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When she was 15, her father attacked her mother, and her mother
shot her father in self-defense. Her father died, and her mother
was not charged in the incident.
First language is Afrikaans, English is spoken as her second language.
Appeared in the May 1999 issue of Playboy Magazine
Became a fashion model at age 14.
Named one of "People" magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People
[2000]
Turned down the female lead in Pearl Harbor (2001) to star alongside
Keanu Reeves in Sweet November (2001).
Auditioned for the female lead in Showgirls (1995).
Dated Stephan Jenkins, lead singer of the band Third Eye Blind.
[January 1998 - July 2001]
Was ranked 4th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan (2001).
Placed #1 on Beautiful People Internet Poll, narrowly beating Cameron
Diaz in #2 and Kate Beckinsale in #3. The photo featured on the
site was the famous 'Diving Board' photo.
Both her parents are Afrikaans, born and raised in South Africa.
However her father is of French descent and her mother of German
descent.
Voted the 12th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire
Magazine September 2002.
Measurements: 36B-24-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Used hypnotherapy as an aid to quit smoking.
Was named after her father, whose name was Charles.
She gained 30 pounds to play Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003)
On the show, "Sunday Morning Shootout" (2003), it was
revealed that her manager discovered her in a Hollywood bank after
he witnessed her yelling at a bank teller for refusing to cash her
check.
Won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance as Aileen Wuornos
on what would have been Aileen's 48th birthday. (29 February 2004)
After winning her Oscar, she returned to great celebrations in
her native South Africa, and she even met former South African President
Nelson Mandela. When he praised her for putting their country on
the map and gave her a hug, Theron broke into tears (she was guest
of honor at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg on March
11th 2004).
One of the first movies she ever went to see at the theater was
_Splash (1984)_ . She confessed that after watching the movie, she
felt jealous of Daryl Hannah and developed a crush on Tom Hanks.
She even said to herself that she could have played the role of
Madison better than Daryl Hannah.
She has been dating Irish actor Stuart Townsend since August 2001.
Has said her favorite actor is Tom Hanks.
In 2004, injured her neck while filming Aeon Flux (2005). Luckily,
the injury wasn't serious enough to put her in the hospital, but
it did shut down production for several weeks.
As a teenager in her native South Africa, she learned English by
watching American TV.
At the 2005 Golden Globes she was sporting a new dark hair color.
She is a now a member of the celebrities who have died their hair
from blonde to brown (or black). Those celebrities are Mary-Kate
Olsen, Nicky Hilton, Mandy Moore, Rene Zellweger, Christina Aguilera,
Ashlee Simpson, and many moore.
She was the first person to sign on to be a presenter at the 77th
Annual Academy Awards.
Second actress (the first was Kim Basinger) to win an Oscar after
appearing naked in Playboy magazine.
Met fiancé Stuart Townsend on the set of Trapped (2002)
Along with Djimon Hounsou was the first African to be nominated
for an Oscar. She went on to become the first African to win an
Oscar.
2005 - Aeon Flux ($10,000,000)
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