Charlize Theron
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South African actress, born August 7, 1975, best known for such movies as Monster, Hancock, The Italian Job (2003 film) remake, The Devil's Advocate, Aeon Flux, The Road and Young Adult.
Charlize Theron provides examples of the following tropes:
- Abusive Parents: Her father was an abusive alcoholic who was eventually shot to death by Charlize's mother in self-defense.
- Beauty Inversion: Her role in Monster, which won her an Oscar.
- Erudite Stoner: Was once photographed by paparazzi making a bong out of an apple.
- Fake Nationality: Charlize has yet to play someone who's actually South African (although her character in Mighty Joe Young lives in Africa, she's American).
- Fan Disservice: Beautiful as she is, she's not really known for doing enticing nude scenes.
- Fan Service: For every The Devil's Advocate or Monster there's a Reindeer Games or The Cider House Rules, among several other exceptions to the above.
- One of Us: Apparently, she's hugely into Game of Thrones.
- South Africa: Became famous at a time when it still wasn't very popular to be a white South African.
- In fact, she is probably the world's second most famous South African.
- Statuesque Stunner