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Charlize Theron

South African and American actress (born 1975)
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Charlize Theron was born on August 7, 1975 in Benoni[1][2][3][4][5][6]. Her father is Charles Theron[7].

Theron works as an actor, model, film producer, television actor, film actor, and voice actor[8][9].

She has received the Academy Award for Best Actress, Saturn Award for Best Actress, a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Great Immigrants Award, Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year, GLAAD Vanguard Award, and one additional award[10].

Key Facts

  • Father: Charles Theron[9]
  • Child: Jackson Theron[10], August Theron[11]
  • Country of citizenship: South Africa[12], United States[13]
  • Native language: Afrikaans[14]
  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Actress[15], Saturn Award for Best Actress[16], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[17], Great Immigrants Award[18], Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year[19], GLAAD Vanguard Award[20], Jupiter Awards[21], Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role[22]
  • Sex or gender: female[23]
  • Member of political party: Democratic Party[24]
  • Commons category: Charlize Theron[25]
  • Residence: Los Angeles[26]
  • Handedness: left-handedness[27]
  • Family name: Theron[28]
  • Given name: Charlize[29]
  • Official website: http://www.charlizeafricaoutreach.org/[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Charlize Theron[31]
  • Filmography: Charlize Theron filmography[32]
  • Participant in: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013[33]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Afrikaans[35], English[36]
  • Name in native language: Charlize Theron[37]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[38]

  • Began / founded: 1975-08-07[39]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d50d2dbd-eaf7-4565-b8fe-71ad0b999793[40]

Why It Matters

Charlize Theron has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] She is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Charlize Theron born?

Charlize Theron was born in Benoni[2].

Who were Charlize Theron's parents?

Charlize Theron's father was Charles Theron[9].

What did Charlize Theron do for work?

Charlize Theron worked as an actor[3], film producer[4], television actor[5], film actor[6], and voice actor[7].

What awards did Charlize Theron receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actress[15], Saturn Award for Best Actress[16], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[17], and Great Immigrants Award[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Deutsche Synchronkartei. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . carnegie.org. carnegie.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Davos 2013 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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