BIOGRAPHY

 

Halle Berry was born on August 14, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA to African American father Jerome Berry, a former hospital attendant, and Caucasian mother Judith Berry, a retired psychiatric nurse. Halle also has an older sister named Heidi. Halle first came into the spotlight at 17 years old when she won the Miss Teen All-American Pageant, representing the state of Ohio in 1985 and a year later in 1986 when she was the first 

runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant. 

 Halle Berry in James Bond

After participating in the pageant, Halle became a model. It eventually led to her first weekly TV series, 1989's "Living Dolls" (1989), where she soon gained a reputation for her on set tenacity, preferring to "live" her roles and remaining in character even when the cameras stopped rolling. It paid off though when she reportedly refused to bathe for several days before starting work on her role as a crack addict in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever (1991) because the role provided her big screen breakthrough. 

 

The following year, she was cast as Eddie Murphy's love interest in Boomerang (1992), one of the few times that Murphy was evenly matched on screen. In 1994, Berry gained a youthful following for her performance as sexy secretary Sharon Stone in The Flintstones (1994). She next had a highly publicized costarring role with Jessica Lange in the adoption drama Losing Isaiah (1995). Though the movie received mixed reviews, Berry didn't let that slow her down, and continued down her path to superstardom. In 1998, she received critical success when she starred as a street smart young woman who takes up with a struggling politician in Warren Beatty's Bulworth (1998). 

 

The following year she won even greater acclaim for her role as actress Dorothy Dandridge in made-for-cable's Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV), for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Movie/Mini-Series. In 2000, she received box office success in X-Men (2000) in which she played Storm, a mutant who has the ability to control the weather.

 

 

HEIGHT:  5' 7" (1.7m)    BIRTH NAME :  Halle Maria Berry

 

 

SPOUSE

 

Eric Benét  (24 January 2001 - 3 January 2005) (divorced)

David Justice  (31 December 1992 - 1996) (divorced)

TRIVIA

 

Is a spokeswoman for Revlon cosmetics.  She was placed on three years probation and ordered to pay $13,500 in fines and penalties after pleading no contest on May 10 2000 to a misdemeanor charge of leaving the scene of a traffic accident. The judge also ordered the actress to perform 200 hours of community service and to make restitution as determined by the outcome of civil litigation arising from the February accident when she was driving a rented Chevrolet Blazer and ran a red light and crashed into another car on Sunset Boulevard. She left the scene of the accident before authorities arrived, suffered a gash to her head that required 20 stitches to close, and the woman (Hetal Raythatha) driving the other vehicle broke her wrist. Halle reported the accident to a police officer at the hospital where she sought treatment.

 

Is diabetic.  Her parents, Judith & Jerome Berry, divorced when she was 4 years old. She was then raised by her mom. When researching for her role of Dorothy Dandridge, she discovered that she and Dorothy were both born in the same Cleveland, Ohio hospital.

 

One of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People." [1998]

 

Miss USA; first runner-up to Christy Fichtner who was on the first season of "Who Wants to Marry My Dad?" (2003). [1986]

 

Miss Ohio USA. [1986]

 

Miss Teen All American. [1985]

 

Attended Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio.

 

Turned down the role of Annie in Speed (1994).

 

Is named after the grand old Halle Building in Cleveland, Ohio, which originally housed the Halle Brothers department store. The building is now an office building and the fictional setting for the Winfred-Louder department store on "The Drew Carey Show" (1995).

 

In high school, was an honor society member, editor of the school paper, and class president. Was also crowned prom queen.  Born at 9:03 p.m EST

Lost some hearing in one of her ears due to a physical encounter with a boyfriend in the early 90s.

 

Attended Heskett Middle School in Bedford, Ohio.  First African American actress to win the Oscar for Best Actress.  Has a step-daughter named India.  Sister Heidi b. 1964; is estranged from Halle.

 Halle Berry

April 10, 2002 - She received an injury on the set of _Die Another Day (2002)_ . Halle was injured on location in Cadiz, Spain while shooting an action sequence that involved Pierce Brosnan firing on a helicopter being flown by Rick Yune.

 

Portrayed Dorothy Dandridge in the made for television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV). Dorothy Dandridge was the first African- American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and coincidentally Halle Berry is the first to have won in that category.

 

Was named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" by People Magazine in 2002. Graduate of Bedford High School, Bedford, Ohio

First black American in the Miss World Competition. She didn't win a prize but her dress did.

 

She is the only official "Bond Girl" to win an Academy Award. Although Kim Basinger (Best Supporting Actress, L.A. Confidential (1997)) was a "Bond Girl", Never Say Never Again (1983) is not included in the list of 20 official James Bond films.

Her dress for the 2002 Oscars ceremony was voted the most popular from the first 75 years.

 

Ranked #96 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Named one of the 50 most beautiful people in People Magazine in 2003. She has now appeared on this list seven times.

 

Voted the 10th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002.

 

Starred in three movies with Hugh Jackman: X-Men (2000), Swordfish (2001) and X2 (2003).

 

May 2003 - Broke her arm on the set of Gothika (2003), filming in Montreal.

Measurements: 36C-22-37 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)  Was a Bearcats cheerleader at Bedford High School.

 

Became engaged to singer 'Eric Benet' on 14 August 1999. Benet has a daughter, India (b. 1991).  Half British on her mother's side.

 

The first actress to star and portray two different comic book characters for two different comic book companies: "Storm" for Marvel's X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003), and "Catwoman" for D.C Comics's Catwoman (2004).

 

She is currently the highest paid black actress in Hollywood. [2004]

Named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in People Magazine in 2004. She has now appeared on this list eight times, tying with Julia Roberts for the most appearances.

 

Voted as #7 on the "Top 100 Sexiest Women 2004" in FHM [DK].

Named one of the Top 10 authentic beauties in 2004. She was in the seventh rank in that list.

 

Played a character called "Sharon Stone" in The Flintstones (1994). Ten years later she appeared with the real Sharon Stone in Catwoman (2004).

Wisely turned down the female lead in box office disaster Gigli (2003), which birthed the relationship of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.

 

Smashed her head into set lights on the set of Catwoman (2004). She wasn't seriously injured.

 

Adopted a cat (that was originally an extra for Catwoman (2004)) named Playto, to help herself learn about cats. However, she renamed the cat Playdough, because Playto was too serious a name for her.

 

Her first $1 million salary for a film was for Executive Decision (1996) - a part which she earlier refused.... until she was offered $1 million.

 

Voted #7 on VH1's "100 Hottest Hotties."  Ranked #15 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).

 

The age difference between herself and Rosamund Pike in Die Another Day (2002) - 12 years and 5 months - is the greatest age difference between two Bond girls in one film since Alison Doody and Grace Jones - a difference of 18 years - in A View to a Kill (1985).

 

Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2004 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggessted in the Worst Actress category for her performance in the film Gothika (2003), she failed to receive a nomination however. The very next year though, she got a nomination for Worst Actress in the film Catwoman (2004).

 

On Febuary 26, 2005, she showed up in person to accept the Razzie award for Worst Actress for her role as Catwoman (2004) and became the first actress to do so. Accepting the award, Berry smiled and said "Thank you and I hope to God I never see you guys again."

 

One of only three actresses, along with Faye Dunaway and Liza Minelli, to win both the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Razzie Award for Worst Actress (Dunaway shared her award with Bo Derek).

 

Frequently hailed as one of Hollywood's best dressed stars.

Was named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" by People Magazine in 2005

 

 Halle Berry - Gothica

Agency:  William Morris Agency

Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Actress - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s)

1. October Squall (2006) (announced)

2. Perfect Stranger (2006) (announced)

3. Foxy Brown (2005) (announced) .... Foxy Brown

4. Nappily Ever After (2005) (announced) .... Venus Johnson
   
   

5. Robots (2005) (voice) .... Cappy
   ... aka Robots: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)

6. Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) (TV) .... Janie Starks

7. Catwoman (2004) .... Patience Phillips/Catwoman

8. Gothika (2003) .... Miranda Grey

9. X2 (2003) .... Storm/Ororo Munroe
   ... aka X-Men 2 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)
   ... aka X-2 (USA: poster title)
   ... aka X-Men 2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)
   ... aka X2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)

10. Die Another Day (2002) .... Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson
    ... aka D.A.D. (USA: promotional abbreviation)

11. Monster's Ball (2001) .... Leticia Musgrove
    ... aka Bal du monstre, Le (Canada: French title)

12. Swordfish (2001) .... Ginger

13. X-Men (2000) .... Ororo Munroe/Storm
    ... aka X-Men 1.5 (USA: DVD title)
    
    

14. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV) .... Dorothy Dandridge

15. Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) .... Zola Taylor

16. Bulworth (1998) .... Nina

17. The Wedding (1998) (TV) .... Shelby Coles
    ... aka Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding

18. B*A*P*S (1997) .... Nisi
    ... aka B.A.P.S.

19. The Rich Man's Wife (1996) .... Josie Potenza

20. Race the Sun (1996) .... Miss Sandra Beecher

21. Executive Decision (1996) .... Jean, Flight Attendant
    ... aka Critical Decision (Belgium: English title)

22. Losing Isaiah (1995) .... Khaila Richards

23. Solomon & Sheba (1995) (TV) .... Nikhaule/Queen Sheba

24. The Flintstones (1994) .... Sharon Stone

25. The Program (1993) .... Autumn Haley

26. Father Hood (1993) .... Kathleen Mercer
    ... aka Desperado
    ... aka Honor Among Thieves
    ... aka Mike Hardy

27. "Queen" (1993) (mini) TV Series .... Queen
    ... aka Alex Haley's Queen

28. Boomerang (1992) .... Angela Lewis

29. "Knots Landing" (1979) TV Series .... Debbie Porter (1991)

30. The Last Boy Scout (1991) .... Cory

31. Strictly Business (1991) .... Natalie

32. Jungle Fever (1991) .... Vivian
    
    

33. "Living Dolls" (1989) TV Series .... Emily Franklin (1989)
    
    

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     Halle Berry in Catwoman

     

Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Producer - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s)

1. October Squall (2006) (announced) (producer)

2. Foxy Brown (2005) (announced) (co-executive producer)

3. Nappily Ever After (2005) (announced) (producer)
   
   

4. Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) (executive producer)
   
   Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
   
   

Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Miscellaneous Crew - filmography

1. The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2' (2003) (V) (special thanks)
   ... aka The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men (USA)
   
   

Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Herself - filmography
(2000s) (1990s)

1. Assembling 'Robots': The Magic, the Music, & the Comedy (2005) (TV) .... Herself

2. The Making of 'Robots' (2005) (V) .... Herself

3. The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Art Direction

4. The Many Faces of Catwoman (2005) (V) .... Herself

5. The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Film Clip from "Finding Neverland"

6. Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (2005) (TV) .... Herself

7. 52 Most Irresistible Women (2004) (TV) .... Herself

8. 2004 MTV Movie Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter

9. John Travolta: The Inside Story (2004) (TV) .... Herself

10. 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003) (TV) .... Herself

11. Inside 'Die Another Day' (2003) (V) .... Herself

12. Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) (V) .... Herself

13. Women on Top: Hollywood and Power (2003) (TV) .... Herself

14. The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Actor/Past winner

15. TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka 1st Annual TV Land Awards (USA: short title)

16. 34th NAACP Image Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself

17. Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2003) (TV) .... Herself

18. The Uncanny Suspects (2003) (V) .... Herself

19. X-Factor: The Look of 'X-Men' (2003) (V) .... Herself

20. X-Men Production Scrapbook (2003) (V) .... Herself

21. A&E Biography: Peter Boyle (2003) (TV) .... Herself

22. The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Motion Picture [Drama]

23. A&E Biography: John Travolta (2003) (TV) .... Herself

24. James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) (TV) .... Herself

25. Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (2002) (TV) .... Herself

26. Bond Girls Are Forever (2002) (TV) .... Herself

27. The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself

28. 2002 ABC World Stunt Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself

29. The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role/Presenter: Best Sound & Best Sound Effects Editing

30. The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself

31. The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself

32. The Concert for New York City (2001) (TV) .... Herself

33. America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV) .... Herself

34. The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself - Presenter: song 'My Funny Friend and Me'

35. 32nd NAACP Image Awards (2001) (TV) .... Herself

36. Great Streets: The Champs Elysees with Halle Barry (2001) (TV) .... Herself

37. Welcome to Hollywood (2000) .... Herself

38. 2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter

39. 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself

40. 31st NAACP Image Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself
    
    

41. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1999) (TV) .... Herself

42. The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself

43. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV) .... Herself

44. Intimate Portrait: Halle Berry (1998) (TV) .... Herself

45. Girl 6 (1996) .... Herself

46. "A Century of Women" (1994) (mini) TV Series

47. "Hollywood Women" (1994) (mini) TV Series .... Herself

48. CB4 (1993) .... Herself

49. MTV Video Music Awards 1992 (1992) (TV) .... Herself
    
    

Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Archive Footage

1. "The Greatest Canadian" (2004) (mini) .... Herself

2. 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV) .... Herself - #83: Halle Berry: Accidents Will Happen

3. Christmas From Hollywood (2003) (V) .... Herself

4. MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 (2003) (TV) .... Jinx

5. Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) (TV)

6. De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros (2002) (V) .... Storm

7. Headliners & Legends: Halle Berry (2001) (TV) .... Herself

Filmography as: Actress, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Herself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Notable TV Guest Appearances

1. "Corazón, corazón" playing "Herself" 10 May 2005

2. "Good Morning America" playing "Herself" 4 March 2005

3. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" playing "Herself" 4 March 2005

4. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" playing "Herself" 2 March 2005

5. "HBO First Look" playing "Herself" in episode: "Robots" 1 March 2005

6. "Good Day Live" playing "Herself" 22 February 2005

7. "4Pop" playing "Herself" in episode: "Pärstäkerroin voittaa aina" (episode # 3.10) 7 November 2004

8. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" playing "Herself" 23 July 2004

9. "HBO First Look" playing "Herself" in episode: "Catwoman" 14 June 2004

10. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" playing "Herself" 25 May 2004

11. "Rove Live" playing "Herself" (episode # 5.9) 6 April 2004

12. "T4" playing "Herself" 4 April 2004

13. "GMTV" playing "Herself" 2 April 2004

14. "This Morning" playing "Herself" 29 March 2004

15. "Richard & Judy" playing "Herself" 25 March 2004

16. "Pulse" (episode # 1.18) 5 March 2004

17. "Tinseltown TV" playing "Herself" 27 December 2003

18. "Style Star" playing "Herself" in episode: "Halle Berry" 30 November 2003

19. "Celebrities Uncensored" playing "Herself" (archive footage) (episode # 1.15) 26 November 2003

20. "Punk'd" playing "Herself" (episode # 2.5) 23 November 2003

21. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" playing "Herself" 13 November 2003

22. "Saturday Night Live" playing "Host" (episode # 29.3) 18 October 2003

23. "Extra" playing "Herself" 10 October 2003

24. "Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" playing "Herself" (episode # 2.8) 1 March 2003

25. "Love Chain" playing "Herself" (archive footage) in episode: "Halle Berry" (episode # 1.9) 2003

26. "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" playing "Herself" 26 November 2002

27. "Mad TV" playing "Herself" (episode # 8.7) 23 November 2002

28. "Revealed with Jules Asner" playing "Herself" in episode: "Halle Berry" 18 November 2002

29. "Leute heute" playing "Herself" 17 April 2002

30. "Seitenblicke" playing "Herself" in episode: "Oscars 2002" 26 March 2002

31. "Leute heute" playing "Herself" in episode: "Oscar Special" 24 March 2002

32. "The Bernie Mac Show" playing "Herself" in episode: "Handle Your Business" (episode # 1.13) 13 February 2002

33. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" playing "Herself" 1 February 2002

34. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" playing "Herself" 21 December 2001

35. "HBO First Look" playing "Herself" in episode: "Swordfish" 2001

36. "Frasier" playing "Betsy" (voice) in episode: "Room Service" (episode # 5.15) 3 March 1998

37. "Mad TV" playing "Host" (episode # 3.12) 3 January 1998

38. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" playing "Herself" 20 March 1997

39. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" playing "Herself" 11 September 1996

40. "Martin" playing "Herself" in episode: "Where the Party At" (episode # 4.20) 25 February 1996

41. "Dennis Miller Live" playing "Herself" in episode: "Race Issues in America" (episode # 2.15) 14 April 1995

42. "Late Show with David Letterman" playing "Herself" 14 January 1994

43. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" playing "Herself" 27 November 1991

44. "A Different World" playing "Jaclyn" in episode: "Love, Hillman-Style" (episode # 4.15) 14 February 1991

45. "They Came from Outer Space" playing "Rene" in episode: "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" (episode # 1.16) 22 January 1991

46. "Amen" playing "Claire" in episode: "Unforgettable" (episode # 5.10) 19 January 1991

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