CHARLIZE THERON

Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a city in the greater Johannesburg-area, South Africa on August 7th, 1975. Her mother, Gerda, is German, while her late father, Charles, was French (she was named after him).

Charlize began her modeling career in 1991 aged 16 when she won a local modeling contest. She started modeling in Europe and came to New York a year later. She didn't like being a model though, and decided to try her luck with ballet, which had been her biggest passion as a child. Unfortunately, a knee injury prevented her from dancing. Her mother bought her a one-way ticket to Los Angeles in 1994 and Charlize started visiting all of the agents on Hollywood Boulevard but without any luck. She went to the bank to cash a check for $500 she'd got from her mother and became furious when she learned that the bank could not cash her check because it was an out-state check. She made a scene and an agent gave her his card, in exchange that she learn the language, which she did by watching soap operas on TV. Her first role was as a young mother in a park in a B-film in 1995, but it was a non-speaking role with three seconds of screen time. Her next role was as Helga in 2 Days in the Valley (1996), which landed her the role of Tina in That Thing You Do! (1996). Since then, she has starred in movies like The Devil's Advocate (1997); Mighty Joe Young (1998); The Cider House Rules (1999); The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) and The Italian Job (2003). An important day in her life was February 29th, 2004 when she was awarded with her first Academy Award for her performance in Monster (2003). (via IMDB)


From The Blogsphere

Confirmed: Tom Hardy & Charlize Theron in Mad Max 4 Negotiations

via screenrant.com ( 22 Days ago )
Just a few days ago, we talked about a report E! Online had put out which stated that RocknRolla star Tom “Handsome Bob” Hardy and Charlize Theron were on the short list to star in George Miller’s 4th installment of the Mad Max series, Fury Road. E! Online didn’t have any solid confirmation regarding the rumors so the information was to be taken with a grain of salt.Today [...]

Not for bidding

via nypost.com ( 23 Days ago )
Charlize Theron should have checked with Nelson Mandela before she auctioned off a meeting with the freedom fighter for charity. Theron, who grew up on a farm near Johannesburg, was hawking a trip to South Africa for the World Cup, and included the M...

Theron fan bids $140,000 for charity kiss

via ok.co.uk ( 28 Days ago )
CHARLIZE THERON puckered up to kiss a woman on Thursday night (22Oct09) - and raised $140,000 (GBP93,300) in the process.

Good news and bad news

via theblemish.com ( 29 Days ago )
The good news is that for a mere $140,000, Charlize Theron will make out with you for 20 seconds like she did with one lucky winner at the OneXOne fundraiser in SF yesterday. The bad news is that to get that kind of cash you’ll have to come out of forced retirement and work that corner again. Us writes: And while she was initially selling a 2010 trip to South Africa that included [...]

Charlize Theron & Tom Hardy In Mad Max 4?

via screenrant.com ( 30 Days ago )
George Miller has been trying to get a Mel Gibson-less Mad Max film off the ground for the last few years. The last thing that we heard was that the star of The Hurt Locker Jeremy Renner was up for the role in the rebooted action franchise. However, there are now rumors that star of Brit-jail-house-flick Bronson, Tom Hardy, will be slipping into Mel Gibson’s leathers for [...]

These Two Might Be Mad Max, Lady Mad Max

via iwatchstuff.com ( 30 Days ago )
Despite being met by reactions ranging from apathy to disgust, it looks like the Mel Gibson-less Mad Max film is still moving steadily but slowly forward. E! has reportedly heard from multiple sources that, though director George Miller has been incredibly secretive about plot and details, he's looking at British actor Tom Hardy (from Band of Brothers, and looking crazy in this [...]

Jolie Goes on Tour

via ign.com ( 40 Days ago )
Charlize Theron is out of the Spyglass thriller The Tourist, to which the film's producers are surely saying "no big whoop" as they negotiate with Angelina Jolie to replace her.

Charlize Theron Drops out of The Tourist, Angelina Jolie Steps In

via slashfilm.com ( 40 Days ago )
While some films can’t get off the ground no matter what big, impressive names get attached, others just can’t die. The Tourist seems to be one of the latter. Once a possible starring vehicle for Tom Cruise, the picture carried on when he bailed; Sam Worthington stepped in to fill his shoes. Now co-star Charlize Theron has skipped out as well, along with director Bharat [...]

Charlize Theron’s Stylish T-Shirt Collaboration For Charity

via peoplestylewatch.com ( 40 Days ago )
Flynet The Oscar-winning star might be a high-fashion muse to the house of Dior, but for her next stylish collaboration, Charlize Theron is taking a more casual approach. The actress has teamed up with Give and Take Tees to create exclusive apparel to benefit the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project, a foundation that helps provide funding for a mobile health and computer clinic [...]

Is Angelina Grabbing Charlize's 'Tourist' Bags?

via cinematical.com ( 40 Days ago )
A lot can change in a year. Back in 2008, Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise were getting ready for the U.S. remake of The Tourist. Now Miss Theron is out, and The Hollywood Reporter's Risky Biz Blog reports that sources say Angelina Jolie is in talks to replace her. But don't worry -- this won't result in the most epically awkward and strange pairing of all time. (Can you imagine Jolie [...]