Charlize Theron

Actor

Charlize Theron (/ʃɑːrˈliːz ˈθɛrən/ shar-LEEZ THERR-ən; Afrikaans: [ʃarˈlis ˈtrɔn]; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world’s highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Theron came to international prominence in the 1990s by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood films The Devil’s Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), for which she won the Silver Bear and Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first South African to win an acting Oscar. She received another Academy Award nomination for playing a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama North Country (2005).

Theron has starred in several commercially successful action films, including The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Prometheus (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), Atomic Blonde (2017), The Old Guard (2020), F9 (2021), and Fast X (2023). She received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman’s comedy-dramas Young Adult (2011) and Tully (2018) and for portraying Megyn Kelly in the biographical drama Bombshell (2019), for which she received her third Academy Award nomination.

Since the early 2000s, Theron has ventured into film production with her company Denver and Delilah Productions. She has produced numerous films, in many of which she had a starring role, including The Burning Plain (2008), Dark Places (2015), and Long Shot (2019). Theron became an American citizen in 2007, while retaining her South African citizenship. She has been honoured with a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Known For

Mad Max: Fury Road Not in library

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

Prometheus Not in library

Prometheus

2012

The Boys Not in library

The Boys

2019

The Fate of the Furious Not in library

The Fate of the Furious

2017

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Not in library

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022

Hancock Not in library

Hancock

2008

Snow White and the Huntsman Not in library

Snow White and the Huntsman

2012

F9 Not in library

F9

2021

The Devil's Advocate Not in library

The Devil's Advocate

1997

Atomic Blonde Not in library

Atomic Blonde

2017

Acting

2026 Apex as Sasha In Library
2026 The Odyssey as Circe
2026 Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Harmony
2025 The Old Guard 2 as Andromache of Scythia / Andy
2025 It’s a Mad Max World as Self
2025 The Studio as Charlize Theron (1 episode)
2024 High & Low – John Galliano as Self
2024 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga as Adult Furiosa (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024 Hot Ones Versus as Self (1 episode)
2023 Fast X as Cipher
2023 Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Clea
2022 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Clea (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022 The School for Good and Evil as Lady Lesso
2022 Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
2021 F9 as Cipher
2021 The Addams Family 2 as Morticia Addams (voice)
2020 The Old Guard as Andromache of Scythia / Andy
2020 The Drew Barrymore Show as Self (1 episode)
2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Fezzik (1 episode)
2019 Long Shot as Charlotte Field
2019 Bombshell as Megyn Kelly
2019 The Addams Family as Morticia Addams (voice)
2019 A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self (1 episode)
2019 Hyperdrive as Self (1 episode)
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2019 The Boys as 'Dawn of the Seven' Stormfront (uncredited) (1 episode)
2019 Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest (1 episode)
2018 Gringo as Elaine Markinson
2018 Tully as Marlo Moreau
2018 Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler as Self (1 episode)
2017 The Last Face as Dr. Wren Petersen
2017 Atomic Blonde as Lorraine Broughton
2017 The Fate of the Furious as Cipher
2017 Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road as Self
2017 The Orville as Pria Lavesque (1 episode)
2016 Angels in Exile as Narrator
2016 The Huntsman: Winter's War as Queen Ravenna
2016 Kubo and the Two Strings as Monkey / Mother (voice)
2016 The Grand Tour as Self (1 episode)
2016 Chelsea as Self (1 episode)
2015 Dark Places as Libby Day
2015 Mad Max: Fury Road as Imperator Furiosa
2015 Hot Ones as Self (1 episode)
2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West as Anna
2014 Nelson Mandela Redrawn as Self
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (2 episodes)
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (2 episodes)
2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (2 episodes)
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2012 Prometheus as Meredith Vickers
2012 Snow White and the Huntsman as Queen Ravenna
2012 The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus as Self
2011 Young Adult as Mavis Gary
2010 Wikus and Charlize as Self (voice)
2010 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)
2009 The Road as Mother
2009 Astro Boy as "Our Friends" Narrator (voice)
2009 RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)
2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (4 episodes)
2008 Hancock as Mary
2008 Sleepwalking as Joleen
2008 The Burning Plain as Sylvia / Mariana
2008 Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis as Self (1 episode)
2007 In the Valley of Elah as Detective Emily Sanders
2007 Battle in Seattle as Ella
2007 The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2007 The Graham Norton Show as Self (3 episodes)
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters as Self
2005 Æon Flux as Æon Flux
2005 North Country as Josey Aimes
2005 Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2005 The Colbert Report as Self (1 episode)
2005 The Colbert Report as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2005 The Reichen Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers as Britt Ekland
2004 Head in the Clouds as Gilda Bessé
2003 Monster as Aileen Wuornos
2003 The Italian Job as Stella Bridger
2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self (2 episodes)
2003 Arrested Development as Rita Leeds (5 episodes)
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self (5 episodes)
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest (3 episodes)
2002 Waking Up in Reno as Candy Kirkendall
2002 Trapped as Karen
2001 Sweet November as Sara Deever
2001 15 Minutes as Rose Hearn
2001 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion as Laura Kensington
2001 Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies as Self - Narrator (voice)
2000 Reindeer Games as Ashley Mercer
2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance as Adele Invergordon
2000 Men of Honor as Gwen Sunday
2000 The Yards as Erica Soltz
1999 The Cider House Rules as Candy Kendall
1999 The Astronaut's Wife as Jillian Armacost
1999 The Early Show as Self (1 episode)
1999 Rove as Self (1 episode)
1998 Celebrity as Supermodel
1998 Mighty Joe Young as Jill Young
1997 The Devil's Advocate as Mary Ann Lomax
1997 Trial and Error as Billie Tyler
1997 Hollywood Confidential as Sally
1997 Leute heute as Self (1 episode)
1997 The View as Self (2 episodes)
1997 Elle Style Awards as Self - Winner (1 episode)
1996 That Thing You Do! as Tina
1996 2 Days in the Valley as Helga Svelgen
1996 The Daily Show as Self (2 episodes)
1995 Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest as Eli's Follower (uncredited)
1994 Inside the Actors Studio as Self (1 episode)
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest (4 episodes)
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
1988 This Morning as Self (1 episode)
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self (3 episodes)
1984 Goldene Kamera as Self (1 episode)
1981 Entertainment Tonight as Self (3 episodes)
1975 Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (2 episodes)
1953 The Oscars as Self (5 episodes)
1953 The Oscars as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
1952 Today as Self (1 episode)
1948 Bambi as Self (1 episode)
— Jane as Jane
— Dance Parents
— Mysteria
— Tyrant

Production

2026 Apex Producer In Library
2025 The Old Guard 2 Producer
2024 Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter Producer
2023 Murder Mystery 2 Executive Producer
2023 Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York Executive Producer
2020 The Old Guard Producer
2019 Bombshell Co-Producer
2019 Long Shot Producer
2019 Murder Mystery Executive Producer
2019 Bombshell Producer
2019 The Addams Family Executive Producer
2019 Hyperdrive Executive Producer
2018 Gringo Producer
2018 Tully Producer
2018 A Private War Producer
2017 Brain on Fire Producer
2017 Atomic Blonde Producer
2017 MINDHUNTER Executive Producer
2017 Girlboss Executive Producer
2015 Dark Places Producer
2008 Sleepwalking Producer
2006 East of Havana Producer
2003 Monster Producer
— Jane Producer
— Dance Parents Producer
— Mysteria Producer
— Tyrant Producer
— The Quiet Tenant Executive Producer

Creator

2019 Hyperdrive Creator