Cast & creator
Charlize Theron
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Charlize Theron (/ʃɑːrˈliːz ˈθɛrən/ shar-LEEZ THERR-ən; Afrikaans: [ʃarˈlis ˈtrɔn]; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, her accolades include an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three BAFTAs and two Emmy Awards. Theron came to international prominence in the 1990s by playing the leading lady in the Hollywood films The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), for which she won the Silver Bear and Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first South African to win an acting Oscar. She was nominated twice more for the Oscar for portraying a sexually abused woman seeking justice in the drama North Country (2005) and Megyn Kelly in the biographical drama Bombshell (2019). She received praise for playing troubled women in Jason Reitman's comedy-dramas Young Adult (2011) and Tully (2018). Theron has starred in several commercially successful action films, including The Italian Job (2003), Hancock (2008), Prometheus (2012), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Atomic Blonde (2017), and The Old Guard (2020), as well as several Fast & Furious installments: The Fate of the Furious (2017), F9 (2021), and Fast X (2023). On television, she earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Britt Ekland in the biographical film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Since the early 2000s, Theron has ventured into film production with her company Denver and Delilah Productions. She has produced numerous films, many in which she had a starring role, including The Burning Plain (2008), Dark Places (2015), and Long Shot (2019). Theron became an American citizen in 2007, while retaining her South African citizenship. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlize Theron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Sharliz Teron
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television credits
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1948–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (160)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Odyssey
Calypso
2026
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
The Colbert Report
Self
2005
Jeopardy!
Self - Clue Presenter
1984
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
The Boys
'Dawn of the Seven' Stormfront (uncredited)
2019
Leute heute
Self
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
The Orville
Pria Lavesque
2017
Hot Ones
Self
2015
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self
2020
Arrested Development
Rita Leeds
2003
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Mad Max: Fury Road
Imperator Furiosa
2015
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005
Bambi
Self
1948
Fast X
Cipher
2023
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Clea
2022
Chelsea
Self
2016
MINDHUNTER
Executive Producer
2017
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge
2010
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
The Oscars
Self
1953The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Today
Self
1952
Apex
Sasha
2026Apex
Producer
2026
The Studio
Charlize Theron
2025
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
Hot Ones Versus
Self
2024Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
The Grand Tour
Self
2016
The Fate of the Furious
Cipher
2017
The Italian Job
Stella Bridger
2003
The Devil's Advocate
Mary Ann Lomax
1997
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
The Addams Family
Morticia Addams (voice)
2019The Addams Family
Executive Producer
2019
Prometheus
Meredith Vickers
2012
The Old Guard 2
Andromache of Scythia / Andy
2025The Old Guard 2
Producer
2025
Atomic Blonde
Lorraine Broughton
2017Atomic Blonde
Producer
2017
Kubo and the Two Strings
Monkey / Mother (voice)
2016
Rove
Self
1999
Murder Mystery
Executive Producer
2019
The Early Show
Self
1999
Hancock
Mary
2008
The Old Guard
Andromache of Scythia / Andy
2020The Old Guard
Producer
2020
Murder Mystery 2
Executive Producer
2023
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Fezzik
2020
Men of Honor
Gwen Sunday
2000
F9
Cipher
2021
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Anna
2014
Snow White and the Huntsman
Queen Ravenna
2012
Long Shot
Charlotte Field
2019Long Shot
Producer
2019
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Queen Ravenna
2016
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self
2008
Girlboss
Executive Producer
2017
The Addams Family 2
Morticia Addams (voice)
2021
The Road
Mother
2009
Bombshell
Megyn Kelly
2019Bombshell
Producer
2019
Monster
Aileen Wuornos
2003Monster
Producer
2003
The Cider House Rules
Candy Kendall
1999
The School for Good and Evil
Lady Lesso
2022
Sweet November
Sara
2001
Astro Boy
"Our Friends" Narrator (voice)
2009
Æon Flux
Æon Flux
2005
In the Valley of Elah
Detective Emily Sanders
2007
North Country
Josey Aimes
2005
Dark Places
Libby Day
2015Dark Places
Producer
2015
Mighty Joe Young
Jill Young
1998
Reindeer Games
Ashley Mercer
2000
That Thing You Do!
Tina
1996
2 Days in the Valley
Helga Svelgen
1996
Young Adult
Mavis Gary
2011
This Morning
Self
1988
The Yards
Erica Soltz
2000
The Astronaut's Wife
Jillian Armacost
1999
Tully
Marlo Moreau
2018Tully
Producer
2018
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Adele Invergordon
2000
Head in the Clouds
Gilda Bessé
2004
The Last Face
Dr. Wren Petersen
2017
15 Minutes
Rose Hearn
2001
Skip Intro
Self - Guest
2026
Elle Style Awards
Self - Winner
1997
Trapped
Karen
2002
Brain on Fire
Producer
2017
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
Self
2018
A Private War
Producer
2018
Gringo
Elaine Markinson
2018Gringo
Producer
2018
The Burning Plain
Sylvia / Mariana
2008
Hyperdrive
Self
2019Hyperdrive
Executive Producer
2019Hyperdrive
Creator
2019
Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York
Executive Producer
2023
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Britt Ekland
2004
Celebrity
Supermodel
1998
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Eli's Follower (uncredited)
1995
The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic
Self (archive footage)
2026
Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter
Producer
2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Clea (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Battle in Seattle
Ella
2007
Waking Up in Reno
Candy Kirkendall
2002
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Laura Kensington
2001
High & Low – John Galliano
Self
2024
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005
It’s a Mad Max World
Self
2025
Burn
Amy in Photo
1998
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
2023
Trial and Error
Billie Tyler
1997
Jane
Jane
Jane
Producer
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Self
2012
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Self
2014The Wolves of Real Estate: The Alexander Brothers
Executive Producer
Sleepwalking
Joleen
2008Sleepwalking
Producer
2008
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Harmony
2026
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
2006
Tyrant
Tyrant
Producer
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Self - Narrator (voice)
2001
Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road
Self
2017
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
2022
Hollywood Confidential
Sally
1997Mysteria
Mysteria
Producer
Wikus and Charlize
Self (voice)
2010
Angels in Exile
Narrator
2016Dance Parents
Dance Parents
Producer
Six Clean Kills
Six Clean Kills
Producer
East of Havana
Producer
2006