Charlize Theron
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"Charlize Theron" is a South African and American actress, producer and fashion model. She rose to fame in the late 1990s following roles in the mystery thriller The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)/The Devil's Advocate (1997), the Disney family movie Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)/Mighty Joe Young (1998), and the drama film The Cider House Rules (film)/The Cider House Rules (1999). Theron received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003 film)/Monster (2003), for which she won the Academy Award, Silver Bear, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress among several other accolades, becoming the first South African to win an Academy Award in a major acting category. She received further Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her performance in the sexual harassment-themed drama North Country (film)/North Country in 2005 and a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in Jason Reitman's 2011 comedy-drama Young Adult (film)/Young Adult.

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There are these moments when you can't back down.

There's only so much you can do, but if somebody doesn't give you a chance there is nothing you can do.

Not to sound on a pedestal about women, but the reality is, we bring a completely different element to it just because we are women.

"He walked me home and made out with me. That was my second kiss and he got to second base too. Then there was Ben - he was my first dry hump."

We don't go through life with it all being smooth sailing. ... We all understand situations where you know it's swim or drown. It's a choice you have to make, and sometimes we surprise ourselves, when we actually make that choice and start swimming, with how well we can do it.

We've come a long way, and changing a law is really important. What I've realized is laws change, but you also have to change how people think. And that takes time.

If they ever do my life story, whoever plays me needs lots of hair color and high heels.

I think of myself as a highly sexual creature.

If you were a single mom, there's no way to support yourself and your kids by working in a hair salon. It's about a woman who decides to go and do what was considered a man's job, but was treated quite horribly for it and decides she has to fight for her rights when everyone thinks she should just shut up and take it.

I'd love to get pajamas. Good, nice and warm flannel ones.