10 Celebs who are multilingual (+Photos)

4. Charlize Theron – Afrikaans

Charlize Theron is pretty up-front about her South African background, but you might not know that Afrikaans is actually her first language – she only learnt English much later in life. Over the years, her South African accent has all but disappeared, but she can still speak Afrikaans like a native.

In interviews, she’s treated hosts to tidbits of her native tongue, and has also commented that she speaks the language constantly when she’s around her mother. Not many actors in Hollywood can say that they could comfortably converse in Afrikaans, so Theron definitely stands apart from the crowd. Who knows – perhaps she can incorporate her linguistic skill into a role some day.