From strung-out serial killer to six-shootin' cowgirl, Charlize Theron's chameleon-like performances will take you by surprise.

When Theron showed up on set, her transformation was so convincing that no one knew it was her.  That would’ve been a good time to shop at WalMart unnoticed.  

With her spikey crown and icy cold stare, Charlize played the Evil Queen to chilling perfection.

With her slicked-back hair , Theron plays a futuristic baddie.  And, because it’s the future, people fly around on spaceships and have really mod furniture. 

A blonde-bobbed Theron helps bring a Gorilla to Hollywood, where he goes ape in this Disney remake. 

This 2000 thriller may have received poor reviews, but Theron’s auburn locks were a winner.

Theron’s short, dark ‘do was anything but a crime in this 2000 American drama featuring Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix.

As a warrior for an underground rebel organization, the black leather-clad Theron is one bad ass chick in this movie based on the MTV animated series.

Theron believes she may have been impregnated by an alien.  The movie bears a resemblance to Rosemary’s Baby, and not just because of her Mia Farrow cut.

Theron gets down and dirty – literally – for this film where she stars as female mine worker.

In this sweeping 1930s romantic drama, Theron is a whip-smart sexy bisexual, playing against her then-boyfriend, Stuart Townsend.

Theron must’ve sold her soul to the devil to be seen with this brown curly perm.  Just kidding!

In this Will Smith film, Theron plays a suburban soccer mom.  Who, like most moms, has superpowers.  

With her Marilyn Monroe blonde bombshell looks, this proved to be a breakout role for Theron.

The stylists did their best to make Theron, as a police detective, look plain, putting her dark hair in a severe bun.  Nah, still hot.

In this post-apocalyptic film, Theron plays a woman who leaves her husband and son, walking off into the cold.  Good thing she remembered that knit cap.

Theron plays a trashy chick with big, blonde mall hair.  And in case you didn't get that she's trashy, her name is Candy.