Jan Smithers

She is not to be confused with Welcome Back, Kotter actress Marcia Strassman, with whom she shares a close resemblance. Theron is currently the spokeswoman for Dior perfume. Now retired from show business, Jan currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is the first South African to win the Best Actress Academy Award. From 1987 through 1995 she was married to actor James Brolin. She duly won Best Actress at the 76th Academy Awards in February 2004, as well as the SAG Award and the Golden Globe Award. This scar cost her some roles, and according to Jan, made her feel insecure about her looks. Ebert added that if she did not win the Oscar for best actress, then the award should be cancelled.

The impact smashed her face into the steering wheel, causing the injury. In his December 7, 2003 review of the film Monster, respected film critic Roger Ebert said Theron's performance in the film's lead role was one of the greatest performances in the history of film. To avoid another car that ran a stop sign, Jan swerved and hit a telephone pole. After eight months in the city she got her first part. Smithers was involved in a car accident which left a permanent scar on her chin. At 18 she moved to Los Angeles without knowing anyone in the city but after two weeks when she was standing in line on Hollywood Boulevard an agent gave her his card. As a teen, Ms. Soon after Charlize won a modelling contest, she was encouraged by her mother to leave South Africa.

As a result of that exposure, she landed some commercial modeling work while pursuing her studies at the California Institute of the Arts. She also worked as a photo model. She first reached the public eye as a teenager, when she was featured on the cover of a 1966 issue of Newsweek, seated on a motorcycle. She travelled to Europe and then the United States where she was accepted at the Joffrey Ballet in New York, but a knee injury ended her dancing career. She played the character "Bailey Quarters" on the popular television series WKRP in Cincinnati. Theron trained as a ballet dancer and danced in both Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. Smithers grew up in Woodland Hills, California. Her first language is Afrikaans, and her second is English.

Jan Smithers (born Karin Jan Smithers on 3 July 1949) is an American television and film actress. Born in Benoni, South Africa, she resides in Los Angeles, California. Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975) is an Academy Award winning actress. Children of the Corn III (1995). 2 Days in the Valley (1996).

That Thing You Do! (1996). Hollywood Confidential (TV) (1997). Trial and Error (1997). The Devil's Advocate (1997).

Celebrity (1998). Mighty Joe Young (1998). The Astronaut's Wife (1999). The Cider House Rules (1999).

Reindeer Games (2000). The Yards (2000). Men of Honor (2000). The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000).

Sweet November (2001). 15 Minutes (2001). The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001). When I Was a Girl (TV Series) (2001).

Trapped (2002). Waking Up in Reno (2002). The Italian Job (2003). Monster (2003).

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Head in the Clouds (2004). Ĉon Flux (2005)- (filming). Class Action (2005)- (announced).

The Ice at the Bottom of the World (2006)- (announced).