Charlize Theron has edge to portray Smith

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Actress Charlize Theron has emerged as the most likely to portray the late Anna Nicole Smith when Hollywood decides to make a movie about her chaotic life.

"You couldn't make up a life story like Anna's and studios are already falling over themselves to tell it," a source in Hollywood told the Daily Star of London. "Several actresses fancy playing Anna in what'll be a huge hit, but Charlize is favorite to get the role."

The South African actress won an Oscar in 2004 for her portrayal of a serial killer in "Monster."

Smith died Feb. 8 in a Hollywood, Fla., hospital where she was taken after being found unresponsive in her hotel room. A cause of death has not been determined.