| Nick Name: |
Charlie
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| Height: |
5'9"
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| Birthplace: |
Benoni,
South Africa
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| Date of Birth: |
7 August
1975
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| Husband/Partner: |
Still Dating
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| Contact Info: |
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| Personal
Quote: |
"I
was always Mama's girl, and I always felt
like her protector."
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She
grew up in a small town called Benoni and was a
member of the tribe South Soho. She was born a single
child in a very wealthy family. She learned many
of the 28, (twenty-eight!) languages she speaks
from the staff on her parents' farm. When she was
6, Charlize showed her first signs of what would
be her stardom. She began ballet and considered
doing this for a career. She continued dancing and
would eventually go professional in Johannesburg.
At the age of 16 she took an offer to begin modelling
in Milan, Italy, because she'd won a local modeling
contest. She was not content with the way she was
viewed as a model, so on the last day of shooting
under her current contract in New York City, she
decided she wouldn't return to Milan. Instead she
began dancing with the Joffrey school in New York,
returning to her first love. At 18, she suffered
a ballet ending injury. And her carreer ended in
this field.
She bought
a ticket to Hollywood and grabbed a role in "2 Days
In the Valley" and quickly lost her South African
accent. She's slowly battled her way up through
Hollywood ranks to the title of "starring actress"
with roles in "The Cider House Rules", "The Astronaut's
Wife", "Mighty Joe Young", and more. She's had roles
in tons of the great movies of this and the past
decade. She was almost cast in the lead role in
"Showgirls" (going instead to Elizabeth Berkley)
which she credits as a blessing. We all know Berkley
is down for the count. |
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Last
Update:
June 15, 2003
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Films:
The Husband I Bought (2003)
The Italian Job (2003)
Waking Up in Reno (2002)
Trapped (2002)
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
15 Minutes (2001)
Sweet November (2001)
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Men of Honor (2000)
The Yards (2000)
Reindeer Games (2000)
The Cider House Rules (1999)
The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Celebrity (1998)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Trial and Error (1997)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Children of the Corn III (1994)
Made for TV: Hollywood Confidential (1997)
Direct to Video: None
TV Shows: None
Cartoon Voices: None
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