Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron is a 'proud mom' of an adopted baby boy named Jackson

The Associated Press
March 15, 2012 at 2:50PM
Actress Charlize Theron makes an appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" show, to promote her new movie "Hancock" on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, in New York.
Actress Charlize Theron (Elliott Polk (Clickability Client Services) — Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

NEW YORK - Actress Charlize Theron is a mother: The actress has adopted a child.

In a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday, Theron's publicist said the actress is a "proud mom of a healthy baby boy named Jackson."

No more details were provided.

Theron is from South Africa. This is the actress' first child.

The 36-year-old won an Academy Award for her role as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 2003's "Monster."

She was also nominated for an Oscar for 2005's "North Country." She next stars as an evil queen in "Snow White and the Huntsman."

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Mesfin Fekadu covers entertainment for The Associated Press. Follow him at http://www.twitter.com/musicmesfin

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