Name: Charlize Theron
Birth place: Benoni, Joahannesburg South Africa
Birth date: 7 August 1975
Nickname : Charlie
Height : 5' 9½" (1.77 m)
Parents: Charles Jacobus Theron and Gerda Jacoba Aletta
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: White
Husband: Stuart Townsend
Occupation: Actress, producer, director
Studies: National School Of The Arts in Johannesburg
Charlize Theron grew up on a farm outside Benoni, South Africa, as the only child. She got an education as a ballet dancer and has danced both the "Swan Lake" and the "Nutcracker Suite". There wasn't much for a young actress or dancer to do in South Africa, so she soon traveled to Europe and United States of America, where she got job at the Joffrey Ballet in New York. She was also able to work as a photo model. However, an injured knee put a halt to her dancing career.