An Academy Award winning actress, Theron rose to fame in the late 1990s following her powerful roles in the films The Devil s Advocate , Mighty Joe Young , and The Cider House Rules . Her role in Monster as a serial killer was much appreciated too. Currently she is dating veteran actor Sean Penn. She stands seventh on the world s most beautiful women of 2014 list. I ve always been very proud to be a South African and I ve always been very honest to people about that. And whatever I can do in my power I promise you I will do. Charlize Theron