Charlize Theron

Since her feature film debut in 1995, Charlize Theron has demonstrated time and again her broad range in every role she takes. From the icy MI6 agent in Atomic Blonde to the grizzled war captain in Mad Max: Fury Road, Theron has always sought out roles that show off her versatility and vulnerability.

When Charlize Theron was a little girl in Benoni, South Africa, her first-year school teacher asked her and her classmates to dress up what they wanted to be when they grow up. In this conversation with HFPA journalist (and fellow South African) Margaret Gardiner, at the HFPA offices in West Hollywood, Theron recalls: “I remember going all over the house trying to find an outfit and props.

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Tully is the third collaboration between Globe-winning director Jason Reitman and Globe nominee Diablo Cody (following Juno and Young Adult). The latest film also marks the return of frequent Reitman collaborator, Globe winner (and four-time nominee) Charlize Theron.

Golden Globe winner Charlize Theron is burning the world screens this month with an extraordinary performance in Atomic Blonde as a high-powered spy in Berlin at the end of the Cold War, in 1989. She produced the movie and was very hands-on on the brilliant soundtrack.

Scroll through to see the drama on the carpet. Hems went from sweeping the carpet to high on the thigh.

Set against the backdrop of Berlin at the fall of the wall, Atomic Blonde stars James MacAvoy, John Goodman, Sofia Boutella and Toby Jones in a taut cold-war era spy thriller. But the cast is really supporting Charlize Theron as Lorraine Broughton, a sensual and deadly MI6 operative tasked with an impossible mission.

Golden Globe winner Charlize Theron downplays her looks. Her hair is usually short or pulled back, make up minimal.

Continuing what is taking shape as this year’s trend, Atomic Blonde is the adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name and features another fierce female protagonist. This time it’s Charlize Theron as super agent Lorraine Broughton.

A new batch of awards was announced, the last films in competition were screened and the jury was honored with a lunch offered by the Cannes mayor. But everyone wanted to talk about the 23rd amfAR gala held at the exclusive, secluded and luxurious Hotel du Cap, to raise funds for AIDS research.