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Charlize Theron

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 26: Actress Charlize Theron at UFC 146 at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 26, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  • HSN has a 'Snow' day

    year's second Snow White flick -- "Snow White and the Huntsman," starring Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron -- hits theaters June 1.HSN is celebrating with a 24-hour "Snow" day -- online and on TV Wednesday -- when it will offer a Snow White and the Huntsman   Read more »

  • Charlize Theron steps out with son Jackson

    Theron , who has kept her baby son Jackson swaddled and out of view while in public, has begun allowing the tyke to be seen since his adoption was announced on March 14.The Oscar winner was with the 6-month-old, his face uncovered, Monday at Los Angeles International   Read more »

  • Prometheus gets buzz with Charlize Theron

    Charlize Theron THE MOVIE "Prometheus" THE DEAL The star of Ridley Scott 's upcoming sci-fi epic appeared at San Francisco's fantasy convention WonderCon earlier this week and described her character, corporate honcho Meredith Vickers, as "the quintessential   Read more »

  • Charlize Theron adopts baby boy named Jackson

    Charlize Theron is a mother: The actress has adopted a child.In a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Theron's publicist said the actress is a "proud mom of a healthy baby boy named Jackson."No more details were provided.Theron is from South Africa.   Read more »

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About Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron (American English pronunciation:  /ʃɑrˈliːs ˈθɛrən/; Afrikaans pronunciation: [ʃɐrˈlis tron]; born 7 August 1975) is a South African actress. She started her acting career in the United States and rose to fame in the late 1990s following roles in The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). Theron won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), becoming the first African to win an Academy Award in a major acting category. She received another Academy Award nomination for her performance in North Country (2005). Theron became a US citizen in 2007, while retaining her South African citizenship.

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