She Witnessed Her Mother Kill Her Abusive Father — Years Later, She Became an Oscar-Winning Hollywood Icon

earlier appearances. She gained weight and underwent a striking physical transformation to portray Wuornos.

The role was based on a former prostitute who was executed in Florida in 2002 after being convicted of killing six men. Wuornos was never tried for a seventh killing connected to her case.

Theron approached the character as a complicated human continue reading …