Voice for Equality: Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron is a South African actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She became an American citizen in 2007. She rose to fame in the late 1990s following her roles in Two Days in the Valley, Mighty Joe Young, The Devil's Advocate, and The Cider House Rules. She received critical acclaim and an Academy Award for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the film Monster, for which she became the first African to win an Academy Award in a major acting category. She received another Academy Award nomination for her performance in North Country. Learn more [here]

On September 17, 2009, Theron, a longtime marriage equality supporter, reiterated that she will not marry until gay and lesbian people have marriage equality. When asked by Barbara Walters if she planned to marry her long-time partner, Theron said, "I want to live in a country where we all have equal rights." [video below]

Freedom to Marry salutes Charlize Theron as a Voice for Equality!

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