Charlize Theron: Biography of Charlize Theron, Age, Husband, Net Worth & Movies,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Charlize Theron (born 7 August 1975) is a South African-born American actress, producer and only child of Gerda (n\u00e9e Maritz) and Charles Theron.<\/strong><\/p>\n
She is popular for the leading lady in the Hollywood films The Devil\u2019s Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999)<\/p>\n
Charlize Theron has won several awards including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Theron is the only child of Gerda (n\u00e9e Maritz) and Charles Theron.<\/p>\n
She attended Putfontein Primary School (Laerskool Putfontein), At age thirteen, she was sent to boarding school and began her studies at the National School of the Arts in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n
Theron gained popularity in the 1990s by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood films The Devil\u2019s Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999).<\/p>\n
In the year 2003, she received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first South African to win an Oscar in a major acting category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n