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Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

56 movies on Netflix

Biography

Born in Benoni, South Africa, Charlize Theron is a South African actress and producer. She came to international prominence in the 1990s in The Devil's Advocate (1997) and The Cider House Rules (1999). She played Aileen Wuornos, a serial killer, in Monster (2003) and won the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first South African winner of an acting Oscar. She earned further Oscar nominations for North Country (2005) and Bombshell (2019). Her action credits include Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Atomic Blonde (2017), along with The Old Guard (2020), The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), and Prometheus (2012). She played Cipher in the Fast & Furious films Fast X (2023), F9 (2021), and The Fate of the Furious (2017). She also received an Emmy nomination for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Through Denver and Delilah Productions, she has produced Long Shot (2019), The Burning Plain (2008), and Dark Places (2015).

51years old

Turns 52 on August 7in 297 days

  • Born Benoni
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films
56
Career span
31 years1995 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Theron's first film role came in 1995, when she appeared in Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest, a horror film, without any speaking lines.

  2. Behind the camera

    Theron founded Denver and Delilah Productions in the early 2000s and has produced numerous films, including The Burning Plain, Dark Places, and Long Shot.

Charlize Theron movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Mad Max: Fury Road2015 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Imperator Furiosa

    IMDb rating 8.11.2M votes

  2. Hancock2008 Action, Fantasyas Mary

    IMDb rating 6.4544K votes

  3. Prometheus2012as Meredith Vickers

    IMDb rating 7.0707K votes

  4. The Italian Job2003as Stella Bridger

    IMDb rating 7.0411K votes

  5. Monster2003as Aileen

    IMDb rating 7.3173K votes

  6. The Devil's Advocate1997as Mary Ann Lomax

    IMDb rating 7.5452K votes

  7. Atomic Blonde2017as Lorraine Broughton

    IMDb rating 6.7222K votes

  8. The Old Guard2020as Andromache of Scythia / Andy

    IMDb rating 6.7213K votes

Most often with

F. Gary Gray directed two of these films, Jason Reitman two and John Herzfeld two. Michelle Rodriguez appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Michelle Rodriguez, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Michelle RodriguezWoody Harrelson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Woody HarrelsonEddie Marsan, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Eddie MarsanJason Statham, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jason StathamChiwetel Ejiofor, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Chiwetel EjioforChloë Grace Moretz, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Chloë Grace MoretzF. Gary GrayDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by F. Gary GrayJason ReitmanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jason ReitmanJohn HerzfeldDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by John Herzfeld

Films together

Box office

What Charlize Theron's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$9.1 billion

47 of the 56 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 56 films: 47 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 1 figure not found.

  • 47Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 1Figure not found

Top grosser

The Odyssey2026as Calypso$1.7 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 75% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Odyssey2026as Calypso
    $1.7B19.0% of the total
  2. 2
    The Fate of the Furious2017as Cipher
    $1.2B13.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022as Clea
    $956M10.6% of the total
  4. 4
    F92021as Cipher
    $726M8.0% of the total
  5. 5
    Fast X2023as Cipher
    $705M7.8% of the total
  6. 6
    Hancock2008as Mary
    $629M6.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Prometheus2012as Meredith Vickers
    $403M4.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Snow White and the Huntsman2012as Ravenna
    $397M4.4% of the total
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), $379 millionThe Addams Family (2019), $204 millionThe Italian Job (2003), $176 millionThe Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), $165 millionThe Devil's Advocate (1997), $153 millionThe Addams Family 2 (2021), $120 millionAtomic Blonde (2017), $100 millionThe Cider House Rules (1999), $88.5 millionA Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), $86.4 millionMen of Honor (2000), $82.3 millionKubo and the Two Strings (2016), $76.2 millionSweet November (2001), $65.8 millionBombshell (2019), $61.4 millionMonster (2003), $58.5 million15 Minutes (2001), $56.4 millionÆon Flux (2005), $53.3 million

$2.3 billionfrom the other 39 films with a worldwide figure, 25% of the total

Awards

Eight awards and honors from 2004 to 2009, two of them major.

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Charlize Theron's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
2004Best ActressMonsterWon
SAG Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleWon
Other honors
2009Great Immigrants AwardWon
2008Hasty Pudding Woman of the YearWon
2006GLAAD Vanguard AwardWon
Jupiter AwardsWon
Saturn Award for Best ActressMad Max: Fury RoadWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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