Charlize Theron Net Worth

Charlize Theron's Quotes

• [on the revelation that her mother shot and killed her father while he was in a drunken rage, which was ruled self-defense] I was always Mama's girl, and I always felt like her protector.
• Women have conquered the world. And with everything we go through, it's about time we had a female president. I don't think we're that far away, but it should have happened already. I wouldn't be surprised if Hillary Clinton runs - I really admire her.
• I've always been very proud to be a South African and I've always been very honest to people about that. And whatever I can do in my power, I promise you, I will do. I don't think it's too much pressure. I think it's our duty as citizens of this country. You don't have to win an Oscar to do something good for your country. We all can do that. If I can be an encouragement for that I'll be glad to be that.
• I'm 50-50 on glamour stuff. I'd rather put on a pair of jeans and get on my Harley and act like a guy.
• I think of myself as a highly sexual creature. I have to use that. I have no choice. I like it. I didn't grow up with a mother telling me what was under my clothes was bad or evil.

Interesting Facts about Charlize Theron

1. When she was 15, her father attacked her mother, and her mother shot him in self-defense. He died, but her mother was not charged in the incident.
2. Her first language is Afrikaans (South African Dutch). She speaks fluent English as her second language.
3. Nude pictures of her taken in 1994 appeared in the May 1999 issue of Playboy Magazine.
4. Became a fashion model at age 14.
5. Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [2000]
6. Turned down the female lead in Pearl Harbor (2001) to star alongside Keanu Reeves in Sweet November (2001).
7. Ranked #4 in the 2001 FHM Taiwan list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".
8. 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.
9. Both of her parents were born and raised in South Africa. Her ancestry is Afrikaner: largely Dutch, as well as French Huguenot (the origin of her surname) and German.
10. Voted #12 Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine. [September 2002]
11. Used hypnotherapy as an aid to quit smoking.
12. Is the only child of Charles, whom she was named after, and Gerda Theron.
13. On the show Sunday Morning Shootout (2003) it was revealed that her manager discovered her in a Hollywood bank after he witnessed her shouting at a bank teller for refusing to cash her check.
14. She gained 30 pounds to play Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003). She was awarded with the Best Actress Oscar for her performance of the role on what would have been Aileen's 48th birthday: February 29, 2004.
15. 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 11, 2004).
16. Has said her favorite actor is Tom Hanks.
17. In 2004 she injured her neck while filming Æon Flux (2005). Fortunately the injury was not serious enough to put her in the hospital, but it did postpone production for several weeks.
18. As a teenager in her native South Africa, she learned English by watching American television.
19. At the 2005 Golden Globe Awards she was sporting a new dark hair color. She is a current member of the celebrities who have dyed their hair from blonde to brown, or black. They include, among others: Mary-Kate Olsen; Nicky Rothschild; Mandy Moore; Renée Zellweger; Christina Aguilera, Melinda Messenger and Ashlee Simpson.
20. In 2005 she was the first person to sign on to be a presenter at the 77th Annual Academy Awards.