data/processed/Charlize_Theron.final_en.timeline.json

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      "event": "at 12 years old, enrolled at the National School of the Arts in Johannesburg",
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      "year": 1997,
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      "year": 1999,
      "event": "commercial success with 'Fatal Attraction'",
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      "event": "Relationship with Stephan Jenkins from 1998 to 2001",
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      "year": 2003,
      "event": "Won Academy Award for Best Actress for Monster",
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      "year": 2004,
      "event": "nominated for Golden Globes for 'My Name is Peter Sellers'",
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      "year": 2004,
      "event": "Portrayed Britt Ekland in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, received Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy nominations",
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      "year": 2005,
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      "event": "Herniated disc in neck while filming Æon Flux in 2005",
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      "year": 2005,
      "event": "nominated for Golden Globes for 'The Case of Josey Aimes'",
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      "event": "Portrayed Rita in Arrested Development, starred in Æon Flux",
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      "event": "receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame",
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      "year": 2007,
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      "year": 2011,
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