Biography
Charlize Theron grew up on a farm outside Benoni, South Africa,
as the only child. She got an education as a ballet dancer and has
danced both The Swan Lake and the Nutcracker Suite. There wasn't
much for a young actress or dancer to do in South Africa, so she
soon travelled to Europe and USA where she got job at the Joffrey
Ballet in New York. She was also able to work as a photo model.
However, an injured knee put a halt to her dancing career. At the
age of 18 her mother made her go to Los Angeles to try a career
in the movie industry. She came to LA 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 LA she
got her first part. Since then she has taken acting lessons and
her career has skyrocketed, most lately in Devil's Advocate, The
(1997).
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
Her father is French, her mother German.
Became fashion model at age 14.
Theron is an Afrikaans name from South Africa, and it is pronounced
"Te-ron", as opposed "Ther-on."
(2000) Named one of "People" magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People
(September 2000) Dated George Clooney.
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).
(October 2000 - July 2001) Dated Stephan Jenkins, lead singer of
the band Third Eye Blind.
(July 2001) Dated actor Stuart Townsend. |
