Charlize Theron
Known for: Acting
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, her accolades include an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three BAFTAs and two Emmy Awards. 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 was nominated twice more for the Oscar for portraying a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama North Country (2005) and Megyn Kelly in the biographical drama Bombshell (2019). She received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman's comedy-dramas Young Adult (2011) and Tully (2018). Theron has starred in several commercially successful action films, including The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Prometheus (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Atomic Blonde (2017), and The Old Guard (2020), as well as several Fast & Furious installments: The Fate of the Furious (2017), F9 (2021), and Fast X (2023). On television, she earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Britt Ekland in the biographical film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Since the early 2000s, Theron has ventured into film production with her company Denver and Delilah Productions. She has produced numerous films, many in 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. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlize Theron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Film
The Odyssey
Calypso
2026
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
The Boys
'Dawn of the Seven' Stormfront (uncredited)
2019
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Jeopardy!
Self - Clue Presenter
1984
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Series
The Colbert Report
Self
2005
Series
The View
Self
1997
Film
Apex
Sasha
2026
Series
Arrested Development
Rita Leeds
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Film
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Clea
2022
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Film
Mad Max: Fury Road
Imperator Furiosa
2015
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Film
Fast X
Cipher
2023
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Series
Leute heute
Self
1997
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Orville
Pria Lavesque
2017
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
The Grand Tour
Self
2016
Series
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge
2010
Series
The Studio
Charlize Theron
2025
Film
Prometheus
Meredith Vickers
2012
Series
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self
2020
Series
Bambi
Self
1948
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Film
The Devil's Advocate
Mary Ann Lomax
1997
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
Chelsea
Self
2016
Series
Hot Ones Versus
Self
2024
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005
Film
The Italian Job
Stella Bridger
2003
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Film
The Fate of the Furious
Cipher
2017
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
Atomic Blonde
Lorraine Broughton
2017
Film
The Old Guard 2
Andromache of Scythia / Andy
2025
Film
The Old Guard
Andromache of Scythia / Andy
2020
Film
Snow White and the Huntsman
Queen Ravenna
2012
Film
The Road
Mother
2009
Film
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Queen Ravenna
2016
Film
F9
Cipher
2021
Film
The Addams Family
Morticia Addams (voice)
2019
Film
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Anna
2014
Film
Hancock
Mary
2008
Series
Rove
Self
1999
Film
Long Shot
Charlotte Field
2019
Film
Men of Honor
Gwen Sunday
2000
Film
The School for Good and Evil
Lady Lesso
2022
Series
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Fezzik
2020
Film
Astro Boy
"Our Friends" Narrator (voice)
2009
Film
The Cider House Rules
Candy Kendall
1999
Film
Monster
Aileen Wuornos
2003
Film
Æon Flux
Æon Flux
2005
Film
Sweet November
Sara Deever
2001
Film
Kubo and the Two Strings
Monkey / Mother (voice)
2016
Series
Elle Style Awards
Self - Winner
1997
Series
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self
2008
Film
The Addams Family 2
Morticia Addams (voice)
2021
Film
Mighty Joe Young
Jill Young
1998
Film
That Thing You Do!
Tina
1996
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Film
Dark Places
Libby Day
2015
Film
15 Minutes
Rose Hearn
2001
Film
The Yards
Erica Soltz
2000
Film
Bombshell
Megyn Kelly
2019
Film
Young Adult
Mavis Gary
2011
Film
The Astronaut's Wife
Jillian Armacost
1999
Film
Reindeer Games
Ashley Mercer
2000
Film
North Country
Josey Aimes
2005
Film
Trapped
Karen
2002
Film
Celebrity
Supermodel
1998
Film
Gringo
Elaine Markinson
2018
Film
Tully
Marlo Moreau
2018
Film
Head in the Clouds
Gilda Bessé
2004
Film
The Burning Plain
Sylvia / Mariana
2008
Film
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Adele Invergordon
2000
Film
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Laura Kensington
2001
Film
In the Valley of Elah
Detective Emily Sanders
2007
Film
The Last Face
Dr. Wren Petersen
2017
Film
2 Days in the Valley
Helga Svelgen
1996
Series
Hyperdrive
Self
2019
Film
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Britt Ekland
2004
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Film
The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic
Self (archive footage)
2026
Series
Skip Intro
Self - Guest
2026
Film
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Eli's Follower (uncredited)
1995
Film
Waking Up in Reno
Candy Kirkendall
2002
Film
Battle in Seattle
Ella
2007
Film
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Clea (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Film
Sleepwalking
Joleen
2008
Film
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005
Series
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
Self
2018
Film
It’s a Mad Max World
Self
2025
Film
Trial and Error
Billie Tyler
1997
Film
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Self
2012
Film
High & Low – John Galliano
Self
2024
Film
Jane
Jane
Film
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
2023
Film
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Harmony
2026
Film
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
2006
Film
Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road
Self
2017
Film
Hollywood Confidential
Sally
1997
Film
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Self
2014
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Tyrant
Film
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
2022
Film
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Self - Narrator (voice)
2001
Dance Parents
Mysteria
Film
Wikus and Charlize
Self (voice)
2010
Film
Angels in Exile
Narrator
2016
Six Clean Kills