LOS ANGELES (AP) -- To play a bedraggled serial-killing prostitute in "Monster," Charlize Theron underwent a process akin to a butterfly in reverse metamorphosis. The former ballerina and model ...

It’s Charlize Theron’s 50th birthday today. While she’s known for big films and red carpet glamour, one role stands apart is her transformation in Monster back in 2003. Charlize played Aileen Wuornos, ...