She continued her modeling career working modeling jobs when she could land them and taking bread from restaurants when work was thin. She was accustomed to the South African climate so to get over her woes of the cold and wet New York winters, She would attend New York's Joffrey Ballet school. The love for dance was Charlize childhood passion.  However, a  knee injury ended her chances at becoming a dancer and that was when Charlize decided to head to Hollywood.

Charlize travel to Los Angeles to give the acting thing a try. Still only 18, struggling and starving, things were off to a slow start for the dancer and model that now wanted to become an actress. Times were not the best for Charlize just trying to the get by, and to make matters worst she got in to an argument with a bank manager that refused to cash her check. However, is was that fight with the bank manager that would soon change Charlize life.

While arguing with the bank manager, a Hollywood agent noticed Charlize. She caught his eye with her loud out burst, stunning beauty, and towering height. That was the big break she ever so needed to get discovered, and eight months later she landed her first job.

Charlize first movie was "Two Days in The Valley."  However, it was the movie "The Devils Advocate" with Keanu Reeves when people really started to take notice of Charlize. Since then she has appeared in many other hit movies such as Sweet November, The Cider House Rules, Reindeer Games, and The Legend of Bagger Vance just to name a few. Her newest film The Italian Job is destine to be a summer hit in which she co-stars with Mark Wahlberg.

Movie-star talent and supermodel looks. Here you have the multi talented Charlize Theron - SUPERMODEL

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• Elle Magazine cover shoot : Charlize Theron
• Elle Magazine: Charlize Theron article
• Yahoo! Movies: Charlize Theron - Main Page