When Charlize Theron celebrates her 51st birthday on Aug. 7, she'll celebrate one of Hollywood's most fearless and transformative careers.
Before becoming an Academy Award winner, Theron was already building a successful acting career with roles in films like The Cider House Rules and The Italian Job. But everything changed in 2003 when she took on the role of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster.
The South African actress underwent a dramatic physical transformation for the role, gaining weight -- about 25 to 30 pounds, she told CBS News in a 2004 interview -- wearing prosthetic teeth and eyebrows, and shedding her glamorous image to portray the convicted murderer. The performance stunned critics and audiences alike, earning Theron the Academy Award for Best Actress and cementing her place among Hollywood's elite.
Rather than being defined by that success, Theron continued to challenge herself with an eclectic mix of roles. She proved equally convincing in action blockbusters such as Mad Max: Fury Road, and Atomic Blonde while also producing many of her own projects through her production company, Denver and Delilah Productions.
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Off-screen, Theron has become an outspoken advocate for gender equality, HIV/AIDS awareness and children's health through the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project, which supports young people across southern Africa, per amfAR.
Over the years, she's also spoken candidly about aging in Hollywood, encouraging women to embrace every stage of life instead of chasing impossible beauty standards.
“My face is changing, and I love that my face is changing and aging,” she told Allure in an August 2023 interview. But “people think I had a facelift. They’re like, ‘What did she do to her face?’ I’m like, ‘Bitch, I’m just aging! It doesn’t mean I got bad plastic surgery. This is just what happens.’”
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