Charlize Theron
2005 Emmy Nominated: Supporting Actress, The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers
Charlize Theron was born to Afrikaaner parents on a farm outside Benoni, South Afrika. She is named after her father, Charles. She began her career as a ballet dancer, appearing in productions of Swan Lake and the Nutcracker. After leaving South Africa she worked at the Joffrey Ballet in New York City. When an injured knee ended her dancing career, her mother gave her a plane ticket to Los Angles. An agent gave her card when she was standing in line at a bank, and since then she has appeared in such films as "The Cider House Rules," "The Legend of Bagger Vance," the "Italian Job," and won an Oscar for her performance in "Monster." She became the only the second actress in history to win an Oscar after appearing in Playboy.
Charlize Theron is nominated for 2005's Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Mini Series Or A Movie for her role as Britt Ekland in HBO's "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers."
Charlize Theron Videography
The Brazilian Job, 2006Aeon Flux, 2005
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, 2005
Monster, 2003
The Italian Job, 2003
15 Minutes, 2001
Sweet November, 2001
Men of Honor, 2000
Reindeer Games, 2000
The Legend of Bagger Vance, 2000
The Cider House Rules, 1999
The Devil's Advocate, 1997
2003
EMMY NOMINATIONS | 2004
EMMY NOMINATIONS | 2005
EMMY NOMINATIONS | 2006
EMMY NOMINATIONS
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