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Halle Berry
b. 1966
American actress (born 1966)
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Biography
Halle Maria Berry is an American actress. She began her career as a model and beauty contestant becoming Miss Ohio in 1986, runner-up in Miss USA 1986 and placing sixth in Miss World 1986. Her early film roles include Boomerang (1992), The Flintstones (1994) and Bulworth (1998). She later produced and starred in the television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
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Won Miss Ohio and placed first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant. Finished sixth at Miss World. Used the platform to transition into acting, moving to New York with barely any money.
Won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Monster's Ball. First Black woman to win the award. Broke down in tears at the podium, calling it a moment "so much bigger than me."
Earned $14 million for Catwoman, making her one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. The film bombed. She personally accepted the Razzie for Worst Actress and laughed about it onstage.
Directed and starred in Bruised, her directorial debut, about a disgraced MMA fighter. At 57, she did most of her own fight choreography.
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