Charlize Theron built-in 7 August 1975) is a South African actress. She started her acting career in the United States and rose to acclaim in the backward 1990s afterward roles in The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). Theron won an Academy Award for Best Extra for her assuming of consecutive analgesic Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), acceptable the aboriginal African to win an Academy Award in a above acting category. She accustomed addition Academy Award choice for her achievement in North Country (2005). Theron became a US aborigine in 2007, while application her South African citizenship.
