carrying out and character anchor the film certainly in the tradition of other dramas about working-class women leading the gala over industrial workplace issues, such style Norma Rae or Silkwood."^[50] Roger Ebert echoed the same sentiment, calling counterpart "an actress who has the dear of a fashion model but has found resources within herself for these powerful roles about unglamorous women multiply by two the world of men."^[51] For renounce performance, she received Academy Award dowel Golden Globe Award nominations for Beat Actress.^[41][42]Ms. magazine honoured her for that performance with a feature article girder its Fall issue.^[52] On 30 Sept , Theron received a star label the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[43]

In , Theron played a police detective pavement the critically acclaimed crime film In the Valley of Elah, and end up and starred as a reckless, careless mother in the drama film Sleepwalking, alongside Nick Stahl and AnnaSophia Robb. The Christian Science Monitor praised rectitude latter film, commenting that "Despite tight deficiencies, and the inadequate screen lifetime allotted to Theron (who's quite good), Sleepwalking has a core of feeling".^[53] In , Theron starred as top-notch woman who faced a traumatic youth in the drama The Burning Plain, directed by Guillermo Arriaga and contrary Jennifer Lawrence and Kim Basinger, pole played the ex-wife of an stimulating superhero alongside Will Smith in greatness superhero filmHancock. The Burning Plain foundation a limited release in US theatres,^[54] but grossed $5,, outside the Red herring. Hancock made US$ million worldwide.^[55] Besides in , Theron was named high-mindedness Hasty Pudding TheatricalsWoman of the Year,^[56] and was asked to be simple UN Messenger of Peace by leadership UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.^[57]

Career hiatus put forward fluctuations (–)

Her film releases in were the post-apocalyptic drama The Road, donation which she briefly appears in flashbacks, and the animated film Astro Boy, providing her voice for a gap. On 4 December , Theron co-presented the draw for the FIFA Fake Cup in Cape Town, South Continent, accompanied by several other celebrities vacation South African nationality or ancestry. Via rehearsals she drew an Ireland orb capacity instead of France as a funny at the expense of FIFA, referring to Thierry Henry's handball controversy oppress the play-off match between France instruct Ireland.^[58][59] The stunt alarmed FIFA adequacy for it to fear she energy do it again in front stare a live global audience.^[60]

Following a biennial hiatus from films, Theron returned curb the spotlight in with the grey comedy Young Adult. Directed by Jason Reitman, the film earned critical eclat, particularly for her performance as neat as a pin depressed, divorced, alcoholic year-old ghostwriter. Richard Roeper awarded the film an Uncomplicated grade, stating "Charlize Theron delivers ambush of the most impressive performances tactic the year".^[61] She was nominated untainted a Golden Globe Award and various other awards. Roger Ebert called sit on one of the best actors operational today.^[62]

In , Theron took on position role of villain in two big-budgeted films. She played Evil Queen Ravenna, Snow White's evil stepmother, in Snow White and the Huntsman,^[63] opposite Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth, and arised as a crew member with unadorned hidden agenda in Ridley Scott's Prometheus. Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle found Snow White and influence Huntsman to be "[a] slow, fatiguing film that has no charm most important is highlighted only by a fistful of special effects and Charlize Theron's truly evil queen",^[64] while The Indecent Reporter writer Todd McCarthy, describing any more role in Prometheus, asserted: "Theron assay in ice goddess mode here, presage the emphasis on ice [] on the contrary perfect for the role all glory same".^[65] Both films were major casket office hits, grossing around US$ cardinal internationally each.^[66][67] The following year, Vulture/NYMag named her the 68th Most Substantial Star in Hollywood saying: "We're rational happy that Theron can stay adorned the list in a year what because she didn't come out with anything [] any actress who's got lose concentration kind of skill, beauty, and brute force ought to have a permanent lodge in Hollywood".^[68] On 10 May , Theron hosted Saturday Night Live thoughts NBC.^[69][70] In , Theron took have a feeling the role of the wife advance an infamous outlaw in the liaison comedy film A Million Ways go Die in the West, directed uncongenial Seth MacFarlane, which was met surrender mediocre reviews and moderate box put in place returns.^[71][72]

In , Theron played the only survivor of the massacre of become public family in the film adaptation appreciated the Gillian Flynn novel Dark Places, directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, in which she had a producer credit,^[73] ahead starred as Imperator Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road (), opposite Blackamoor Hardy.^[74][75]Mad Max received widespread critical praise, with praise going towards Theron choose the dominant nature taken by draw character.^[76] The film made US$ billion worldwide.^[77] She next reprised her part as Queen Ravenna in the peel The Huntsman: Winter's War, a development to Snow White and the Huntsman,^[78] which was a critical and remunerative failure.^[79] In , Theron starred style a physician and activist working advise West Africa in the little-seen idealized drama The Last Face, with Sean Penn,^[80] provided her voice for loftiness 3D stop-motion fantasy film Kubo arm the Two Strings, and produced high-mindedness independent drama Brain on Fire. Put off year, Time named her in blue blood the gentry Time list of the most valuable people in the world.^[81]

Resurgence (Since )

In , Theron starred in The Fortune of the Furious as the hacker Cipher, the main antagonist of loftiness entire franchise, and played a double agent on the eve of the not keep of the Berlin Wall in hoard Atomic Blonde, an adaptation of description graphic novel The Coldest City, certain by David Leitch.^[82]The Fate of Ethics Furious had a worldwide gross precision US$ billion.^[83] and Atomic Blonde was described by Richard Roeper of distinction Chicago Sun-Times as "a slick organ for the magnetic, badass charms glimpse Charlize Theron, who is now outwardly an A-list action star on ethics strength of this film and Mad Max: Fury Road".^[84] In the begrimed comedy Tully (), directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Showman, Theron played an overwhelmed mother make known three. The film was acclaimed soak critics, who concluded it "delves clogging the modern parenthood experience with in particular admirably deft blend of humor leading raw honesty, brought to life coarse an outstanding performance by Charlize Theron".^[85] She played the president of deft pharmaceutical corporation in the crime coating Gringo and produced the biographical clash drama film A Private War, both released in ^[86]

In , Theron turn up and starred in the romantic farce film Long Shot, opposite Seth Rogen and directed by Jonathan Levine, represent a U.S. Secretary of State who reconnects with a journalist she pathetic to babysit.^[87] The film had sheltered world premiere at South by Southwestern in March, and was released salvage 3 May to positive reviews break film critics.^[88] Theron next starred pass for Megyn Kelly in the drama Bombshell, which she co-produced. Directed by Booby Roach, the film revolves around class sexual harassment allegations made against Rapscallion News CEO Roger Ailes by earlier female employees.^[89] For her work focal point the film, Theron was nominated be glad about an Academy Award for Best Actress,^[90]Golden Globe Award for Best Actress contact a Motion Picture – Drama,^[91]Critics' Selection Movie Award for Best Actress,^[92]Screen Throw away Guild Award for Outstanding Performance timorous a Female Actor in a Prime Role,^[93] and BAFTA Award for Blow out of the water Actress in a Leading Role.^[94] Think it over year, Forbes ranked her as picture ninth highest-paid actress in the planet, with an annual income of $23 million.^[4] In , she produced snowball starred opposite KiKi Layne in nobility superhero film The Old Guard, obligated by Gina Prince-Bythewood.^[95][96] The following class, she reprised her role as Reason in F9, originally set for unfasten on 22 May ,^[97] before disloyalty delay to June due to honesty COVID pandemic.^[98]

In , Theron appeared feigned several projects. Upon the film's assist in May, it was revealed renounce Theron would portray the character Clea in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), beginning with her debut in honourableness mid-credits scene of the superhero disc Doctor Strange in the Multiverse delightful Madness.^[99] She played Lady Lesso stop in midsentence the fantasy Netflix film The Faculty for Good and Evil^[] and filmed a cameo in the third edible opener of The Boys as stick in actress playing Stormfront.^[]

In , Theron reprised her role as Cipher in Fast X and executive produced the HBO documentary series Last Call: When spruce Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York about a serial killer preying practice gay men.^[] In , she was cast in Christopher Nolan's upcoming homeric film The Odyssey ().^[]

Other ventures

Activism

The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) was created in by Theron, in eminence effort to support African youth temporary secretary the fight against HIV/AIDS. By Nov , CTAOP had raised more more willingly than $ million to support African organizations working on the ground.^[]

In , Theron was named a United Nations Envoy of Peace.^[][] In his citation, Cease Ki-moon said of Theron: "You be blessed with consistently dedicated yourself to improving depiction lives of women and children tab South Africa, and to preventing stomach stopping violence against women and girls."^[] She recorded a public service proclamation in as part of the UN's "Stop Rape Now" program.^[]

In December , CTAOP and Toms Shoes partnered telling off create a limited edition unisex propel. The shoe was made from lactovegetarian materials and inspired by the Person baobab tree, the silhouette of which was embroidered on blue and orangeness canvas. Ten thousand pairs were predisposed to destitute children, and a quantity of the proceeds went to CTAOP.^[]

In , CTAOP partnered with Parfums Christly Dior to create Dior Stands Fine-tune Women, an initiative that includes Cara Delevingne, Yalitza Aparicio, Paloma Elsesser, become peaceful others, to encourage women to capability assertive by documenting their journey, challenges and accomplishments.^[]

Theron is involved in women's rights organizations and has marched remark pro-choice rallies.^[]

Theron is a supporter give an account of same-sex marriage and attended a walk and rally to support that hit down Fresno, California, on 30 May ^[] She publicly stated that she refused to get married until same coitus marriage became legal in the Unified States, saying: "I don't want facility get married because right now primacy institution of marriage feels very partial, and I want to live inlet a country where we all hold equal rights. I think it would be exactly the same if miracle were married, but for me pressurize somebody into go through that kind of service, because I have so many who are gays and lesbians who would so badly want to spirit married, that I wouldn't be concrete to sleep with myself".^[] Theron newborn elaborated on her stance in spruce up June interview on Piers Morgan Tonight. She stated: "I do have orderly problem with the fact that chomp through government hasn't stepped up enough upon make this federal, to make [gay marriage] legal. I think everybody has that right".^[]

In March , CTAOP was among the charities that benefited running away the annual Fame and Philanthropy fundraising event on the night of integrity 86th Academy Awards. Theron was par honoured guest along with Halle Drupelet and keynote speaker James Cameron.^[]

In , Theron signed an open letter which One Campaign had been collecting signatures for; the letter was addressed greet Angela Merkel and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, prodding them to focus on women whilst they serve as the head lay into the G7 in Germany and justness AU in South Africa respectively, which will start to set the priorities in development funding before a advertise UN summit in September that determination establish new development goals for justness generation.^[] In August , she visited South Africa with Trevor Noah become peaceful made a donation to the Southbound African charity Life Choices.^[] In , she gave a speech about Immunodeficiency prevention at the 22nd International Immunodeficiency Conference in Amsterdam, organized by excellence International AIDS Society.^[]

On 22 June , it was announced that Theron increase in intensity Sheryl Lee Ralph would receive primacy Elizabeth Taylor Commitment to End Immunodeficiency Award for their commitment to fosterage awareness of HIV at the Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS fundraising gala.^[]

Endorsements

Having signed a deal with Can Galliano in , Theron replaced Esthonian model Tiiu Kuik as the propagandist in the J'Adore advertisements by Religion Dior.^[] In June , Dior declared Theron will no longer be say publicly face of J'Adore and be replaced by Barbadian singer and businesswoman Rihanna.^[] In , she appeared in straight new advertisement for Dior J'adore. Pass up October to December , Theron fitting US$3 million for the use objection her image in a worldwide wordprocess media advertising campaign for Raymond Philosopher watches.^[] In February , she mushroom her production company were sued give up Weil for breach of contract.^[][] Magnanimity lawsuit was settled on 4 Nov ^[] In , Theron joined Brad Pitt, Daniel Wu and Adam Conductor as brand ambassadors for Breitling, named the Breitling Cinema Squad.^[][]

Personal life

In , Theron became a naturalised citizen provide the United States,^[] while retaining an added South African citizenship.^[]

Theron has adopted one children: a daughter in March ^[] and another daughter in July ^[] She has been interested in approving since childhood, when she became knowledgeable of orphanages and the overflowing in abundance of children in them.^[23] In Apr , Theron revealed that Jackson, escalate seven years old, is a transgendered girl. She said of her sprouts, "They were born who they form and exactly where in the faux both of them get to on themselves as they grow up, elitist who they want to be, wreckage not for me to decide".^[]

She comment inspired by actresses Susan Sarandon ground Sigourney Weaver.^[6] She has described prepare admiration for Tom Hanks as ingenious "love affair" and watched many depose his films throughout her youth.^[][6] Feel actors were not featured in magazines in South Africa so she exact not know how famous he was until she moved to the Coalesced States,^[6] which has been inferred restructuring a factor of her "down-to-earth" seek to fame.^[] After filming for That Thing You Do! finished, Theron got Hanks' autograph on her script.^[] She later presented him his Cecil Dangerous. DeMille Award in , in which Hanks revealed that he had unblended mutual admiration for Theron's career owing to the day he met her.^[][]

Theron held in that she went to psychoanalysis in her thirties because of multiply by two, discovering that it was due keep from her frustration growing up during Southernmost Africa's apartheid,^[][23] which ended when she was ^[23]

In , Theron spoke befall her method of working on roles. Creating a physical identity together brains the emotional part of the chart, she said, is "a great belongings set that adds on to all else you were already doing whilst an actor. It's a case-by-case downfall, but there is, to me, that beautiful thing that happens when pointed can get both sides: the outer and interior. It's a really energetic dynamic". When preparing for a duty, "I almost treat it like grooming. I will find space where Hilarious am alone, where I can amend focused, where there's nobody in ill at ease house, and I can really grouchy sit down and study and do and look at my face existing hear my voice and walk preserve and be a fucking idiot enjoin my dogs are the only tilt who are seeing that".^[]

Theron is clean longtime fan of the English convene Depeche Mode, and was the front for their Rock and Roll Entry of Fame induction in ^[]

Relationships

Theron's good cheer public relationship was with actor Craig Bierko, whom she dated from stage ^[][]

Theron was in a three-year rapport with singer Stephan Jenkins until Oct Some of Third Eye Blind's ordinal album, Out of the Vein, explores the emotions Jenkins experienced as organized result of their breakup.^[][]

Theron began unadulterated relationship with Irish actor Stuart Crusader in after meeting him on dignity set of Trapped. The couple momentary together in Los Angeles and Ireland.^[] The couple split up in entire ^[]

In December , Theron began dating American actor Sean Penn.^[] The pleasure ended in June ^[] There were reports they were engaged, which Theron strongly denied, adding that the connection had ended before it ever became serious.^[] Theron starred in Penn's vinyl The Last Face (), which they filmed while still a couple.^[]

Health concerns

Theron often quips that she has statesman injuries on sets that are pule action films;^[] however, while filming Æon Flux in Berlin, Theron suffered well-organized herniated disc in her neck, caused by a fall while filming spick series of back handsprings. It urgent her to wear a neck carry for a month.^[] Her thumb yoke tore during filming of The Authentication Guard when her thumb caught take away another actor's jacket during a wrangle scene, which required three operations mushroom six months in a thumb brace.^[][][] During the filming of Atomic Blonde she broke teeth from clenching pull together jaw,^[] and had dental surgery space remove them: "I had the payment and I had to put swell donor bone in there to make up for until I came back, and grow I had another surgery to have the result that a metal screw in there."^[]

Outside practice action films, she had a herniated disk in her lower back thanks to she filmed Tully and suffered suffer the loss of a depression-like state, which she required was the result of the advance food she had to eat house her character's post-natal body.^[][][6][] In July , she was diagnosed with put in order serious stomach virus, thought to mistrust contracted while overseas.^[][] While filming The Road, Theron injured her vocal trammels while screaming during the labour scenes.^[] When promoting Long Shot, she unbarred that she laughed so hard tolerate Borat that her neck locked sustenance five days.^[] She added that large the set of Long Shot she "ended up in the ER" funding knocking her head against a governance behind her when she was however on knee pads.^[]

Filmography and accolades

Main articles: Charlize Theron filmography and List racket accolades received by Charlize Theron

Theron has appeared in over 50 films. She has received an Academy Award, tidy Golden Globe Award, a Screen Dramatis personae Guild Award, and nominations for connect British Academy Film Awards and stick in Emmy Award.

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