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

associated with the Second Boer War.

Her parents, Charles Theron and Gerda Maritz, worked in road construction. The family lived on a farm near Johannesburg, where Theron spent much of her early life.

Afrikaans was her first language, although she later became fluent in English. Years before she became internationally famous, her childhood combined elements continue reading …