What is Charlize Theron Net Worth and Salary?
Charlize Theron is a South African born actress, model and producer who has a net worth of $170 million. Outside of her acting career, Charlize is a highly paid endorser for companies such as Raymond Weil and Christian Dior. Her endorsements and movie earnings consistently make Charlize one of the highest-paid entertainers in the world, with an annual income that can easily exceed $30-40 million.
Youth
Charlize Theron was born an only child in Benoni, South Africa on August 7, 1975. Her first language is Afrikaans, although she is also fluent in English. She grew up near Johannesburg on her parents’ farm and began attending the National School of Arts at the age of 13. After winning a local modeling contest, she traveled to Milan, Italy on a one-year modeling contract at the age of 16. New York, where she enrolled at the Joffrey Ballet School, but a knee injury forced her to cut short her dancing career.
Early career
Charlize moved to Los Angeles in 1994 to pursue a career as an actress, using a shower ticket her mother bought for her. She was discovered while at a bank trying to cash a check her mother had sent to pay her rent, when talent agent John Crosby overheard her yelling at a case for refusing to cash her . the check His attention got her noticed by other talent aids, and within eight months she had landed a non-speaking role in Children of the Corn. A flurry of bigger roles followed, including a starring role opposite Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino in 1997’s The Devil’s Advocate, which is considered her breakout film. She also landed a role in Cider House Rules, another commercially successful film.
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Success
Theron continued to find steady work through the early 2000s and finally gained worldwide recognition when she starred in the 2003 heist film The Italian Job, a box office hit. The role that represented a turning point in her career was 2003’s Monster, where she played an unforgettable portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Impressively, she also produced the film. Roger Ebert said Theron gave “one of the greatest performances in the history of cinema”. She received the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2004 for her performance, making her the first South African to ever win an Oscar. Her earnings placed her at No. 7 on the Hollywood Reporter’s 2006 list of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses, earning up to $10 million per film.
Continuing to land solid roles that garnered her critical acclaim and nominations throughout the 2000s, Theron took a two-year hiatus before returning to the spotlight in 2011 with the box office hit Young Adult. Her role in the dark comedy, directed by Jason Reitman, earned her critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of a 37-year-old alcoholic, depressed and divorced ghostwriter. She continued to enjoy consistent roles and acclaim throughout the 2010s, with Time magazine naming her to the Time 100 list of the world’s most influential people in 2016. She starred in 2017’s The Fate of the Furious as the main antagonist . The film grossed $1.2 billion worldwide, becoming Theron’s highest-grossing film. Theron next played a convincing mother overwhelmed by three children in the dark comedy she also produced, Tully (2018), directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Theron also produced 2018’s A Private War with Rosamund Pike and Jamie Dornan and 2019’s Long Shot.
In 2019, Charlize was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Fox News’ Megyn Kelly in Bombshell, which she also co-produced. As of early 2020, Charlize’s extensive film history has earned her 100 award nominations and 39 wins.
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Activism
In 2007, Charlize created the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP), a mission to support young Africans in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The project, primarily focused in South Africa, strives to support community-based organizations that address the root causes of the disease by providing grants, networking and highlighting activities on the ground. The following year, Theron was recognized as a UN Messenger of Peace for her efforts and work with CTAOP. CTAOP has raised over $6.3 million as of November 2017.
Theron is active in women’s rights organizations and pro-choice rallies. She is also a supporter of PETA and has appeared in anti-fur campaigns. In partnership with TOMS shoes in December 2009, a limited edition unisex shoe was launched, made of vegan material and inspired by the African baobab. Part of the proceeds went to CTAOP, and ten thousand pairs were given to children in poverty.
She is a vocal supporter of same-sex marriage and publicly stated in 2009 that she refused to marry until same-sex marriage was legal in the United States.
Personal life
She dated fellow actor Stuart Townsend from 2001-2009. She previously dated Third Eye Blind lead singer Stephan Jenkins for three years. Charlize was briefly engaged to Sean Penn, ending their three-year relationship in June 2015. She has two adopted children, Jackson and August, and the family lives in Los Angeles.
Earnings and endorsements
Charlize is consistently one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood. Between September 2017 and September 2018, she earned $23 million. In 2019, she was the ninth highest paid actress in the world. At least half of her earnings in any given year come from a valuable portfolio of endorsements. She has an endorsement contract with John Galliano in 2004. She has appeared in advertisements for Christian Dior. She earned $3 million to endorse Raymond Weil watches between 2005 and 2006.
immobility
Charlize’s main residence is a Spanish-style mansion in the Hollywood Hills, which she bought in 1998 for $1.65 million. She also owns a second Hollywood Hills, which you can look out for a year or two later for $3 million.
In 2005, Charlize paid $1.8 million for a modest home in West Hollywood, California. She listed this home for sale in September 2020 for $1.9 million.
In 2007, Charlize paid $2.75 million for a penthouse apartment in the famous Broadway Hollywood Lofts building, which was a department store in the 1920s and 1930s. It is a two-story loft-style unit that covers 2,350 square feet square meters, but there is only ONE bedroom. She sold the penthouse at a loss in 2016 for $1.75 million. The buyer was Netflix co-founder and co-CEO Reed Hastings.
