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Trivia
When she was 15, her father attacked her mother, and
her mother shot her father in self-defense. Her father
died, and her mother was not charged in the incident.
Fluent in
Afrikaans
Appeared
in the May 1999 issue of Playboy Magazine
Became a
fashion model at age 14.
Named one
of "People" magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People
[2000]
Turned down
the female lead in Pearl Harbor (2001) to star alongside
Keanu Reeves in Sweet November (2001).
Auditioned
for the female lead in Showgirls (1995).
Dated Stephan
Jenkins, lead singer of the band Third Eye Blind. [October
2000 - July 2001]
Was ranked
4th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan (2001).
Placed #1
on Beautiful People Internet Poll, narrowly beating
Cameron Diaz in #2 and Kate Beckinsale in #3. The photo
featured on the site was the famous 'Diving Board' photo.
Theron is
currently engaged to Stuart Townsend. (Sept. 2002)
Both her
parents are Afrikaans, born and raised in South Africa.
However her father is of French descent and her mother
of German descent.
Voted the
12th Sexist Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire
Magazine September 2002.
Measurements:
36B-24-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Used hypnotherapy
as an aid to quit smoking.
Was named
after her father, whose name was Charles.
She gained
30 pounds to play Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003)
On the show,
Sunday Morning Shootout, it was revealed that her manager
discovered her in a Hollywood bank after he witnessed
her yelling at a bank teller for refusing to cash her
check.
Personal quotes
"I think of myself as a highly sexual creature."
"I'd
love to get pajamas. Good, nice and warm flannel ones."
"If
they ever do my life story, whoever plays me needs lots
of hair color and high heels."
"In
court, she was kind of like a blow fish. She blew herself
up in order to survive."
Charlize Theron -
Filmography
Below is a complete filmography
(list of movies she's appeared in)
Monster (2003) .... Aileen Wuornos
Italian Job, The (2003) .... Stella Bridger
... aka Braquage à l'italienne (2003) (France)
Waking Up in Reno (2002) .... Candy Kirkendall
Trapped (2002) .... Karen Jennings
... aka 24 Stunden Angst (2003) (Germany)
Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The (2001) .... Laura Kensington
... aka Im Bann des Jade Skorpions (2001) (Germany)
15 Minutes (2001) .... Rose Hearn
... aka 15 Minuten Ruhm (2001) (Germany)
Sweet November (2001) .... Sara Deever
Legend of Bagger Vance, The (2000) .... Adele Invergordon
Men of Honor (2000) .... Gwen Sunday
... aka Men of Honour (2001) (UK)
Yards, The (2000) .... Erica Stoltz
Reindeer Games (2000) .... Ashley Mercer
... aka Deception (2000/II) (UK) (USA: working title)
Cider House
Rules, The (1999) .... Candy Kendall
Astronaut's Wife, The (1999) .... Jillian Armacost
Mighty Joe Young (1998) .... Jill Young
... aka Mighty Joe (1999) (UK)
Celebrity (1998) .... Supermodel
Devil's Advocate, The (1997) .... Mary Ann Lomax
... aka Im Auftrag des Teufels (1998) (Germany)
Trial and Error (1997) .... Millie Tyler
Hollywood Confidential (1997) (TV) .... Sally
That Thing You Do! (1996) .... Tina
2 Days in the Valley (1996) .... Helga Svelgen
Children of the Corn III (1995) (uncredited) .... Young
Woman
... aka Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
Charlize Theron - Notable TV
Guest Appearances
"Inside the Actors Studio" (1994)
playing "Herself" 18 January 2004
"Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The" (1992) playing
"Herself" 16 January 2004
"Good Morning America" (1975) playing "Herself"
8 January 2004
"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989) playing
"Herself" 8 January 2004
"Primetime Live" (1989) playing "Herself"
8 January 2004
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) playing
"Herself" 23 May 2003
"Rove Live" (2000) playing "Herself"
(episode # 3.6) 19 March 2002
"Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, The" (1999)
playing "Herself" 16 November 2000
"Saturday Night Live" (1975) playing "Host"
(episode # 26.4) 4 November 2000
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) playing
"Herself" 18 October 1997
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