Instagram/Charlize Theron Celebrity Charlize Theron reveals her traumatic childhood, the abuse she endured, and the violent day her mother killed her father in self-defense. April 19, 2026 AceShowbiz - Charlize Theron has shared a harrowing account of the abuse she and her mother endured from her father during their upbringing in South Africa. The situation culminated in her mother killing her father in self-defense.Reflecting on her traumatic childhood, Charlize Theron told the New York Times, "It's so strange - all the memories are there.