Charlize Theron is one of the most popular and various role player working in Hollywood today . While her earlier roles may have tried to put her in a certain box , she quickly that try out her skills as an actor would not allow her to be restrain and began amassing a big variety of memorable roles .

She is not only an Oscar - winning actor know for dramatic performances , but she has also become one of the most impressive action stars in Hollywood and has even shown her comedic side . It ’s not surprising that Theron can play both desperate and nefarious character efficaciously . She has create quite a collection of fascinating theatrical role , some of whom we love and others we hate .

Cipher - Fast & Furious 8 (2017)

Dominic Toretto and his squad follow up againsttheir most formidable foewhen they faced off against the tech malefic ace Cipher . She shares a dark past with Toretto but is immediate to show she is not uncoerced to fiddle nice .

Cipher kidnaps Elena Neves , Toretto ’s former buff and the mother of the son Toretto did n’t know he had . to get Toretto to avail her   gain a nuke ,   Cipher carry through Elena and threatens the life of Toretto ’s Word . She is a merciless villain who poses a genuine terror .

Aileen Wuornos - Monster (2003)

Theron acquire an Oscar for Best Actress for her powerful performance in Patty Jenkins ' directorial debut , Monster . The motion-picture show tellsthe story of substantial - life series killerAileen Wuornos , who worked as a working girl and slay several manly clients during the belated eighties and former 1990s .

Seeing as Aileen is a serial killer whale , it ’s not surprising she grade among the most nefarious of Theron ’s characters . While the moving picture usher she was herself nobble at fourth dimension , it also does n’t shy away from a lot of the insensate - blooded thing she did .

Meredith Vickers - Prometheus (2012)

Ridley Scott returned totheAlienfranchisehe jump with the prequel plastic film , Prometheus . It pursue a crew of astronauts who venture to an alien major planet they believe to be the plate of human beings ’s Creator . The ocean trip is funded by the Weyland Corporation and overseen by Meredith Vickers .

At first , Meredith just seems to be a typical stuck - up and entitled collective personality who verbalise down to everyone around her . But she gradually shed her skin over the course of the flick and shows her hidden agenda . She also proves many times that she is willing to sacrifice the rest of the crew to keep herself .

Mavis Gray - Young Adult (2011)

Theron get the opportunity to beautifully equilibrate her comedic and dramatic science in the dingy comedy , Young Adult . She plays Mavis Gray , an alcoholic ghostwriter of young adult novel . suffer a mid - life crisis , she returns to her hometown where she was the most popular girl in school .

While everyone else seems to have grown past their high school personality , Mavis is still the miserly girl who suppose she is better than everyone . She even endeavor to score her married gamy schoolhouse smasher . And just when she set out to see the error of her way , she decides that she was right all along and that she is , in fact , good than everyone .

Lorraine Broughton - Atomic Blonde (2017)

In the spy thrillerAtomic Blonde , Theron plays a airfield agent whose alliances are constantly in head . This is yet another badass role for Theron as she kicks all kinds of butt while fighting off multiple enemies in the closing solar day of the Cold War .

Her hush-hush agent Lorraine   Broughton   is someone the consultation is strain to get a read on for the full film . She appear to be   with   the good guys one minute   only to switch sides the next . In the last , she prove herself to be a straight hero , but she sure made it perplexing to get to that point .

Stella Bridger - The Italian Job (2003)

Theron took on one of her first natural action function inThe Italian Joband prove to be a stark fit for the genre .   She encounter a safe cracker who join her father ’s old work party to steal from the man that twice - foil them and murdered her pa .

Stella is not a malefactor like the other members of the crew and had in reality been using her safecracking attainment to facilitate the police . Her motif for the robbery are pretty justified , but she is still a criminal in the end .

Charlotte Field - The Long Shot (2019)

Theron stepped into the rom - com man for the hilariousThe Long Shot . Theron play the Secretary of Defense who goes on a worldwide tour of duty in preparation for her streak for president of the United States . Along the elbow room , she falls for her harsh speechwriter , spiel bySeth Rogen .

Charlotte Field is the kind of politician most of us wish there were more of in the human beings . She is a truly adept person who want to use her position of power to make positive changes in the world . However , she also negociate a hostage place while high on drug so she ’s not pure .

Mother - Kubo And The Two Strings (2016)

The folks atLaika Animationdelivered one of their most acclaimed films with the phantasy risky venture , Kubo and the Two Strings . The motion picture follows a young boy who sets out on a mission with a monkey and a mallet to defeat an malevolent spirit who wants to kill him .

Theron voice the monkey , who is also the boy ’s mother . She is not only a   secure warrior who help the triplet through the peril of their missionary work , but she is also a loving and protective parent to new Kubo .

Andy - The Old Guard (2020)

Theron created yetanother badass action paladin rolewith the recent Netflix smash , The Old Guard . She plays Andy , the leader of a team of immortal warrior who have been struggle wars in the world for 100 .

Though she skin with her tragic life , Andy is a strong leader of the team who really give care for each and every member . She has also been a someone of enceinte positive influence in the man throughout account without even know it . When she lose her immortal powers , she still fights for what is correct .

Furiosa - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

It says a lot about Theron ’s charisma that she joinedtheMad Maxfranchiseand stole the show from its iconic principal case . InMad Max : Fury Road , Tom Hardy take over the persona of Max , who teams up with the warrior Furiosa who is attempting to rescue the striver Brigid of a warlord .

Furiosa is not just a hardy and powerful warrior , she is also a altruistic crusader who puts her life on the crease to save others . In the end , she also becomes the drawing card the land want to survive .

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