I grew up on Bette Davis movies, and Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe.

Charlize Theron (General American pronunciation: /ʃɑrˈliːs ˈθɛrən/; Afrikaans pronunciation: [ʃɐrˈlis tron]; born 7 August 1975) is a South African actress and fashion model. She is a gay rights activist and refuses to get married until same sex marriage is legal in the United States. During rehearsals Charlize Theron drew an Ireland ball instead of France as a joke at the expense of FIFA referring to Thierry Henry's handball controversy in the play off match between France and Ireland.

Theron won the Academy Award for Best Actress the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama the Silver Bear and many other awards for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003) becoming the first South African to win an Academy Award in a major acting category. She rose to fame in the late 1990s following roles in The Devil's Advocate (1997) Mighty Joe Young (1998) and The Cider House Rules (1999).