Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron ( ; ; born 7 August 1975) 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.

She 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 received another Academy Award nomination for playing a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama ''North Country'' (2005).

She 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). She received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman's comedy-dramas ''Young Adult'' (2011) and ''Tully'' (2018), and for portraying Megyn Kelly in the biographical drama ''Bombshell'' (2019) she received her third Academy Award nomination.

Since the early 2000s, she 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. Provided by Wikipedia