Celebrity Parents Charlize Theron Welcomes Daughter August The actress worked with an adoption agency and gained custody of the child in July, PEOPLE has confirmed By Staff Author Updated on December 3, 2020 02:50 AM Share Tweet Pin Email Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage Charlize Theron has adopted a second child, a daughter named August. The actress worked with an adoption agency and gained custody of the baby, an African-American girl born in the United States, in July, PEOPLE has confirmed. The news was first reported by TMZ. Theron adopted her older child, now 3½-year-old son Jackson, in 2012. As the Mad Max: Fury Road star told Ryan Seacrest in March of that year, “It’s been amazing, the amount of emails and congratulations. Everyone’s just been so lovely — it’s been really nice.” That spring, Theron told British Vogue, “I’ve always been very honest in saying I wanted a family. I’ve always known I wanted a family.” “[I hope] to be like my mom. Fair, tough, and supportive,” she continued. “Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence.” — Adam Carlson with reporting by Julie Jordan