Summary
- Charlize Theron's most powerful action movie character is Queen Ravenna in Snow White and the Huntsman, a powerful sorceress with magical abilities and the ability to manipulate people.
- Charlize Theron's character Cipher in the Fast and Furious franchise is the strongest non-supernatural character she has played, as she is ruthless, dangerous, and unafraid to do whatever it takes to get what she wants.
- In the superhero film Hancock, Charlize Theron's character Mary Embrey is the strongest of her characters, with super strength, the ability to fly, and near-immortality. Her only weakness is the main character, Hancock.
Charlize Theron has starred in plenty of engaging action movies, but her butt-kicking characters are not all equal in their abilities. Theron has starred in a wide range of films in her acting career, however, action is undoubtedly her predominant. Theron is one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, and her decorated career includes an Academy Award for her role in the 2003 film, Monster.
Theron's acting career took off in the 1990s, as she starred in films like The Devil's Advocate and The Cider House Rules. She has since starred in some outstanding dramas, such as the 2019 film, Bombshell, but her involvement in big action franchises, like Fast and Furious, has solidified her position in Hollywood as an action star. Theron has played both ing roles and main characters, but her most powerful characters are the ones in which she is in a leading role. Those characters can be ranked in of the individual characters' strength in various forms of physical combat.
10 Detective Emily Sanders (In The Valley Of Elah)
In the 2007 crime drama, In The Valley of Elah, Charlize Theron stars alongside Tommy Lee Jones as Detective Emily Sanders. The film follows Jones' character, Hank Deerfield, as he investigates the death of his son, Mike. Theron's Detective Sanders becomes involved in the case, helping Deerfield uncover the mystery of his son's murder. Sanders is a hard-nosed and resourceful detective, though she does not have the same sort of abilities that place Theron's other action characters above her.
9 Meredith Vickers (Prometheus)
Charlize Theron plays Meredith Vickers in one of the scariest Alien movies, Prometheus. Vickers is not exactly an action star type of character, but she sees her fair share of violence, and even uses a flamethrower to ruthlessly burn one of the other characters. Vickers is desperate for control, though she tends to lurk in the background for much of the film. Her character dies when her spacecraft crashes, marking her as one of the weaker action-movie characters that Charlize Theron has taken on.
8 Stella Bridger (The Italian Job)
In the 2003 crime thriller, The Italian Job, Charlize Theron s Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, and Jason Statham in an ensemble cast that recreates the 1969 British film of the same name. Theron plays expert safe cracker, Stella Bridger, who uses various tools and the help of technology to crack safes. She plays an integral role in the crew's attempts to rob a former ally who double-crossed them. Bridger is a skilled operative with a high level of intelligence and a knack for solving problems. While she is a strong character, she is far from the most powerful of Theron's action roles.
7 Lorraine (Atomic Blonde)
In the 2017 action-thriller, Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron stars as Lorraine Broughton, a top-level MI-6 operative in search of a crucial list of double agents just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Atomic Blonde is one of the best female spy movies, as it follows Lorraine's quest to find the list and prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. Theron's Lorraine is highly skilled operative with elite training and very high intelligence. She is resourceful and cunning, and arguably one of the toughest of Theron's non-superpowered characters.
6 Æon Flux (Æon Flux)
Æon Flux is a 2005 science fiction film based on an animated television series of the same name. Charlize Theron stars as the title character, Æon Flux, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world and becomes a member of the underground rebellion known as the Monicans. She is a highly skilled warrior whose life in such a violent and twisted world hardens her and molds her into a fierce fighter. However, while she is certainly a deadly force to be reckoned with, Æon Flux is not imbued with any real powers that make her superhuman.
5 Furiosa (Mad Max: Fury Road)
One of Charlize Theron's deadliest roles in film is definitely that of Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road. Furiosa is a survivalist with elite skills as a driver and in combat. She can use an assortment of weapons with great precision, and is versed in hand-to-hand combat as well. Because Mad Max: Fury Road's Furiosa is not a breeder (women enslaved for reproduction) she is able to help Immortan Joe's wives escape his Citadel. She faces down countless enemies in this quest, proving herself to be one of Theron's strongest action movie characters.
4 Cipher (Fast And Furious)
Charlize Theron is also a part of the Fast and Furious franchise, in which she plays one of her deadliest and most devious characters, Cipher. She is first introduced in The Fate of the Furious, in which she is the antagonist who turns the Fast and Furious team against each other. She is incredibly dangerous in this film, partly due to the weaponry she has access to, but also because she is ruthless and unafraid to do whatever it takes to get what she wants. Without question, Cipher is the strongest non-supernatural character that Theron plays.
3 Queen Ravenna (Snow White And The Huntsman)
In Snow White and the Huntsman, Theron plays the evil Queen Ravenna, who is the stepmother of the protagonist, Snow White. Ravenna is a powerful sorceress who is known for draining the life from young women in order to maintain her youthful beauty. In the film, she uses her magical abilities to manipulate people and seize power in what is one of Charlize Theron's 10 best action movies.The fact that she's able to hold her own as the main villain is a testament to her power level.
2 Andy (The Old Guard)
In the 2020 superhero film, The Old Guard, Theron stars as Andy, one of the centuries-old warriors with unexplained regenerative properties that make them immortal. Andy is an elite mercenary who cannot be killed and has centuries of experience to draw from, making her one of Theron's strongest characters. However, it is eventually revealed that her powers will eventually vanish without warning. If not for that caveat, Andy might be the deadliest of Theron's action characters.
1 Mary Embrey (Hancock)
Charlize Theron plays a crucial role in the 2008 superhero film, Hancock. The Will Smith action vehicles sees Theron portray Mary Embrey, who turns out to be the main character's soul mate with similar superpowers. Hancock's amnesia prevents him from ing her until she throws him through a wall, demonstrating her supernatural abilities. Between her ability to fly, super strength, and near-immortality, she is easily the strongest of Charlize Theron's characters. Her only weakness is Hancock, whose proximity can cause her powers to gradually fade. Even so, she's characterized as a nearly unbeatable adversary.
