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In 2006, Berry, [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Cindy Crawford]], [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], [[Dick Van Dyke]], [[Tea Leoni]], and [[Daryl Hannah]] successfully fought the Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas facility that was proposed off the coast of Malibu.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15385299/ "Actors join protest against project off Malibu"]. (October 23, 2005) MSNBC.com.</ref> Berry said "I care about the air we breathe, I care about the marine life and the ecosystem of the ocean."<ref>Stephen M. Silverman (April 11, 2007). [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1549375,00.html "Halle Berry, Others Protest Natural Gas Facility"]. Time Inc.. Accessed 2007-04-17.</ref> In May 2007, Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] vetoed the facility.<ref>[http://www.independent.com/news/2007/may/24/cabrillo-port-dies-santa-barbara-flavored-death/ "The Santa Barbara Independent Cabrillo Port Dies a Santa Barbara Flavored Death"]. (May 24, 2007) The Santa Barbara Independent.</ref> [[Hasty Pudding Theatricals]] gave her its 2006 ''Woman of The Year'' award.<ref>"And the Pudding Pot goes to..." (February 3, 2006) President and Fellows of Harvard College. Accessed 2008-01-01.</ref>
In 2006, Berry, [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Cindy Crawford]], [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], [[Dick Van Dyke]], [[Tea Leoni]], and [[Daryl Hannah]] successfully fought the Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas facility that was proposed off the coast of Malibu.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15385299/ "Actors join protest against project off Malibu"]. (October 23, 2005) MSNBC.com.</ref> Berry said "I care about the air we breathe, I care about the marine life and the ecosystem of the ocean."<ref>Stephen M. Silverman (April 11, 2007). [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1549375,00.html "Halle Berry, Others Protest Natural Gas Facility"]. Time Inc.. Accessed 2007-04-17.</ref> In May 2007, Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] vetoed the facility.<ref>[http://www.independent.com/news/2007/may/24/cabrillo-port-dies-santa-barbara-flavored-death/ "The Santa Barbara Independent Cabrillo Port Dies a Santa Barbara Flavored Death"]. (May 24, 2007) The Santa Barbara Independent.</ref> [[Hasty Pudding Theatricals]] gave her its 2006 ''Woman of The Year'' award.<ref>"And the Pudding Pot goes to..." (February 3, 2006) President and Fellows of Harvard College. Accessed 2008-01-01.</ref>


Berry is involved in production of films and television. She served as executive producer on ''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' in 1999, and ''[[Lackawanna Blues]]'' in 2005. Berry produces as well as stars in the thriller ''[[Perfect Stranger (film)|Perfect Stranger]]'' with [[Bruce Willis]] and ''Things We Lost in the Fire'' with [[Benicio del Toro]].
Berry is involved in production of films and television. She served as executive producer on ''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' in 1999, and ''[[Lackawanna Blues]]'' in 2005. Berry produces as well as stars in the thriller ''[[Perfect Stranger (film)|Perfect Stranger]]'' with [[Bruce Willis]] and ''Things We Lost in the Fire'' with [[Benicio del Toro]].


Berry is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, earning $10 million per film.<ref name=Wtapl/> In July 2007, she topped ''[[In Touch Weekly|In Touch]]'' magazine's list of the world's most fabulous 40-something celebrities. On April 3, 2007, she was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in front of the [[Kodak Theatre]] at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard for her contributions to the film industry.<ref>Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. [http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/icons/walkoffame_ceremonies.asp#HalleBerry "Hollywood Walk of Fame Recent Ceremonies"]. Accessed 2007-04-04. {{Wayback|url=http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/icons/walkoffame_ceremonies.asp#HalleBerry|date =20071215133905|bot=DASHBot}}</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,263936,00.html "Halle Berry Gets Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame"]. (April 4, 2007) Fox News. Accessed 2007-12-13.</ref>
Berry is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, earning $10 million per film.<ref name=Wtapl/> In July 2007, she topped ''[[In Touch Weekly|In Touch]]'' magazine's list of the world's most fabulous 40-something celebrities. On April 3, 2007, she was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in front of the [[Kodak Theatre]] at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard for her contributions to the film industry.<ref>Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. [http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/icons/walkoffame_ceremonies.asp#HalleBerry "Hollywood Walk of Fame Recent Ceremonies"]. Accessed 2007-04-04. {{Wayback|url=http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/icons/walkoffame_ceremonies.asp#HalleBerry|date =20071215133905|bot=DASHBot}}</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,263936,00.html "Halle Berry Gets Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame"]. (April 4, 2007) Fox News. Accessed 2007-12-13.</ref>

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Halle Berry
Head and shoulders shot of a smiling Berry with dark hair pulled back, wearing a lace shirt and turquoise necklace.
Berry visiting with sailors and Marines during the opening day of Fleet Week New York 2006
Born
Maria Halle Berry

(1966-08-14) August 14, 1966 (age 57)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1992⁠–⁠1997)​

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(m. 2001⁠–⁠2005)​
PartnerGabriel Aubry (2005- 2010) Olivier Martinez- present

Halle Berry (Template:Pron-en; born August 14, 1966[1]) is an American actress, former fashion model, and beauty queen. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge[2] and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was also nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming the first and, as of 2009, only woman of African American descent to have won the award for Best Actress. She is one of the most highly paid actresses in Hollywood and also a Revlon spokeswoman.[3][4] She has also been involved in the production side of several of her films.

Before becoming an actress, Berry entered several beauty contests, finishing runner-up in the Miss USA (1986), and coming in 6th place in the Miss World Pageant in 1986.[2] Her breakthrough feature film role was in the 1991 Jungle Fever. This led to roles in The Flintstones (1994), Bulworth (1998), X-Men (2000) and its sequels, and as Bond Girl Jinx in Die Another Day (2002). She also won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress in 2005 for Catwoman and accepted the award in person.[5]

Divorced from baseball player David Justice and musician Eric Benét, Berry dated French-Canadian model Gabriel Aubry from November 2005, through April, 2010.[6] Their daughter, Nahla Ariela Aubry,[7] was born on March 16, 2008.

Early life

Berry was born Maria Halle Berry, though her name was legally changed to Halle Maria Berry in 1971.[8] Berry's parents selected her middle name from Halle's Department Store, which was then a local landmark in her birthplace of Cleveland, Ohio.[9] Her mother, Judith Ann (née Hawkins),[10][11] who is Caucasian, was a psychiatric nurse. Her father, Jerome Jesse Berry, was an African American hospital attendant in the same psychiatric ward where her mother worked; he later became a bus driver.[9][12] Berry's maternal grandmother, Nellie Dicken, was born in Sawley, Derbyshire, England, while her maternal grandfather, Earl Ellsworth Hawkins, was born in Ohio.[13] Berry's parents divorced when she was four years old; she and her older sister Heidi[14] were raised exclusively by her mother.[9] Berry has said in published reports that she has been estranged from her father since her childhood,[9][15] noting in 1992, "I haven't heard from him since [he left]. Maybe he's not alive."[14]

Berry graduated from Bedford High School, afterward working in the children's department at Higbee's Department store. She then studied at Cuyahoga Community College. In the 1980s, she entered several beauty contests, winning Miss Teen All-American in 1985 and Miss Ohio USA in 1986.[2] She was the 1986 Miss USA first runner-up to Christy Fichtner of Texas. In the Miss USA 1986 pageant interview competition, she said she hoped to become an entertainer or to have something to do with the media. Her interview was awarded the highest score by the judges.[16] She was the first African-American Miss World entrant in 1986, where she finished sixth and Trinidad and Tobago's Giselle Laronde was crowned Miss World.[17]

Acting career: 1989–2002

In the late 1980s, Berry went to Illinois to pursue a modeling career as well as acting. One of her first acting projects was a television series for local cable by Gordon Lake Productions called Chicago Force. In 1989, Berry landed the role of Emily Franklin in the short-lived ABC television series Living Dolls (a spin-off of Who's the Boss?), during the taping of which, she lapsed into a coma and was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1.[9][18] She went on to have a recurring role on the long running serial Knots Landing. In 1992, Berry was cast as the love interest in the video for R. Kelly's seminal single, "Honey Love".[19][20][21]

Her breakthrough feature film role was in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever, in which she played a drug addict named Vivian.[9] Her first co-starring role was in the 1991 film Strictly Business. In 1992, Berry portrayed a career woman who falls for Eddie Murphy in the romantic comedy Boomerang. That same year, she caught the public's attention as a headstrong biracial slave in the TV adaptation of Queen: The Story of an American Family, based on the book by Alex Haley. Berry was in the live-action Flintstones movie as "Sharon Stone", the sultry secretary who seduced Fred Flintstone.[22]

Playing a former drug addict struggling to regain custody of her son in Losing Isaiah (1995), Berry tackled a more serious role, starring opposite co-star Jessica Lange. She portrayed Sandra Beecher in Race the Sun (1996), which was based on a true story, and co-starred alongside Kurt Russell in Executive Decision. From 1996 onwards, she was a Revlon spokeswoman for seven years and renewed her contract in 2004.[4][23]

In 1998, Berry received praise for her role in Bulworth as an intelligent woman raised by activists who gives a politician (Warren Beatty) a new lease on life. The same year, she played the singer Zola Taylor, one of the three wives of pop singer Frankie Lymon, in the biopic Why Do Fools Fall in Love. In the 1999 HBO biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, she portrayed the first black woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award.[9] Berry's performance was recognized with several awards, including an Emmy and a Golden Globe.[2][24]

Berry portrayed the mutant superhero Storm in the film adaptation of the comic book series X-Men (2000) and its sequels, X2: X-Men United (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In 2001, Berry appeared in the film Swordfish, which featured her first on-screen nude scene.[25] At first, she refused to be filmed topless in a sunbathing scene, but she changed her mind when Warner Brothers raised her fee substantially.[26] The brief flash of her breasts added $500,000 to her fee.[27] Berry considered these stories to be rumors and was quick to deny them.[25] After turning down numerous roles that required nudity, she said she decided to make Swordfish because her husband, Benét, supported her and encouraged her to take risks.[28]

In 2001, Berry appeared as Leticia Musgrove, the wife of an executed murderer, in the film Monster's Ball. Her performance was awarded the National Board of Review and the Screen Actors Guild prizes, and in an interesting coincidence she became the first African-American woman to receive a Best Leading Actress Academy Award (earlier in her career she portrayed Dorothy Dandridge, the first African-American woman to be nominated for Best Actress).[29] The NAACP issued the statement: "Congratulations to Halle Berry and Denzel Washington for giving us hope and making us proud. If this is a sign that Hollywood is finally ready to give opportunity and judge performance based on skill and not on skin color then it is a good thing."[30] Her role also generated controversy. Berry's graphic, nude love scene with a racist character played by co-star Billy Bob Thornton was the subject of much media chatter and discussion among African-Americans. Many in the African-American community were critical of Berry for taking the part.[28] Berry responded: "I don't really see a reason to ever go that far again. That was a unique movie. That scene was special and pivotal and needed to be there, and it would be a really special script that would require something like that again."[28]

Dressed in brown leather jacket, Berry looks up smiling.
Berry signs autographs for US soldiers in Bosnia-Herzegovina, December 24, 2006

Berry asked for a higher fee for Revlon advertisements after winning the Academy Award, and Ron Perelman, the cosmetics firm's chief, congratulated her, saying how happy he was that she modeled for his company. She replied, "Of course, you'll have to pay me more." Perelman stalked off in a rage.[31] Her win at the Academy Awards led to two famous "Oscar moments." In accepting her award, she gave an acceptance speech honoring previous black actresses who had never had the opportunity. She said, "This moment is so much bigger than me. This is for every nameless, faceless woman of colour who now has a chance tonight because this door has been opened."[32] One year later, as she presented the Best Actor award, winner Adrien Brody ran on stage and, instead of giving her the standard peck on the cheek, planted a long kiss on Berry.

International success

Upper body shot of Berry dressed in brown and gold evening gown and holding an autograph pen.
Berry in Hamburg in 2004

As Bond girl Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson in the 2002 blockbuster Die Another Day, Berry recreated a scene from Dr. No, emerging from the surf to be greeted by James Bond as Ursula Andress had 40 years earlier.[33] Lindy Hemming insisted that she wear a bikini and knife as an homage.[34] Berry has said of the scene: "It's splashy", "exciting", "sexy", "provocative" and "it will keep me still out there after winning an Oscar."[28] The bikini scene was shot in Cadiz, the location was reportedly cold and windy, and footage has been released of Berry wrapped in thick towels in between takes to avoid catching a chill.[35] According to a ITV news poll, Jinx was voted the fourth toughest girl on screen of all time.[36] Berry was hurt during filming when debris from a smoke grenade flew into her eye. It was removed in a 30-minute operation.[37]

Having won the Academy Award, rewrites were commissioned to give Berry more screentime for X2.[38] Berry stated during interviews for X2 that she would not return as Storm unless the character had a significant presence comparable to the comic-book version.

In November 2003, she starred in the psychological thriller Gothika opposite Robert Downey Jr., during which she broke her arm. Downey was supposed to grab her arm and twist but twisted too hard. Production was halted for eight weeks.[39] It was a moderate hit at the United States box office, taking in $60 million; it earned another $80 million abroad.[40] Berry appeared in the Limp Bizkit music video for "Behind Blue Eyes" for the motion picture soundtrack for the film. The same year, she was named #1 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.[41] In 2004, Berry was voted fourth of Empire magazine's 100 sexiest film stars of all time poll.[42]

Berry received $12.5 million for the title role in the film Catwoman,[40] a $100 million movie; it grossed $17 million on its first weekend.[43] She was awarded a "worst actress" Razzie award in 2005 for this role. She appeared at the ceremony to accept the award in person (making her the third person, and second actor, to ever do so)[44] with a sense of humor, considering it an experience of the "rock bottom" in order to be "at the top".[5] Holding the Academy Award in one hand and the Razzie in the other she said, "I never in my life thought that I would be here, winning a Razzie. It's not like I ever aspired to be here, but thank you. When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner."[29] The Fund for Animals praised Berry's compassion towards cats and for squelching rumors that she was keeping a Bengal tiger from the sets of Catwoman as a "pet."[45]

Berry next appeared in the Oprah Winfrey-produced ABC TV movie Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005), an adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's novel, in which Berry portrayed Janie Crawford, a free-spirited woman whose unconventional sexual mores upset her 1920s contemporaries in her small community. She was nominated for an Emmy for this TV film. Meanwhile, she voiced the character of Cappy, one of the many mechanical beings in the animated feature Robots (2005).[46]

Upper body shot of Berry in long sleeved red jersey and jeans with midriff slightly exposed. A crowd in is the background.
Berry on the red carpet of Robots

In 2006, Berry, Pierce Brosnan, Cindy Crawford, Jane Seymour, Dick Van Dyke, Tea Leoni, and Daryl Hannah successfully fought the Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas facility that was proposed off the coast of Malibu.[47] Berry said "I care about the air we breathe, I care about the marine life and the ecosystem of the ocean."[48] In May 2007, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the facility.[49] Hasty Pudding Theatricals gave her its 2006 Woman of The Year award.[50]

Berry is involved in production of films and television. She served as executive producer on Introducing Dorothy Dandridge in 1999, and Lackawanna Blues in 2005. Berry produces as well as stars in the thriller Perfect Stranger with Bruce Willis and Things We Lost in the Fire with Benicio del Toro.Berry then starred in the film Frankie and Alice in which she plays Frankie Murdoch who is a young multiracial American women with dissociative identity disorder struggling to retain her true self and not give into her racial alter personality. She was awarded the African-American Film Critics Association for best actress and also was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama.

Berry is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, earning $10 million per film.[3] In July 2007, she topped In Touch magazine's list of the world's most fabulous 40-something celebrities. On April 3, 2007, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Kodak Theatre at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard for her contributions to the film industry.[51][52]

Berry has served for many years as the face of Revlon cosmetics and also served as the face of Versace. The Coty Inc. fragrance company signed Berry to market her debut fragrance in March 2008. Berry was delighted, saying that she had created her own fragrances at home by mixing scents.[53] She was paid $3–5 million with a royalty of about 5%.[54]

Personal life

Head and shoulders shot of Berry in brown jersey and sunglasses, hair cut short, seated at an autograph table.
Berry at the 2003 Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA

Berry has been married twice. Her first marriage was to former baseball player David Justice, shortly after midnight on January 1, 1993.[55] The couple separated in 1996 and their divorce was finalized in 1997.[56] Justice played with the Atlanta Braves and experienced a measure of fame as the team rose to prominence in the early 1990s. The couple found it difficult to maintain their relationship while he was playing baseball and she was filming elsewhere. Berry has stated publicly that she was so depressed after her breakup with Justice that she considered taking her own life,[57] but she could not bear the thought of her mother finding her body.[58]

Berry's second marriage was to musician Eric Benét. They met in 1997 and married in early 2001 on a beach in Santa Barbara.[28][59] Berry credited Benét with support after she was involved in a February 2000 traffic collision, in which she suffered a concussion and left the scene of the accident before the police arrived. Some in the media complained that her misdemeanor hit and run charge was preferential treatment;[60][61] she had also been the driver in an alleged hit and run incident three years earlier in which no charges were filed.[62] The incident became fodder for comedians.[63] Berry pled no contest, did community service, paid a fine and was placed on three years' probation.[63] A civil lawsuit was settled out of court.[64][65]

The couple separated in 2003.[59] After the separation, Berry stated, "I want love, and I will find it, hopefully."[66] While married to Benét, Berry adopted his daughter, India.[59] The divorce was finalized in January 2005.[67]

Berry has been a victim of domestic violence, and now works to help other victims. In 2005, she said, "Domestic violence is something I've known about since I was a child. My mother was a victim of it. Early on in my life I made choices, and I chose men that were abusive because that was what I knew growing up...First time it happened, I knew enough to keep moving."[68]

In November 2005, Berry began dating French-Canadian supermodel Gabriel Aubry, nine years her junior. The couple met at a Versace photoshoot.[69] After six months with Aubry, she stated in an interview, "I'm really happy in my personal life, which is a novelty to me. You know, I'm not the girl that has the best relationships."[70]

At one point, Berry had indicated that she planned to adopt children,[66] but her experience playing a mother in Things We Lost In The Fire opened her mind to the possibility of motherhood.[71] After initially denying rumors, she confirmed in September 2007 that she was three months pregnant.[72] Berry gave birth to a girl named Nahla Ariela Aubry on March 16, 2008, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.[7] Nahla means "honeybee" in Arabic; Ariela is Hebrew for "lion for God".[73] Berry hired security guards after receiving racist threats to her unborn baby from a stalker, who said her child will be "cut into hundreds of pieces".[74]

At one time, Berry indicated that she did not intend to marry again,[75] insisting the couple's life was already complete without the need for a marriage.[76] She stated that she hoped to have a second child right away.[77] Aubry told In Touch magazine, "I'd like Nahla to have a sibling in 2009."[78]

On April 30, 2010, it was reported that Berry and Aubry had separated. Berry's representative confirmed their relationship had ended a few days later by saying, "They have been split for some time, but remain friends and committed parents to their daughter."[79] They worked out a financial and 50/50 custody deal with a family lawyer, but TMZ reported that it is not final. The source said, "As much as it can be it's been an amicable split. They both traveled a lot for work anyway, so they were used to spending time apart for long periods, but I think Halle has taken it pretty badly; she truly loved Gabriel and thought she had found the one."[6]

In the media

Casual head shot of Berry clutching a fur piece around her neck, smiling slightly.
Berry at the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Parade, Cambridge, MA in February 2006

Berry has stated that the manner in which people have reacted to her because of her ethnicity is often the result of ignorance. Her own self-identification has been influenced by her mother. She is quoted as saying

After having many talks with my mother about the issue, she reinforced what she had always taught me. She said that even though you are half black and half white, you will be discriminated against in this country as a black person. People will not know when they see you that you have a white mother unless you wear a sign on your forehead. And, even if they did, so many people believe that if you have an ounce of black blood in you then you are black. So, therefore, I decided to let folks categorize me however they needed to.[80]

While taping the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on October 19, 2007, Berry displayed a distorted image of her face, remarking: "Here's where I look like my Jewish cousin!"[81] During the editing of the program, the comment was obscured by a laugh track. Berry later stated "What happened was I was backstage before the show and I have three girls who are Jewish who work for me. We were going through pictures to see which ones looked silly, and one of my Jewish friends said [of the big-nose picture], 'That could be your Jewish cousin!' And I guess it was fresh in my mind, and it just came out of my mouth. But I didn't mean to offend anybody. I didn't. I didn't mean any harm. – and after the show I realized it could be seen as offensive, so I asked Jay to take it out, and he did.'"[82]

Berry took part in a nearly 2000-house party cell-phone bank campaign for Barack Obama in February 2008,[83] and said that she will "collect paper cups off the ground to make his pathway clear."[84]

In October 2008, Berry was named Esquire Magazine's "Sexiest Woman Alive", about which she stated "I don't know exactly what it means, but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I'll take it."[85]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Living Dolls Emily Franklin TV (canceled after 13 episodes)
1991 Amen Claire TV series, episode: "Unforgettable"
1991 A Different World Jaclyn TV series, episode: "Love, Hillman-Style"
1991 They Came from Outer Space Rene TV series, episode: "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow"
1991 Knots Landing Debbie Porter TV (cast member in 1991)
1991 Jungle Fever Vivian Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress
1991 Strictly Business Natalie
1991 The Last Boy Scout Cory
1992 Boomerang Angela Lewis
1993 Alex Haley's Queen Queen NAACP Image Award
1993 CB4 Herself Cameo
1993 Father Hood Kathleen Mercer
1993 The Program Autumn Haley
1994 The Flintstones Sharon Stone[22]
1995 Solomon & Sheba Nikhaule/Queen Sheba TV
1995 Losing Isaiah Khaila Richards
1996 Executive Decision Jean
1996 Race the Sun Miss Sandra Beecher
1996 Girl 6 Cameo
1996 The Rich Man's Wife Josie Potenza
1997 B*A*P*S Nisi
1998 The Wedding Shelby Coles TV
1998 Bulworth Nina
1998 Why Do Fools Fall in Love Zola Taylor
1999 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
2000 X-Men Ororo Munroe/Storm
2000 Welcome to Hollywood Documentary
2001 Swordfish Ginger Knowles NAACP Image Award, BET Award
2001 Monster's Ball Leticia Musgrove Academy Award for Best Actress
Black Reel Award for Best Actress
National Board of Review Award for Best Actress
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Silver Bear for Best Actress
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Female
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
2002 Die Another Day Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson NAACP Image Award
2003 X2: X-Men United Ororo Munroe/Storm
2003 Gothika Miranda Grey BET Award
2004 Catwoman Patience Phillips / Catwoman Razzie Award for Worst Actress[86]
2005 Their Eyes Were Watching God Janie Starks Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
2005 Robots Cappy (Voice)
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand Ororo Munroe/Storm
2007 Perfect Stranger Rowena Price
2007 Things We Lost in the Fire Audrey Burke
2010 Frankie and Alice Frankie/Alice Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
African-American Film Critics Association
2011 Dark Tide Kate Mathieson Post-Production

Awards

Year Award Category Film Result
1995 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Alex Haley's Queen Won
2000 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or Movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Won
2000 Golden Globe Award Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Won
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Actress – Miniseries or TV Movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Won
2000 Black Reel Awards Best Actress in a TV Movie/Mini-Series Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Won
2000 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Won
2001 Academy Award Best Actress Monster's Ball Won
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Actress – Motion Picture Monster's Ball Won
2001 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Lead Actress Monster's Ball Nominated
2001 Golden Globe Award Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Monster's Ball Nominated
2001 NBR Best Actress Monster's Ball Won
2002 Black Reel Awards Best Actress Monster's Ball Won
2002 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Actress Swordfish Won
2002 BET Awards Best Actress Won
2003 BET Awards Best Actress Nominated
2003 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actress Die Another Day Won
2003 FHM 100 Sexiest Women Sexiest Woman of the World Won
2004 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Actress Gothika Nominated
2004 BET Awards Best Actress Won
2004 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actress Catwoman Won
2005 BET Awards Best Actress Nominated
2005 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Their Eyes Were Watching God Nominated
2006 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actress – TV series Their Eyes Were Watching God Nominated
2007 People's Choice Awards Favorite Female Action Hero X-Men: The Last Stand Won
2008 BET Awards Best Actress Won
2009 Spike Guys' Choice Awards Decade of Hotness Award Won

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Further reading

  • Banting, Erinn. Halle Berry, Weigl Publishers, 2005 – ISBN 1-59036-333-7
  • Gogerly, Liz. Halle Berry, Raintree, 2005 – ISBN 1-4109-1085-7
  • Naden, Corinne J. Halle Berry, Sagebrush Education Resources, 2001 – ISBN 0-613-86157-4
  • O'Brien, Daniel. Halle Berry, Reynolds & Hearn, 2003 – ISBN 1-903111-38-2
  • Sanello, Frank. Halle Berry: A Stormy Life, Virgin Books, 2003 – ISBN 1-85227-092-6
  • Schuman, Michael A. Halle Berry: Beauty Is Not Just Physical, Enslow, 2006 – ISBN 0-7660-2467-9
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