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Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975 in Benoni, South
Africa) is an Academy Award winning actress.
Her first language is Afrikaans, and her second is English.
In Afrikaans, her surname is correctly 
pronounced "Tronn". Theron has stated that she
prefers the pronunciation "Thrown".
Theron trained as a ballet dancer and danced in both
Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. She travelled to Europe
and then the United States where she was accepted at the
Joffrey Ballet in New York, but a knee injury ended her
dancing career. She also worked as a photo model.
Soon after Charlize won a modelling contest, she was
encouraged by her mother to leave South Africa. At 18
she moved to Los Angeles without knowing anyone in the
city but after two weeks when she was standing in line
on Hollywood Boulevard an agent gave her his card. After
eight months in the city she got her first part.
In his December 7, 2003 review of the film Monster, respected
film critic Roger Ebert said Theron's performance in the
film's lead role was one of the greatest performances
in the history of film. Ebert added that if she did not
win the Oscar for best actress, then the award should
be cancelled. She did indeed win Best Actress at the 76th
Academy Awards in February 2004, as well as the SAG Award
and the Golden Globe Award. She is the first South African
to win the Best Actress Academy Award.
Theron is the current spokeswoman for Dior perfume.
She currently resides in Los Angeles with her long term
boyfriend Stuart Townsend.
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