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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Charlize Theron
ILLUSTRATION BY SEAN McCABE
(AUGUST 7): In 2004, Theron became the first South African to win an acting Oscar (best actress for Monster). She remains a draw, including in popcorn movies such as 2020’s The Old Guard and this year’s sequel.
ON HER TOES: Theron trained as a ballet dancer. After an injury ended that path, she tried acting. Her first role was in 1995’s Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest.
CHARITY: Since 2007, the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project has raised millions to help African youth.
MUSIC-LOVING MOM: In 2020, Theron inducted Depeche Mode into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She has been spotted with her two kids at Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift concerts.
WORDS OF WISDOM: “It’s important to take time for myself,” Theron told Elle UK this year. “Silence can feel like a vacation.” —Whitney Matheson
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Illustration by Sean McCabe: Charlize Theron primary photo: Amy Sussman/Getty Images. Clockwise from top right: Newmarket Releasing/Everett Collection, Jonathan Prime/Focus Features/Everett Collection, MGM/Everett Collection, Sony Pictures/Everett Collection, Jasin Boland/Warner Bros. Pictures/ Everett Collection, Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Alex Bailey/Universal Pictures/Everett Collection. Sudeikis: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images; Davis: Rob Kim/Getty Images; Twain: Christopher Pike/Getty Images; Pippen: Matt King/Getty Images; Thronton: Monica Schipper/Getty Images; Martin: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic.