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Charlize Theron was born on August 7, 1975 in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa. Charlize Theron is credited as a model, film producer and television actor. The age as of 2026 is 51. Listed accolades include Academy Award for Best Actress (2004), Saturn Award for Best Actress, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and 4 more. The listed height is 177 cm.
My Take
Charlize Theron earns my admiration for treating beauty as an obstacle to overcome rather than a career to manage. Her Oscar for Monster required erasing the very thing Hollywood prized in her, and she has kept making that choice ever since, through physically brutal action roles, unglamorous characters, and projects she develops herself as a producer. The journey from Benoni, South Africa to the top of Hollywood would be remarkable on its own; doing it while refusing to be merely decorative makes it singular. Add her ongoing outreach work in her home country, and you get my favorite kind of star: one who uses her power deliberately.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Charlize Theron
- Name (Japanese)
- シャーリーズ・セロン
- Reading
- しゃーりーず・せろん
- Born
- August 7, 1975 (age 51)
- Origin
- Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa
- Height
- 177 cm
- Occupation
- actor / model / film producer / television actor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Academy Award for Best Actress
- Saturn Award for Best Actress
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 2009 Great Immigrants Award
- 2008 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
- 2006 GLAAD Vanguard Award
- Jupiter Awards
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.charlizeafricaoutreach.org/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/charlizeafrica/
- Xhttps://x.com/CharlizeAfrica
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlize%20Theron
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80046
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Charlize Theron born?
Born August 7, 1975 (age 51).
Where is Charlize Theron from?
Charlize Theron is from Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa.
What does Charlize Theron do?
Charlize Theron works as actor, model, film producer, television actor, film actor.
How tall is Charlize Theron?
Charlize Theron is 177 cm.
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