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As
legend has it, Charlize Theron was discovered by an agent while fighting with a bank manager on Hollywood Boulevard.
Eighteen and starving, Theron purportedly got into the argument after the manager refused to cash her check. The outburst
caught the agent's attention, and eight months later Theron got her first acting job. She subsequently went on to become
one of the hottest young actors in Hollywood, thanks to a fortuitous combination of talent and the blonde, statuesque good
looks so fervently adored by the camera.
Born August 7, 1975, Theron was raised on a farm in Benoni, South Africa. Trained as a ballet dancer, she was sent
to Milan at 16 to become a model following the death of her father (which, it was later revealed, occurred after he was shot
by Theron's mother, who was defending herself from his drunken abuse). After tiring of modeling, Theron returned
to her first love, dancing, which resulted in a move to New York to dance with the Joffrey Ballet. Unfortunately, her career
was halted by a knee injury, which led Theron -- at her mother's behest -- to travel to Los Angeles to try her luck
with acting. After a long, unprofitable struggle, fate smiled upon Theron in the form of the aforementioned bank encounter.
(Yahoo movies)
Her Academy Award winning performance in "Monster" has been the actresses most powerful and winning
role. She truly shined in this picture not only acting, but producing. Being called by Roger Ebert- "The greatest
performance in the history of cinema."
COMING SOON- FILM REVIEW FOR MONSTER!
At the Following Links you will find reviews for the movie "Monster"- Enjoy!
Roger Ebert- "The greatest performance in the history of cinema."
The New York Times- "The emotional intensity of her (Charlize Theron) unforgettable performance recalls
Hilary Swank's Oscar-winning turn in Boys Don't Cry..."
Filmcritic.com- "...this is a film with a story, concerned much less with shocking audiences than with
showing how a brutalized childhood can result in a brutal adult." |
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Filmography
Head in the Clouds (2004) .... Gilda Bessé
Life
and Death of Peter Sellers, The (2004) (TV) .... Britt Ekland
Monster (2003) .... Aileen Wuornos
Husband I Bought,
The (2003)
Italian Job, The (2003) .... Stella Bridger
Waking Up in Reno (2002) .... Candy Kirkendall
Trapped (2002) ....
Karen Jennings
Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The (2001) .... Laura Kensington
15 Minutes (2001) .... Rose
Sweet November
(2001) .... Sara Deever
Legend of Bagger Vance, The (2000) .... Adele Invergordon
Men of Honor (2000) .... Gwen Sunday...
aka Men of Honour (2001) (UK)
Yards,
The (2000) .... Erica Stoltz
Reindeer Games (2000) .... Ashley Mercer... aka Deception (2000/II) (UK) (USA:
working title)
Cider House Rules, The (1999) .... Candy Kendall
Astronaut's Wife, The (1999) .... Jillian Armacost
Mighty Joe Young (1998) .... Jill Young... aka Mighty Joe (1999) (UK)
Celebrity (1998) .... Supermodel
Devil's Advocate, The (1997) .... Mary Ann Lomax
Trial and Error (1997) ....
Billie Tyler, the Waitress
Hollywood Confidential (1997) (TV) .... Sally
That Thing You Do! (1996) .... Tina
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Days in the Valley (1996) .... Helga Svelgen
Children of the Corn III (1994) (uncredited) .... Young Woman... aka Children
of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1994)
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