16 Years In The Life Of Charlize Theron

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Clik here to view.Charlize Theron isn't just one of the most beautiful actresses working today -- she's one of the most selective.

And she's been that way since the early days, when, as Hollywood lore has it, she fired her first manager for sending her scripts like "Showgirls."

It's paid off for the actress, who seems to succeed with every risk she takes.

Now let's see how she got here.

1995: A still struggling Theron appears in the straight-to-video "Children of the Corn III."

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1996: Theron sees her first speaking role in "2 Days in the Valley." The short performance hikes her profile considerably. Later that year, she also appears in "That Thing You Do!"

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1997: Theron rounds out Jeff Daniels and Michael Richards in "Trial and Error," then gets top billing opposite Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves in "The Devil's Advocate."

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