Charlize Theron

 Charlize Theron is an actress from South Africa and model with a net worth in excess of $170 million. Charlize is also an endorser for Christian Dior and Raymond Weil. Her endorsements and movie earnings make Charlize always one of the most highly paid entertainers in the world with an annual income that can easily top $30-40 million.Charlize Theron was born as an single mother in Benoni, South Africa on August 7, 1975. While Afrikaans is her first language she also speaks fluent English. She was born on a farm near Johannesburg and started attending The National School of the Arts when she was 13. When she won a local competition for modeling she went to Milan, Italy on a one-year modeling contract at age 16. She was 16 when she won a local modeling competition. In the Joffrey Ballet School in New York, she enrolled. However, a knee injury caused her to abandon her short-term dance career. "Children of the Corn" More roles followed and included a lead part alongside Keanu Reeves as well as Al Pacino in 1997's "The Devil's Advocate" and is considered her break-out film.