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Profession: Actress
When Charlize first appeared on the big screen in the mid-'90s, she seemed like an actress who was cast for her looks rather than her talent. It was a good way to get her foot in the door and get her name out, so we can't really complain, but starring in bombs like Reindeer Games, Trapped, The Legend of Bagger Vance, and Sweet November didn't exactly help her cause.
But then came 2003's Monster, in which Charlize Theron physically transformed into serial killer Aileen Wuornos by gaining 30 pounds and enduring hours in the makeup chair, to make sure everything from her hair and skin to her teeth were altered. Ironically, when Charlize downplayed her looks and disappeared into the unattractive Wuornos, her real talent was on display and she was rewarded with more than 10 Best Actress awards, including the Oscar and Golden Globe. Today no one can accuse Charlize of getting by on her looks. As for her personality, she seems to take all her success in stride, and is constantly reminded of the financial and emotional struggle she and her mom endured to make it in Hollywood. Her South African roots will always be important to her; she even starred in a public service announcement in her native land, about the abundance of rape in South Africa. And when the South African government refused to air it, she went to court to make sure it did. She is forever grateful to her mother, who sacrificed everything by saving herself and Charlize from the hands of an alcoholic father, and who made sure Charlize could pursue a career in the United States.
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| Charlize Theron Photo Galleries |
# of Pictures |
 Candid | 220 | | Candid | 9 | | Candid | 9 | | Glamour | 9 | | Glamour | 12 | | Glamour | 1 | | Glamour | 1 | | Glamour + Candid | 9 | | Glamour + Candid | 30 | | Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture | 160 | | Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture | 25 | | Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture | 16 | | Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture | 25 | | Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture | 25 | | Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture | 25 | | Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture | 185 | | Glamour + Screen Capture | 5 | | Glamour + Screen Capture | 12 | | Interviews | 1 | | Interviews | 1 | | Screen Capture | 13 |
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