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Charlize Theron
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Charlize Theron

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Charlize Theron Charlize Theron is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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Charlize Theron is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Charlize Theron. South African and American actress (born 1975)

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Timeline

1970s
1975

Birth

Birth of Charlize Theron.

personal
1990s
1991

On 21 June 1991, Theron's father, an alcoholic, threatened both Charlize and...

On 21 June 1991, Theron's father, an alcoholic, threatened both Charlize and her mother while drunk, physically attacking her mother and firing a gun at both of them

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1994

In 1994, Theron flew to Los Angeles on a one-way ticket her mother bought for...

In 1994, Theron flew to Los Angeles on a one-way ticket her mother bought for her; she intended to work in the film industry

career
1995

In 1995, she played her first non-speaking film role in the horror film...

In 1995, she played her first non-speaking film role in the horror film Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

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1996

In Theron's first speaking role, she portrayed hitwoman Helga Svelgen in 2 Days...

In Theron's first speaking role, she portrayed hitwoman Helga Svelgen in 2 Days in the Valley (1996)

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2000s
2001

Theron was in a relationship with Irish actor Stuart Townsend from 2001 to 2009...

Theron was in a relationship with Irish actor Stuart Townsend from 2001 to 2009 after meeting him on the set of Trapped

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2007

Activism Theron speaking at a meeting of the World Economic Forum in 2013 The...

Activism Theron speaking at a meeting of the World Economic Forum in 2013 The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) was created in 2007 by Theron, in an effort to support African youth in the fight against HIV/AIDS

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2008

In 2008, Theron was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace

In 2008, Theron was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace

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2009

Theron is a supporter of same-sex marriage and attended a march and rally to...

Theron is a supporter of same-sex marriage and attended a march and rally to support that in Fresno, California, on 30 May 2009

personal
2020s
2026

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2026

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